BIOS 242 exam 1
BIOS 242 exam 1 – UPDATED Questions with 100% Verified
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BIOS 242
BIOS 242 exam 1
Q1 medical microbiology? what is
A deals with microbes that cause diseases in humans and animals
Q2 agricultural microbiology? what is
A relationships between microbes, farm animals and crops
Q3 public health microbiology and epidemiology
A monitor and control the spread of diseases in communities
Q4 immunology
A investigates protective substances and cells produces in response to infection
Q5 industrial microbiology
A safeguards our food and water
Q6 environmental microbiology
A effect of microbes on earth's diverse habitats
Q7 which of the following best describes the major contributions Louis Pasteur of to science and
medicine?
A B. Developed the germ theory of disease, invented pasteurization, and created a vaccine for
rabies.
Q8 Antonie van Leeuwenhoek’s What were main contributions to the field of microbiology?
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A B. He was the first to observe and describe living microorganisms ("animalcules"), using a
simple microscope he built himself.
Q9 Robert Koch's What was main contribution to the field of microbiology?
A C. He developed a set of postulates to link a specific microorganism to a specific disease.
Q10 Joseph Lister's contribution to microbiology? what was
A first to utilize handwashing and misting operating rooms with antiseptic chemicals
Q11 Ignaz Semmelweis What did demonstrate through his observations in the maternity ward?
A A. Women became infected after being examined by doctors who did not wash their hands
after working in the autopsy room.
Q12 ? Carl von Linne what were the contributions of
A established rules for classification
Q13 how do you correctly use the binomial naming system in biology?
A scientific name is made up of the genus followed by the species name
Q14 bright-field microscope
A most widely used
Q15 dark-field microscope
A used to see living cells that are hard to stain
Q16 phase-contrast microscope
A used to observe intracellular structures
Q17 differential interference contrast
A well defined images that appear 3D
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BIOS 242 exam 1 – UPDATED Questions with 100% Verified
Answers
BIOS 242
BIOS 242 exam 1
Q1 medical microbiology? what is
A deals with microbes that cause diseases in humans and animals
Q2 agricultural microbiology? what is
A relationships between microbes, farm animals and crops
Q3 public health microbiology and epidemiology
A monitor and control the spread of diseases in communities
Q4 immunology
A investigates protective substances and cells produces in response to infection
Q5 industrial microbiology
A safeguards our food and water
Q6 environmental microbiology
A effect of microbes on earth's diverse habitats
Q7 which of the following best describes the major contributions Louis Pasteur of to science and
medicine?
A B. Developed the germ theory of disease, invented pasteurization, and created a vaccine for
rabies.
Q8 Antonie van Leeuwenhoek’s What were main contributions to the field of microbiology?
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, BIOS 242 exam 1
A B. He was the first to observe and describe living microorganisms ("animalcules"), using a
simple microscope he built himself.
Q9 Robert Koch's What was main contribution to the field of microbiology?
A C. He developed a set of postulates to link a specific microorganism to a specific disease.
Q10 Joseph Lister's contribution to microbiology? what was
A first to utilize handwashing and misting operating rooms with antiseptic chemicals
Q11 Ignaz Semmelweis What did demonstrate through his observations in the maternity ward?
A A. Women became infected after being examined by doctors who did not wash their hands
after working in the autopsy room.
Q12 ? Carl von Linne what were the contributions of
A established rules for classification
Q13 how do you correctly use the binomial naming system in biology?
A scientific name is made up of the genus followed by the species name
Q14 bright-field microscope
A most widely used
Q15 dark-field microscope
A used to see living cells that are hard to stain
Q16 phase-contrast microscope
A used to observe intracellular structures
Q17 differential interference contrast
A well defined images that appear 3D
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