,Chap01, Chapter 1
Multiple Choice
1. Whohwashone of the early natural philosophers who coined the name ―cella‖ for theempt
y cork spaces that became the word we use today, h―cells‖?
A. Robert Hooke
B. Zachariash Janssen
C. Francesco h Stalluti
D. Giovanni
Faber Ans: A
2. Leeuwenhoek made lenses that allowed him to magnify objects more than 200X.How
ever, he failed to promote scientific inquiry because:
A. he didn'th share his drawings with other scientists.
B. hehdidn't reveal how he ground the lenses and no one else was doing it that well.
C. he limited his research to pond water
D. it was only a hobby and he didn't live very
long Ans: B
,3. Leeuwenhoek washthe first person to:
A. see viruses.
B. use a microscope.
C. describe bacteria.
D. suggest animalcules caused disease.
Ans: C
4. Francesco Redi ishfamous for performing one of the firsthexperiments over the debaterega
rding spontaneous generation. What was his experiment?
A. He boiled some muttonhgravy and sealed the tops with corks.
B. He covered some jars of meathwith gauze and lefthothershopen. The covered jars did notdeve
lop maggots, the uncovered oneshdid.
C. He showed that mice will appear with damp rags and rice.
D. He boiled broth for longer periods of time and sealed the tops with melted glass.
Ans: B
5. did not attempt to prove or refute the idea of spontaneoushgeneration.
A. FrancescohRedi
B. Robert Koch
C. Lazzaro Spallanzani
D. Louis
Pasteur Ans: B
, 6. Which vone vof vthe vfollowing vwould vbe vconsistent vwith vthe videa vof vspontaneousgener
vation?
A. Microorganisms vmay vbe vcultivated von vsolid vlaboratory vmedia.
B. Insects vare vimportant vin vthe vtransmission vof vdisease.
C. Sick vpeople v give v rise vto v microorganisms v in v their v body.
D. Disinfection vis vessential vto vprevent vthe vspread vof vmicroorganisms.
Ans: vC
7. Spallanzani‘s v experiments v showed v that:
A. viruses vwere vtransmitted vby vwater.
B. spontaneous vgeneration v occurs.
C. miasma vwashthe vcause vof vdisease.
D. experiments vcan vbe vmodified vto vtest va vhypothesis.
Ans: vD vPage
: v8
8. Which vpair vof vscientists vwere vantagonists vduring vthe vsame vperiod vof vhistory?
A. Pasteur vand v Ehrlich
B. Koch vand vLeeuwenhoek
C. Spallanzani vand vNeedham
Multiple Choice
1. Whohwashone of the early natural philosophers who coined the name ―cella‖ for theempt
y cork spaces that became the word we use today, h―cells‖?
A. Robert Hooke
B. Zachariash Janssen
C. Francesco h Stalluti
D. Giovanni
Faber Ans: A
2. Leeuwenhoek made lenses that allowed him to magnify objects more than 200X.How
ever, he failed to promote scientific inquiry because:
A. he didn'th share his drawings with other scientists.
B. hehdidn't reveal how he ground the lenses and no one else was doing it that well.
C. he limited his research to pond water
D. it was only a hobby and he didn't live very
long Ans: B
,3. Leeuwenhoek washthe first person to:
A. see viruses.
B. use a microscope.
C. describe bacteria.
D. suggest animalcules caused disease.
Ans: C
4. Francesco Redi ishfamous for performing one of the firsthexperiments over the debaterega
rding spontaneous generation. What was his experiment?
A. He boiled some muttonhgravy and sealed the tops with corks.
B. He covered some jars of meathwith gauze and lefthothershopen. The covered jars did notdeve
lop maggots, the uncovered oneshdid.
C. He showed that mice will appear with damp rags and rice.
D. He boiled broth for longer periods of time and sealed the tops with melted glass.
Ans: B
5. did not attempt to prove or refute the idea of spontaneoushgeneration.
A. FrancescohRedi
B. Robert Koch
C. Lazzaro Spallanzani
D. Louis
Pasteur Ans: B
, 6. Which vone vof vthe vfollowing vwould vbe vconsistent vwith vthe videa vof vspontaneousgener
vation?
A. Microorganisms vmay vbe vcultivated von vsolid vlaboratory vmedia.
B. Insects vare vimportant vin vthe vtransmission vof vdisease.
C. Sick vpeople v give v rise vto v microorganisms v in v their v body.
D. Disinfection vis vessential vto vprevent vthe vspread vof vmicroorganisms.
Ans: vC
7. Spallanzani‘s v experiments v showed v that:
A. viruses vwere vtransmitted vby vwater.
B. spontaneous vgeneration v occurs.
C. miasma vwashthe vcause vof vdisease.
D. experiments vcan vbe vmodified vto vtest va vhypothesis.
Ans: vD vPage
: v8
8. Which vpair vof vscientists vwere vantagonists vduring vthe vsame vperiod vof vhistory?
A. Pasteur vand v Ehrlich
B. Koch vand vLeeuwenhoek
C. Spallanzani vand vNeedham
