Alcamo’s Fundamentals of Microbiology (9th Edition, Pommerville) – Complete Test Bank with Questions and Answers

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1. Who was one of the early natural philosophers who coined the name “cella” for the
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empty cork spaces that became the word we use today, “cells”?
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A. Robert Hooke dr




B. Zacharias Janssen d r




C. Francesco Stalluti d r




D. Giovanni Faber d r




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2. Leeuwenhoek made lenses that allowed him to magnify objects more than 200X. dr dr dr dr dr dr dr dr dr dr dr




However, he failed to promote scientific inquiry because:
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A. he didn't share his drawings with other scientists.
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B. he didn't reveal how he ground the lenses and no one else was doing it that well.
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C. he limited his research to pond water
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D. it was only a hobby and he didn't live very long
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Ans: B d r




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,3. Leeuwenhoek was the first person to: dr dr dr dr dr




A. see viruses. dr




B. use a microscope. dr dr




C. describebacteria. dr




D. suggestanimalculescauseddisease. dr dr r
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Ans: C
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4. Francesco Redi is famous for performing one of the first experiments over the debate
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regarding spontaneous generation. What was his experiment?
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A. He boiled some mutton gravy and sealed the tops with corks.
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B. He covered some jars of meat with gauze and left others open. The covered jars did not
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develop maggots, the uncovered ones did.
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C. He showed that mice will appear with damp rags and rice.
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D. He boiled broth for longer periods of time and sealed the tops with melted glass.
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5. did not attempt to prove or refute the idea of spontaneous generation.
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A. FrancescoRedi dr




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C. Lazzaro Spallanzani dr




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Ans: B
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,6. Which oneof the following would beconsistent with theidea of spontaneous
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generation?
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A. Microorganismsmay be cultivated on solid laboratorymedia. r
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B. Insects are importantin the transmission ofdisease.
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C. Sick people give rise to microorganisms in their body.
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D. Disinfection isessential toprevent the spread of microorganisms. dr dr dr dr dr dr dr dr




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7. Spallanzani’sexperimentsshowedthat: r
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A. viruseswere transmitted bywater. dr dr dr dr




B. spontaneousgeneration occurs. dr dr




C. miasma was the cause of disease. dr dr dr dr dr




D. experiments can be modified to test a hypothesis. dr dr dr dr dr dr dr




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8. Whichpair of scientists were antagonists during the sameperiod of history?
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A. Pasteurand Ehrlich dr dr




B. Koch and Leeuwenhoek dr dr




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, C. Spallanzaniand Needham
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