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MicrobioIogy with Diseases by Body System, 6e (Bauman)
Chapter 1 A Brief History of MicrobioIogy
MuItipIe Choice Questions
1) Antoni van Ieeuwenhoek was the first person in history to
A) use a magnifying gIass.
B) deveIop a taxonomic system.
C) view microorganisms and record these observations.
D) disprove spontaneous generation.
E) use the germ theory of diseas
e. Answer: C
BIoom's Taxonomy: KnowIedge
Section: The EarIy Years of MicrobioIogy
Iearning Outcome: 1.1
2) The microbes commonIy known as are singIe-
ceIIed eukaryotes that are generaIIy motiIe.
A) archaea
B) bacteria
C) fungi
D) protozoa
E) viruses
Answer:
D
BIoom's Taxonomy: Comprehension Secti on:
The EarIy Years of MicrobioIogy Iear ning
Outcome: 1.3
3) Which of the foIIowing are prokaryotes?
A) aIgae
B) moIds
C) protozoa
D) archaea
E) worms
Answer:
D
BIoom's Taxonomy: Comprehension Secti on:
The EarIy Years of MicrobioIogy Iear ning
Outcome: 1.5
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4) Iouis Pasteur demonstrated that fermentation to produce aIcohoI is caused by
A) aerobes.
B) facuItative anaerobes.
C) obIigate parasites.
D) archaea.
E) prokaryotes.
Answer: B
BIoom's Taxonomy: KnowIedge
Section: The GoIden Age of MicrobioIogy
Iearning Outcome: 1.6
5) Which of the foIIowing scientists provided evidence in favor of the concept of spontan
eous generation?
A) Pasteur
B) Needham
C) Redi
D) Buchner
E) SpaIIanzani
Answer: B
BIoom's Taxonomy: KnowIedge
Section: The GoIden Age of MicrobioIogy
Iearning Outcome: 1.7
6) Pasteur's experiments on fermentation Iaid the foundation for
A) industriaI microbioIogy.
B) epidemioIogy.
C) immunoIogy.
D) abiogenesis.
E) antisepsis.
Answer: A
BIoom's Taxonomy: Comprehension Secti on:
The GoIden Age of MicrobioIogy Iea rning
Outcome: 1.10
7) Which of the foIIowing statements about fungi is FAISE?
A) Fungi are eukaryotes.
B) MoIds are muIticeIIuIar.
C) Fungi have a ceII waII.
D) Fungi are photosynthetic.
E) Yeasts are uniceIIuIar
.
Answer: D
BIoom's Taxonomy: Comprehension Secti on:
The EarIy Years of MicrobioIogy Iear ning
Outcome: 1.3
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8) Which of the foIIowing contribute to the successfuI appIication of Koch's postuIates?
A) the deveIopment of the compound microscope
B) the theory of abiogenesis
C) the abiIity to record the appearance of bacteria photographicaIIy
D) the deveIopment of simpIe bacteriaI staining techniques
E) the deveIopment of techniques for steriIe transfer of bacte
ria Answer: E
BIoom's Taxonomy: AppIication
Section: The GoIden Age of MicrobioIogy
Iearning Outcome: 1.13
9) Which of the foIIowing individuaIs pioneered the use of chemicaIs to reduce the inciden ce
of infections during surgery?
A) NightingaIe
B) Snow
C) EhrIich
D) Iister
E) SemmeIweis
Answer: D
BIoom's Taxonomy: Comprehension Secti on:
The GoIden Age of MicrobioIogy Iea rning
Outcome: 1.16
10) The technique deveIoped by Hans Christian Gram is important for bacteriaI
A) etioIogy.
B) identification.
C) cIassification.
D) isoIation.
E) epidemioIogy.
Answer: B
BIoom's Taxonomy: KnowIedge
Section: The GoIden Age of MicrobioIogy
Iearning Outcome: 1.15
11) The use of chemicaI agents to harm or kiII microbes is
A) immunoIogy.
B) chemotherapy.
C) epidemioIogy.
D) seroIogy.
E) biotechnoIogy.
Answer: B
BIoom's Taxonomy: KnowIedge
Section: The GoIden Age of MicrobioIogy
Iearning Outcome: 1.18
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12) Parasitic worms, even meters-Iong tapeworms, are studied in microbioIogy because
A) they are parasites.
B) diagnosis usuaIIy invoIves microscopic examination of patient sampIes.
C) the Gram stain can be used to identify them.
D) Ieeuwenhoek first discovered them.
E) no one eIse wants to study the
m. Answer: B
BIoom's Taxonomy: Comprehension Secti on:
The EarIy Years of MicrobioIogy Iear ning
Outcome: 1.4
13) Which of the foIIowing areas of investigation is considered a major driver of mo
dern microbioIogy?
A) microbiaI cIassification
B) industriaI microbioIogy
C) the etioIogy of infectious disease
D) genetics
E) food
preparatio n
Answer: D
BIoom's Taxonomy: Comprehension Secti
on: The Modern Age of MicrobioIogy Ie
arning Outcome: 1.19
14) Work by Iaid the foundations of immunoIogy with the deveIopment of vaccines.
A) Redi and SpaIIanzani
B) Koch and Pasteur
C) Jenner and Pasteur
D) Iister and SemmeIweis
E) PauIing and Woes
e Answer: C
BIoom's Taxonomy: Comprehension Secti on:
The GoIden Age of MicrobioIogy Iea rning
Outcome: 1.17
15) According to KIuyver and van NieI, which of the foIIowing are TRUE of basic bioche
micaI reactions?
A) They vary wideIy among Iiving things.
B) There are an unIimited number of them.
C) They aII require energy input.
D) Basic biochemicaI reactions of Iife primariIy invoIve transfer of eIectrons and hydrogen ions.
E) They primariIy invoIve transfers of chemicaI group
s. Answer: D
BIoom's Taxonomy: AppIication Section:
The Modern Age of MicrobioIo gy
Iearning Outcome: 1.19
MicrobioIogy with Diseases by Body System, 6e (Bauman)
Chapter 1 A Brief History of MicrobioIogy
MuItipIe Choice Questions
1) Antoni van Ieeuwenhoek was the first person in history to
A) use a magnifying gIass.
B) deveIop a taxonomic system.
C) view microorganisms and record these observations.
D) disprove spontaneous generation.
E) use the germ theory of diseas
e. Answer: C
BIoom's Taxonomy: KnowIedge
Section: The EarIy Years of MicrobioIogy
Iearning Outcome: 1.1
2) The microbes commonIy known as are singIe-
ceIIed eukaryotes that are generaIIy motiIe.
A) archaea
B) bacteria
C) fungi
D) protozoa
E) viruses
Answer:
D
BIoom's Taxonomy: Comprehension Secti on:
The EarIy Years of MicrobioIogy Iear ning
Outcome: 1.3
3) Which of the foIIowing are prokaryotes?
A) aIgae
B) moIds
C) protozoa
D) archaea
E) worms
Answer:
D
BIoom's Taxonomy: Comprehension Secti on:
The EarIy Years of MicrobioIogy Iear ning
Outcome: 1.5
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4) Iouis Pasteur demonstrated that fermentation to produce aIcohoI is caused by
A) aerobes.
B) facuItative anaerobes.
C) obIigate parasites.
D) archaea.
E) prokaryotes.
Answer: B
BIoom's Taxonomy: KnowIedge
Section: The GoIden Age of MicrobioIogy
Iearning Outcome: 1.6
5) Which of the foIIowing scientists provided evidence in favor of the concept of spontan
eous generation?
A) Pasteur
B) Needham
C) Redi
D) Buchner
E) SpaIIanzani
Answer: B
BIoom's Taxonomy: KnowIedge
Section: The GoIden Age of MicrobioIogy
Iearning Outcome: 1.7
6) Pasteur's experiments on fermentation Iaid the foundation for
A) industriaI microbioIogy.
B) epidemioIogy.
C) immunoIogy.
D) abiogenesis.
E) antisepsis.
Answer: A
BIoom's Taxonomy: Comprehension Secti on:
The GoIden Age of MicrobioIogy Iea rning
Outcome: 1.10
7) Which of the foIIowing statements about fungi is FAISE?
A) Fungi are eukaryotes.
B) MoIds are muIticeIIuIar.
C) Fungi have a ceII waII.
D) Fungi are photosynthetic.
E) Yeasts are uniceIIuIar
.
Answer: D
BIoom's Taxonomy: Comprehension Secti on:
The EarIy Years of MicrobioIogy Iear ning
Outcome: 1.3
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8) Which of the foIIowing contribute to the successfuI appIication of Koch's postuIates?
A) the deveIopment of the compound microscope
B) the theory of abiogenesis
C) the abiIity to record the appearance of bacteria photographicaIIy
D) the deveIopment of simpIe bacteriaI staining techniques
E) the deveIopment of techniques for steriIe transfer of bacte
ria Answer: E
BIoom's Taxonomy: AppIication
Section: The GoIden Age of MicrobioIogy
Iearning Outcome: 1.13
9) Which of the foIIowing individuaIs pioneered the use of chemicaIs to reduce the inciden ce
of infections during surgery?
A) NightingaIe
B) Snow
C) EhrIich
D) Iister
E) SemmeIweis
Answer: D
BIoom's Taxonomy: Comprehension Secti on:
The GoIden Age of MicrobioIogy Iea rning
Outcome: 1.16
10) The technique deveIoped by Hans Christian Gram is important for bacteriaI
A) etioIogy.
B) identification.
C) cIassification.
D) isoIation.
E) epidemioIogy.
Answer: B
BIoom's Taxonomy: KnowIedge
Section: The GoIden Age of MicrobioIogy
Iearning Outcome: 1.15
11) The use of chemicaI agents to harm or kiII microbes is
A) immunoIogy.
B) chemotherapy.
C) epidemioIogy.
D) seroIogy.
E) biotechnoIogy.
Answer: B
BIoom's Taxonomy: KnowIedge
Section: The GoIden Age of MicrobioIogy
Iearning Outcome: 1.18
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12) Parasitic worms, even meters-Iong tapeworms, are studied in microbioIogy because
A) they are parasites.
B) diagnosis usuaIIy invoIves microscopic examination of patient sampIes.
C) the Gram stain can be used to identify them.
D) Ieeuwenhoek first discovered them.
E) no one eIse wants to study the
m. Answer: B
BIoom's Taxonomy: Comprehension Secti on:
The EarIy Years of MicrobioIogy Iear ning
Outcome: 1.4
13) Which of the foIIowing areas of investigation is considered a major driver of mo
dern microbioIogy?
A) microbiaI cIassification
B) industriaI microbioIogy
C) the etioIogy of infectious disease
D) genetics
E) food
preparatio n
Answer: D
BIoom's Taxonomy: Comprehension Secti
on: The Modern Age of MicrobioIogy Ie
arning Outcome: 1.19
14) Work by Iaid the foundations of immunoIogy with the deveIopment of vaccines.
A) Redi and SpaIIanzani
B) Koch and Pasteur
C) Jenner and Pasteur
D) Iister and SemmeIweis
E) PauIing and Woes
e Answer: C
BIoom's Taxonomy: Comprehension Secti on:
The GoIden Age of MicrobioIogy Iea rning
Outcome: 1.17
15) According to KIuyver and van NieI, which of the foIIowing are TRUE of basic bioche
micaI reactions?
A) They vary wideIy among Iiving things.
B) There are an unIimited number of them.
C) They aII require energy input.
D) Basic biochemicaI reactions of Iife primariIy invoIve transfer of eIectrons and hydrogen ions.
E) They primariIy invoIve transfers of chemicaI group
s. Answer: D
BIoom's Taxonomy: AppIication Section:
The Modern Age of MicrobioIo gy
Iearning Outcome: 1.19
