Test Bank
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, Chapter 1 |
| Multiple Choice
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1. Who |was |one |of |the |early |natural |philosophers |who |coined |the |name |“cella” |for |the
empty |cork |spaces |that |became |the |word |we |use |today, |“cells”?
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A. Robert |Hooke
B. Zacharias | Janssen
C. Francesco | Stalluti
D. Giovanni |Faber
Ans: |A
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2. Leeuwenhoek |made |lenses |that |allowed |him |to |magnify |objects |more |than |200X.
However, |he |failed |to |promote |scientific |inquiry |because:
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A. he |didn't | share |his |drawings | with | other |scientists.
B. he |didn'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
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, 3. Leeuwenhoek |was |the |first |person |to:
A. see |viruses.
B. use |a |microscope.
C. describe |bacteria.
D. suggest |animalcules |caused |disease.
Ans: |C
4. Francesco |Redi |is |famous |for |performing |one |of |the |first |experiments |over |the |debate
|regarding |spontaneous |generation. |What |was |his |experiment?
A. He |boiled |some |mutton |gravy |and |sealed |the |tops | with | corks.
B. He |covered |some |jars |of |meat |with |gauze |and |left |others |open. |The |covered |jars |did |not
|develop |maggots, |the |uncovered |ones |did.
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 |spontaneous |generation.
A. Francesco |Redi
B. Robert |Koch
C. Lazzaro |Spallanzani
D. Louis |Pasteur
|Ans: |B
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, 6. Which |one |of |the |following |would |be |consistent |with |the |idea |of |spontaneous
| generation?
A. Microorganisms |may |be |cultivated |on |solid |laboratory |media.
B. Insects |are |important |in |the |transmission |of |disease.
C. Sick |people |give |rise |to |microorganisms |in |their |body.
D. Disinfection |is |essential |to |prevent |the |spread |of |microorganisms.
Ans: |C
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7. Spallanzani’s |experiments |showed |that:
A. viruses |were |transmitted |by|water.
B. spontaneous |generation |occurs.
C. miasma |was |the |cause |of |disease.
D. experiments |can |be |modified |to |test |a |hypothesis.
Ans: |D
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8. Which |pair |of |scientists |were |antagonists |during |the |same |period |of |history?
A. Pasteur |and |Ehrlich
B. Koch |and |Leeuwenhoek
C. Spallanzani |and |Needham
D. Pasteur |and |Snow
Ans: |C
9. Semmelweis |showed |that |the |transmission |of |disease |could |be |interrupted |by:
A. killing |disease-carrying | mosquitoes.
B. disinfecting |water |supplies.
C. pasteurizing |milk.
D. washing |hands |in |chlorine |water.
|
, Chapter 1 |
| Multiple Choice
|
1. Who |was |one |of |the |early |natural |philosophers |who |coined |the |name |“cella” |for |the
empty |cork |spaces |that |became |the |word |we |use |today, |“cells”?
|
A. Robert |Hooke
B. Zacharias | Janssen
C. Francesco | Stalluti
D. Giovanni |Faber
Ans: |A
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2. Leeuwenhoek |made |lenses |that |allowed |him |to |magnify |objects |more |than |200X.
However, |he |failed |to |promote |scientific |inquiry |because:
|
A. he |didn't | share |his |drawings | with | other |scientists.
B. he |didn'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
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, 3. Leeuwenhoek |was |the |first |person |to:
A. see |viruses.
B. use |a |microscope.
C. describe |bacteria.
D. suggest |animalcules |caused |disease.
Ans: |C
4. Francesco |Redi |is |famous |for |performing |one |of |the |first |experiments |over |the |debate
|regarding |spontaneous |generation. |What |was |his |experiment?
A. He |boiled |some |mutton |gravy |and |sealed |the |tops | with | corks.
B. He |covered |some |jars |of |meat |with |gauze |and |left |others |open. |The |covered |jars |did |not
|develop |maggots, |the |uncovered |ones |did.
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 |spontaneous |generation.
A. Francesco |Redi
B. Robert |Koch
C. Lazzaro |Spallanzani
D. Louis |Pasteur
|Ans: |B
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, 6. Which |one |of |the |following |would |be |consistent |with |the |idea |of |spontaneous
| generation?
A. Microorganisms |may |be |cultivated |on |solid |laboratory |media.
B. Insects |are |important |in |the |transmission |of |disease.
C. Sick |people |give |rise |to |microorganisms |in |their |body.
D. Disinfection |is |essential |to |prevent |the |spread |of |microorganisms.
Ans: |C
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7. Spallanzani’s |experiments |showed |that:
A. viruses |were |transmitted |by|water.
B. spontaneous |generation |occurs.
C. miasma |was |the |cause |of |disease.
D. experiments |can |be |modified |to |test |a |hypothesis.
Ans: |D
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8. Which |pair |of |scientists |were |antagonists |during |the |same |period |of |history?
A. Pasteur |and |Ehrlich
B. Koch |and |Leeuwenhoek
C. Spallanzani |and |Needham
D. Pasteur |and |Snow
Ans: |C
9. Semmelweis |showed |that |the |transmission |of |disease |could |be |interrupted |by:
A. killing |disease-carrying | mosquitoes.
B. disinfecting |water |supplies.
C. pasteurizing |milk.
D. washing |hands |in |chlorine |water.
