TEST BANK
,Test Bank: Fundamentals of Microbiology 12th Edition, Jeffrey C. Pommerville
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
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
,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
6. Which one of the following would be consistent with the idea of spontaneous
generation?
, A. Microorganisms imay ibe icultivated ion isolid ilaboratory imedia.
B. Insects iare iimportant iin ithe itransmission iof idisease.
C. Sick ipeople igive irise ito imicroorganisms iin itheir ibody.
D. Disinfection iis iessential ito iprevent ithe ispread iof
imicroorganisms. iAns: iC
7. Spallanzani’s iexperiments ishowed ithat:
A. viruses iwere itransmitted iby iwater.
B. spontaneous igeneration ioccurs.
C. miasma iwas ithe icause iof idisease.
D. experiments ican ibe imodified ito itest ia
ihypothesis. iAns: iD
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8. Which ipair iof iscientists iwere iantagonists iduring ithe isame iperiod iof ihistory?
A. Pasteur iand iEhrlich
B. Koch iand iLeeuwenhoek
C. Spallanzani iand iNeedham
D. Pasteur iand iSnow
Ans: iC
9. Semmelweis ishowed ithat ithe itransmission iof idisease icould ibe iinterrupted iby:
A. killing idisease-carrying imosquitoes.
B. disinfecting iwater isupplies.
C. pasteurizing imilk.
D. washing ihands iin ichlorine iwater.
,Test Bank: Fundamentals of Microbiology 12th Edition, Jeffrey C. Pommerville
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
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
,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
6. Which one of the following would be consistent with the idea of spontaneous
generation?
, A. Microorganisms imay ibe icultivated ion isolid ilaboratory imedia.
B. Insects iare iimportant iin ithe itransmission iof idisease.
C. Sick ipeople igive irise ito imicroorganisms iin itheir ibody.
D. Disinfection iis iessential ito iprevent ithe ispread iof
imicroorganisms. iAns: iC
7. Spallanzani’s iexperiments ishowed ithat:
A. viruses iwere itransmitted iby iwater.
B. spontaneous igeneration ioccurs.
C. miasma iwas ithe icause iof idisease.
D. experiments ican ibe imodified ito itest ia
ihypothesis. iAns: iD
Page: i 8
8. Which ipair iof iscientists iwere iantagonists iduring ithe isame iperiod iof ihistory?
A. Pasteur iand iEhrlich
B. Koch iand iLeeuwenhoek
C. Spallanzani iand iNeedham
D. Pasteur iand iSnow
Ans: iC
9. Semmelweis ishowed ithat ithe itransmission iof idisease icould ibe iinterrupted iby:
A. killing idisease-carrying imosquitoes.
B. disinfecting iwater isupplies.
C. pasteurizing imilk.
D. washing ihands iin ichlorine iwater.
