Test Bank - Fundamentals of Microbiology 12th Edition by Jeffrey C. Pommerville 9781284211757 Chapter 1-27 | Complete Guide A+

Test Bank for Fundamentals of Microbiology

12th Edition by Jeffrey C. Pommerville

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1. Who was one of the early natural philosophers who coined the name “cella” for t
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heempty cork spaces that became the word we use today, “cells”?
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A. Robert Hooke no




B. Zacharias Janssen no




C. Francesco Stalluti no




D. Giovanni Faber no




Ans: A no




2. Leeuwenhoek made lenses that allowed him to magnify objects more than 200
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X.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 no

,3. Leeuwenhoek was the first person to: no no no no no




A. see viruses. no




B. use a microscope. no no




C. describe bacteria. no




D. suggest animalcules caused disease. no no no




Ans: C no




4. Francesco Redi is famous for performing one of the first experiments over the deba
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teregarding 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
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notdevelop 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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Ans: B no




5. no did not attempt to prove or refute the idea of spontaneous generation.
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A. Francesco Redi no




B. Robert Koch no




C. Lazzaro Spallanzani no




D. Louis Pasteur no




Ans: B no

, 6. Which one of the following would be consistent with the idea of spontaneou
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sgeneration?
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A. Microorganisms may be cultivated on solid laboratory media. no no no no no no no




B. Insects are important in the transmission of disease.
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C. Sick people give rise to microorganisms in their body.
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D. Disinfection is essential to prevent the spread of microorganisms.
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Ans: C no




7. Spallanzani’s experiments showed that: no no no




A. viruses were transmitted by water.
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B. spontaneous generation occurs. no no




C. miasma was the cause of disease. no no no no no




D. experiments can be modified to test a hypothesis. no no no no no no no




Ans: D Pagno no




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8. Which pair of scientists were antagonists during the same period of history?
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A. Pasteur and Ehrlich no no




B. Koch and Leeuwenhoek
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C. Spallanzani and Needham no no