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Chap01,mChapter m1
Multiplem Choice
1. Whomwasmonemofmthemearlymnaturalmphilosophersmwhomcoinedmthemnamem“cella”mformt
hememptymcorkmspacesmthatmbecamemthemwordmwemusemtoday,m“cells”?
A. RobertmHooke
B. Zachariasm Janssen
C. Francescom Stalluti
D. GiovannimFaber
Ans:m A
2. Leeuwenhoekmmademlensesmthatmallowedmhimmtommagnifymobjectsmmoremthanm200
X.mHowever,mhemfailedmtompromotemscientificminquirymbecause:
A. hemdidn'tm sharemhismdrawingsm withmother m scientists.
B. hemdidn'tmrevealmhowmhemgroundm them lensesmandmnomonemelsem wasmdoing mitmthatm well.
C. hemlimitedmhismresearchmtompondmwater
D. itm wasmonlymamhobbymandmhemdidn'tmlivem verymlong
Ans:m B
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,3. Leeuwenhoekmwasmthemfirstmpersonmto:
A. seemviruses.
B. usemammicroscope.
C. describembacteria.
D. suggestmanimalculesmcausedmdisease.
Ans:mC
4. FrancescomRedimismfamousmfor mperforming monemofmthemfirstmexperimentsmover mthemdeb
atemregarding mspontaneousmgeneration.mWhatmwasmhismexperiment?
A. Hemboiledmsomemmuttonmgravymandmsealedmthemtopsmwithm corks.
B. Hemcoveredmsomemjarsmofmmeatmwithmgauzemandmleftmothersmopen.mThemcoveredmjarsmdidm
notmdevelopmmaggots,mthemuncoveredmonesmdid.
C. Hemshowedmthatmmicemwillmappear m withmdampmragsmandmrice.
D. Hemboiledmbrothmformlonger mperiodsmofmtimemandm sealedmthemtopsm withmmeltedmglass.
Ans:m B
5. didmnotmattemptmtomprovemormrefutemthemideamofmspontaneousmgeneration.
A. FrancescomRedi
B. RobertmKoch
C. LazzaromSpallanzani
D. LouismPasteur
Ans:mB
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,6. Whichmonemofmthemfollowing mwouldmbemconsistentmwithmthemideamofmspontane
ousmgeneration?
A. Microorganismsmmaymbemcultivatedmonmsolidmlaboratorymmedia.
B. Insectsmaremimportantminmthemtransmissionmofmdisease.
C. Sickmpeoplemgivemrisemtommicroorganismsminmtheirmbody.
D. Disinfectionmismessentialmtompreventmthemspreadmofmmicroorganisms.
Ans:mC
7. Spallanzani’smexperimentsmshowedmthat:
A. virusesmweremtransmittedmbymwater.
B. spontaneousmgenerationmoccurs.
C. miasmamwasmthemcausemofmdisease.
D. experimentsmcanmbemmodifiedmtomtestmamhypothesis.
Ans:mDmPag
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8. Whichmpair mofmscientistsmweremantagonistsmduring mthemsamemperiodmofmhistory?
A. Pasteur mandmEhrlich
B. KochmandmLeeuwenhoek
C. Spallanzani mandmNeedham
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, D. Pasteur mandmSnow
Ans:mC
9. Semmelweismshowedmthatmthemtransmissionmofmdiseasemcouldmbeminterruptedmby:
A. killing mdisease-carrying mmosquitoes.
B. disinfecting mwater msupplies.
C. pasteurizing mmilk.
D. washing mhandsminmchlorinemwater.
Ans:m D
10. Inm1854,mJohnmSnowmdeterminedmthatmcontaminatedmwater mtransmits:
A. smallpox.
B. cholera.
C. influenza.
D. anthrax.
Ans:mB
11. JohnmSnowmtracedmthemsourcemofmanm1854moutbreakmofmcholeramto:
A. consumptionmofmcontaminatedmbeef.
B. anmincreaseminminfectedmmosquitoes.
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Pommerville
Chap01,mChapter m1
Multiplem Choice
1. Whomwasmonemofmthemearlymnaturalmphilosophersmwhomcoinedmthemnamem“cella”mformt
hememptymcorkmspacesmthatmbecamemthemwordmwemusemtoday,m“cells”?
A. RobertmHooke
B. Zachariasm Janssen
C. Francescom Stalluti
D. GiovannimFaber
Ans:m A
2. Leeuwenhoekmmademlensesmthatmallowedmhimmtommagnifymobjectsmmoremthanm200
X.mHowever,mhemfailedmtompromotemscientificminquirymbecause:
A. hemdidn'tm sharemhismdrawingsm withmother m scientists.
B. hemdidn'tmrevealmhowmhemgroundm them lensesmandmnomonemelsem wasmdoing mitmthatm well.
C. hemlimitedmhismresearchmtompondmwater
D. itm wasmonlymamhobbymandmhemdidn'tmlivem verymlong
Ans:m B
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,3. Leeuwenhoekmwasmthemfirstmpersonmto:
A. seemviruses.
B. usemammicroscope.
C. describembacteria.
D. suggestmanimalculesmcausedmdisease.
Ans:mC
4. FrancescomRedimismfamousmfor mperforming monemofmthemfirstmexperimentsmover mthemdeb
atemregarding mspontaneousmgeneration.mWhatmwasmhismexperiment?
A. Hemboiledmsomemmuttonmgravymandmsealedmthemtopsmwithm corks.
B. Hemcoveredmsomemjarsmofmmeatmwithmgauzemandmleftmothersmopen.mThemcoveredmjarsmdidm
notmdevelopmmaggots,mthemuncoveredmonesmdid.
C. Hemshowedmthatmmicemwillmappear m withmdampmragsmandmrice.
D. Hemboiledmbrothmformlonger mperiodsmofmtimemandm sealedmthemtopsm withmmeltedmglass.
Ans:m B
5. didmnotmattemptmtomprovemormrefutemthemideamofmspontaneousmgeneration.
A. FrancescomRedi
B. RobertmKoch
C. LazzaromSpallanzani
D. LouismPasteur
Ans:mB
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,6. Whichmonemofmthemfollowing mwouldmbemconsistentmwithmthemideamofmspontane
ousmgeneration?
A. Microorganismsmmaymbemcultivatedmonmsolidmlaboratorymmedia.
B. Insectsmaremimportantminmthemtransmissionmofmdisease.
C. Sickmpeoplemgivemrisemtommicroorganismsminmtheirmbody.
D. Disinfectionmismessentialmtompreventmthemspreadmofmmicroorganisms.
Ans:mC
7. Spallanzani’smexperimentsmshowedmthat:
A. virusesmweremtransmittedmbymwater.
B. spontaneousmgenerationmoccurs.
C. miasmamwasmthemcausemofmdisease.
D. experimentsmcanmbemmodifiedmtomtestmamhypothesis.
Ans:mDmPag
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8. Whichmpair mofmscientistsmweremantagonistsmduring mthemsamemperiodmofmhistory?
A. Pasteur mandmEhrlich
B. KochmandmLeeuwenhoek
C. Spallanzani mandmNeedham
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, D. Pasteur mandmSnow
Ans:mC
9. Semmelweismshowedmthatmthemtransmissionmofmdiseasemcouldmbeminterruptedmby:
A. killing mdisease-carrying mmosquitoes.
B. disinfecting mwater msupplies.
C. pasteurizing mmilk.
D. washing mhandsminmchlorinemwater.
Ans:m D
10. Inm1854,mJohnmSnowmdeterminedmthatmcontaminatedmwater mtransmits:
A. smallpox.
B. cholera.
C. influenza.
D. anthrax.
Ans:mB
11. JohnmSnowmtracedmthemsourcemofmanm1854moutbreakmofmcholeramto:
A. consumptionmofmcontaminatedmbeef.
B. anmincreaseminminfectedmmosquitoes.
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