Microbiology for the Healthcare Professional 2nd Edition VanMeter Test Bank
TEST BANK FOR MICROBIOLOGY
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, Chapter 01: Scope of Microbiology
VanMeter: Microbiology for the Healthcare Professional, 2nd Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. “Animalcules” were first described by
a. Robert Hooke.
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b. Antony van Leeuwenhoek.
c. Hans Janssen.
d. John Needham.
ED
ANS: B REF: p. 3
2. In the sixteenth century a father-and-son team, by the name of , produced a
compound microscope consisting of a simple tube with lenses at each end.
a. van Leeuwenhoek
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b. Semmelweis
c. Janssen
d. Hooke
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ANS: C REF: p. 3
N
3. Micrographia, a publication illustrating insects, sponges, as well as plant cells, was publishedby
a. Robert Hooke.
b. Antony van Leeuwenhoek.
N
c. Hans Janssen.
d. John Needham.
O
ANS: A REF: p. 3
4. Low-power microscopes designed for observing fairly large objects such as insects or worms
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are
a. electron microscopes.
b. dark-field microscopes.
c. fluorescence microscopes.
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d. stereomicroscopes.
ANS: D REF: p. 5
5. A microscope that provides a three-dimensional image of a specimen is a
a. dark-field microscope.
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b. transmission electron microscope.
c. bright-field microscope.
d. scanning electron microscope.
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ANS: D REF: p. 7
6. The tool of choice to observe living microorganisms is the
a. bright-field microscope.
b. phase-contrast microscope.
, c. fluorescence microscope.
d. electron microscope.
ANS: B REF: p. 6
7. Which scientist is most responsible for ending the controversy about spontaneous generation?
a. John Needham
b. Joseph Lister
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c. Louis Pasteur
d. Robert Koch
ANS: C REF: p. 8
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8. Fossils of prokaryotes go back billion years.
a. 4.0 to 5.0
b. 3.5 to 4.0
c. 2.5 to 3.0
d. 2.2 to 2.7
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ANS: B REF: p. 9
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9. Molds belong to which of the following groups of eukaryotic organisms?
a. Protozoans
b. Archaea
c. Fungi
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d. Algae
ANS: C REF: p. 11
N
10. The correct descending order of taxonomic categories is
a. species, domain, phylum, kingdom, order, division, class, genus.
b. domain, kingdom, phylum, class, family, order, genus, species.
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c. domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species.
d. kingdom, domain, phylum, order, class, family, genus, species.
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ANS: C REF: p. 10
11. Complex communities of microorganisms on surfaces are called
a. colonies.
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b. biofilms.
c. biospheres.
d. flora.
ANS: B REF: p. 12
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12.1 2A
. relationship between organisms in which the waste product of one provides nutrients for
another is called
a. mutualism.
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b. competition.
c. synergism.
d. commensalism.
ANS: D REF: p. 12
, 13. Which of the following sites of the human body does not have a normal flora?
a. Intestine
b. Skin
c. Vagina
d. Blood
ANS: D REF: p. 12
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14. Which of the following lack nucleic acids?
a. Archaea
b. Viruses
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c. Prions
d. Bacteria
ANS: C REF: p. 11
15. The binominal system of nomenclature was originally developed by
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a. Pasteur.
b. Linnaeus.
c. Martini.
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d. Jenner.
ANS: B REF: p. 11
N
16. Which of the following scientists performed the first vaccination against smallpox?
a. Pasteur
b. Jenner
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c. Semmelweis
d. Koch
O
ANS: B REF: p. 9
17. Which of the following diseases is generally caused by contaminated food?
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a. Mumps
b. Shigellosis
c. Legionellosis
d. Tuberculosis
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ANS: B REF: p. 13
18. Which of the following diseases is transmitted via aerosols?
a. Psittacosis
b. Shigellosis
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c. Leptospirosis
d. Giardiasis
ANS: A REF: p. 14
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19. Which of the following organisms is used in the production of cheese?
a. Propionibacterium shermanii
b. Acetobacter aceti
c. Giardia
TEST BANK FOR MICROBIOLOGY
FOR THE HEALTHCARE
PROFESSIONAL 2nd Edition by
M
VanMeter
ED
C
O
N
TEST BANK
N
O
IS
SE
U
R
, Chapter 01: Scope of Microbiology
VanMeter: Microbiology for the Healthcare Professional, 2nd Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. “Animalcules” were first described by
a. Robert Hooke.
M
b. Antony van Leeuwenhoek.
c. Hans Janssen.
d. John Needham.
ED
ANS: B REF: p. 3
2. In the sixteenth century a father-and-son team, by the name of , produced a
compound microscope consisting of a simple tube with lenses at each end.
a. van Leeuwenhoek
C
b. Semmelweis
c. Janssen
d. Hooke
O
ANS: C REF: p. 3
N
3. Micrographia, a publication illustrating insects, sponges, as well as plant cells, was publishedby
a. Robert Hooke.
b. Antony van Leeuwenhoek.
N
c. Hans Janssen.
d. John Needham.
O
ANS: A REF: p. 3
4. Low-power microscopes designed for observing fairly large objects such as insects or worms
IS
are
a. electron microscopes.
b. dark-field microscopes.
c. fluorescence microscopes.
SE
d. stereomicroscopes.
ANS: D REF: p. 5
5. A microscope that provides a three-dimensional image of a specimen is a
a. dark-field microscope.
U
b. transmission electron microscope.
c. bright-field microscope.
d. scanning electron microscope.
R
ANS: D REF: p. 7
6. The tool of choice to observe living microorganisms is the
a. bright-field microscope.
b. phase-contrast microscope.
, c. fluorescence microscope.
d. electron microscope.
ANS: B REF: p. 6
7. Which scientist is most responsible for ending the controversy about spontaneous generation?
a. John Needham
b. Joseph Lister
M
c. Louis Pasteur
d. Robert Koch
ANS: C REF: p. 8
ED
8. Fossils of prokaryotes go back billion years.
a. 4.0 to 5.0
b. 3.5 to 4.0
c. 2.5 to 3.0
d. 2.2 to 2.7
C
ANS: B REF: p. 9
O
9. Molds belong to which of the following groups of eukaryotic organisms?
a. Protozoans
b. Archaea
c. Fungi
N
d. Algae
ANS: C REF: p. 11
N
10. The correct descending order of taxonomic categories is
a. species, domain, phylum, kingdom, order, division, class, genus.
b. domain, kingdom, phylum, class, family, order, genus, species.
O
c. domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species.
d. kingdom, domain, phylum, order, class, family, genus, species.
IS
ANS: C REF: p. 10
11. Complex communities of microorganisms on surfaces are called
a. colonies.
SE
b. biofilms.
c. biospheres.
d. flora.
ANS: B REF: p. 12
U
12.1 2A
. relationship between organisms in which the waste product of one provides nutrients for
another is called
a. mutualism.
R
b. competition.
c. synergism.
d. commensalism.
ANS: D REF: p. 12
, 13. Which of the following sites of the human body does not have a normal flora?
a. Intestine
b. Skin
c. Vagina
d. Blood
ANS: D REF: p. 12
M
14. Which of the following lack nucleic acids?
a. Archaea
b. Viruses
ED
c. Prions
d. Bacteria
ANS: C REF: p. 11
15. The binominal system of nomenclature was originally developed by
C
a. Pasteur.
b. Linnaeus.
c. Martini.
O
d. Jenner.
ANS: B REF: p. 11
N
16. Which of the following scientists performed the first vaccination against smallpox?
a. Pasteur
b. Jenner
N
c. Semmelweis
d. Koch
O
ANS: B REF: p. 9
17. Which of the following diseases is generally caused by contaminated food?
IS
a. Mumps
b. Shigellosis
c. Legionellosis
d. Tuberculosis
SE
ANS: B REF: p. 13
18. Which of the following diseases is transmitted via aerosols?
a. Psittacosis
b. Shigellosis
U
c. Leptospirosis
d. Giardiasis
ANS: A REF: p. 14
R
19. Which of the following organisms is used in the production of cheese?
a. Propionibacterium shermanii
b. Acetobacter aceti
c. Giardia
