Test Bank Microbiology for the Healthcare Professional 3rd Edition by
VanMeter and Hubert
, Chapter 01: Scope of Microbiology
VanMeter: Microbiology for the Healthcare Professional, 3rd Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. In the 1500s, a father and son known as ______ created a basic compound microscope with lenses on both
ends of a tube.
a. van Leeuwenhoek
b. Semmelweis
c. Janssen
d. Hooke
Answer: C | Source: p. 3
2. The first person to describe microscopic "animalcules" was
a. Robert Hooke
b. Antony van Leeuwenhoek
c. Hans Janssen
d. John Needham
Answer: B | Source: p. 3
3. The book Micrographia, which featured drawings of tiny organisms like insects, sponges, and plant cells,
was written by
a. Robert Hooke
b. Antony van Leeuwenhoek
c. Hans Janssen
d. John Needham
Answer: A | Source: p. 3
4. Microscopes used to view larger specimens such as insects or worms at low magnification are called
a. electron microscopes
b. dark-field microscopes
c. fluorescence microscopes
,d. stereomicroscopes
Answer: D | Source: p. 5
5. A microscope that generates a 3D image of a sample is a
a. dark-field microscope
b. transmission electron microscope
c. bright-field microscope
d. scanning electron microscope
Answer: D | Source: p. 7
6. The best microscope for viewing live microbes is the
a. bright-field microscope
b. phase-contrast microscope
c. fluorescence microscope
d. electron microscope
Answer: B | Source: p. 6
7. The scientist credited with disproving the theory of spontaneous generation is
a. John Needham
b. Joseph Lister
c. Louis Pasteur
d. Robert Koch
Answer: C | Source: p. 8
8. Fossil evidence shows that prokaryotic life began approximately ______ billion years ago.
a. 4.0 to 5.0
b. 3.5 to 4.0
c. 2.5 to 3.0
d. 2.2 to 2.7
Answer: B | Source: p. 9
, 9. Molds are classified as members of the
a. Protozoans
b. Archaea
c. Fungi
d. Algae
Answer: C | Source: p. 11
10. Which of the following sequences correctly lists taxonomic ranks from highest to lowest?
a. species, domain, phylum, kingdom, order, division, class, genus
b. domain, kingdom, phylum, class, family, order, genus, species
c. domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
d. kingdom, domain, phylum, order, class, family, genus, species
Answer: C | Source: p. 10
11. Groups of microorganisms that live together and attach to surfaces are called
a. colonies
b. biofilms
c. biospheres
d. flora
Answer: B | Source: p. 12
12. A type of relationship where one organism benefits by using the waste of another as nutrients is known as
a. mutualism
b. competition
c. synergism
d. commensalism
Answer: D | Source: p. 12
VanMeter and Hubert
, Chapter 01: Scope of Microbiology
VanMeter: Microbiology for the Healthcare Professional, 3rd Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. In the 1500s, a father and son known as ______ created a basic compound microscope with lenses on both
ends of a tube.
a. van Leeuwenhoek
b. Semmelweis
c. Janssen
d. Hooke
Answer: C | Source: p. 3
2. The first person to describe microscopic "animalcules" was
a. Robert Hooke
b. Antony van Leeuwenhoek
c. Hans Janssen
d. John Needham
Answer: B | Source: p. 3
3. The book Micrographia, which featured drawings of tiny organisms like insects, sponges, and plant cells,
was written by
a. Robert Hooke
b. Antony van Leeuwenhoek
c. Hans Janssen
d. John Needham
Answer: A | Source: p. 3
4. Microscopes used to view larger specimens such as insects or worms at low magnification are called
a. electron microscopes
b. dark-field microscopes
c. fluorescence microscopes
,d. stereomicroscopes
Answer: D | Source: p. 5
5. A microscope that generates a 3D image of a sample is a
a. dark-field microscope
b. transmission electron microscope
c. bright-field microscope
d. scanning electron microscope
Answer: D | Source: p. 7
6. The best microscope for viewing live microbes is the
a. bright-field microscope
b. phase-contrast microscope
c. fluorescence microscope
d. electron microscope
Answer: B | Source: p. 6
7. The scientist credited with disproving the theory of spontaneous generation is
a. John Needham
b. Joseph Lister
c. Louis Pasteur
d. Robert Koch
Answer: C | Source: p. 8
8. Fossil evidence shows that prokaryotic life began approximately ______ billion years ago.
a. 4.0 to 5.0
b. 3.5 to 4.0
c. 2.5 to 3.0
d. 2.2 to 2.7
Answer: B | Source: p. 9
, 9. Molds are classified as members of the
a. Protozoans
b. Archaea
c. Fungi
d. Algae
Answer: C | Source: p. 11
10. Which of the following sequences correctly lists taxonomic ranks from highest to lowest?
a. species, domain, phylum, kingdom, order, division, class, genus
b. domain, kingdom, phylum, class, family, order, genus, species
c. domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
d. kingdom, domain, phylum, order, class, family, genus, species
Answer: C | Source: p. 10
11. Groups of microorganisms that live together and attach to surfaces are called
a. colonies
b. biofilms
c. biospheres
d. flora
Answer: B | Source: p. 12
12. A type of relationship where one organism benefits by using the waste of another as nutrients is known as
a. mutualism
b. competition
c. synergism
d. commensalism
Answer: D | Source: p. 12
