TEST BANK
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,Test Bank: Fundamentals of Microbiology 12th Edition, Jeffrey C. Pommerville
ChapterA1
Multiple Choice
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1. WhoAwasAoneAofAtheAearlyAnaturalAphilosophersAwhoAcoinedAtheAnameA“cella”AforAth
eAemptyAcorkAspacesAthatAbecameAtheAwordAweAuseAtoday,A“cells”?
A. RobertAHooke
B. ZachariasAJanssen
C. FrancescoAStalluti
D. GiovanniAFaber
AAns:AA
2. LeeuwenhoekAmadeAlensesAthatAallowedAhimAtoAmagnifyAobjectsAmoreAthanA200X
.AHowever,AheAfailedAtoApromoteAscientificAinquiryAbecause:
A. heAdidn'tA shareAhisAdrawingsA withA otherAscientists.
B. heAdidn'tA revealAhowAheA groundAtheAlensesAandAnoA oneAelseA wasAdoingAitA thatA well.
C. heAlimitedAhisAresearchAtoApondAwater
D. itA wasAonlyAaAhobbyAandA heAdidn'tAliveAveryAlong
Ans:AB
,3. LeeuwenhoekAwasAtheAfirstApersonAto:
A. seeAviruses.
B. useAaAmicroscope.
C. describeAbacteria.
D. suggestAanimalculesAcausedAdisease.
Ans:AC
4. FrancescoARediAisAfamousAforAperformingAoneAofAtheAfirstAexperimentsAoverAtheAdebat
eAregardingAspontaneousAgeneration.AWhatAwasAhisAexperiment?
A. HeAboiledAsomeAmuttonAgravyAandAsealedAtheAtopsA withA corks.
B. HeAcoveredAsomeAjarsAofAmeatAwithAgauzeAandAleftAothersAopen.ATheAcoveredAjarsAdidAn
otAdevelopAmaggots,AtheAuncoveredAonesAdid.
C. HeAshowedAthatAmiceAwillAappearAwithAdampAragsA andArice.
D. HeAboiledA brothAforAlongerAperiodsAofAtimeAandA sealedA theAtopsA withAmeltedAglass.
Ans:AB
5. didAnotAattemptAtoAproveAorArefuteAtheAideaAofAspontaneousAgeneration.
A. FrancescoARedi
B. RobertAKoch
C. LazzaroASpallanzani
D. LouisAPasteu
rAAns:AB
6. WhichAoneAofAtheAfollowingAwouldAbeAconsistentAwithAtheAideaAofAspontaneo
usAgeneration?
, A. MicroorganismsAmayAbeAcultivatedAonAsolidAlaboratoryAmedia.
B. InsectsAareAimportantAinAtheAtransmissionAofAdisease.
C. SickApeopleAgiveAriseAtoAmicroorganismsAinAtheirAbody.
D. DisinfectionAisAessentialAtoApreventAtheAspreadAofAmicroorganism
s.AAns:AC
7. Spallanzani’sAexperimentsAshowedAthat:
A. virusesAwereAtransmittedAbyAwater.
B. spontaneousAgenerationAoccurs.
C. miasmaAwasAtheAcauseAofAdisease.
D. experimentsAcanAbeAmodifiedAtoAtestAaAhypothesi
s.AAns:AD
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8. WhichApairAofAscientistsAwereAantagonistsAduringAtheAsameAperiodAofAhistory?
A. PasteurAandAEhrlich
B. KochAandALeeuwenhoek
C. SpallanzaniAandANeedham
D. PasteurAandASnow
Ans:AC
9. SemmelweisAshowedAthatAtheAtransmissionAofAdiseaseAcouldAbeAinterruptedAby:
A. killingAdisease-carryingAmosquitoes.
B. disinfectingAwaterAsupplies.
C. pasteurizingAmilk.
D. washingAhandsAinAchlorineAwater.
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,Test Bank: Fundamentals of Microbiology 12th Edition, Jeffrey C. Pommerville
ChapterA1
Multiple Choice
A
1. WhoAwasAoneAofAtheAearlyAnaturalAphilosophersAwhoAcoinedAtheAnameA“cella”AforAth
eAemptyAcorkAspacesAthatAbecameAtheAwordAweAuseAtoday,A“cells”?
A. RobertAHooke
B. ZachariasAJanssen
C. FrancescoAStalluti
D. GiovanniAFaber
AAns:AA
2. LeeuwenhoekAmadeAlensesAthatAallowedAhimAtoAmagnifyAobjectsAmoreAthanA200X
.AHowever,AheAfailedAtoApromoteAscientificAinquiryAbecause:
A. heAdidn'tA shareAhisAdrawingsA withA otherAscientists.
B. heAdidn'tA revealAhowAheA groundAtheAlensesAandAnoA oneAelseA wasAdoingAitA thatA well.
C. heAlimitedAhisAresearchAtoApondAwater
D. itA wasAonlyAaAhobbyAandA heAdidn'tAliveAveryAlong
Ans:AB
,3. LeeuwenhoekAwasAtheAfirstApersonAto:
A. seeAviruses.
B. useAaAmicroscope.
C. describeAbacteria.
D. suggestAanimalculesAcausedAdisease.
Ans:AC
4. FrancescoARediAisAfamousAforAperformingAoneAofAtheAfirstAexperimentsAoverAtheAdebat
eAregardingAspontaneousAgeneration.AWhatAwasAhisAexperiment?
A. HeAboiledAsomeAmuttonAgravyAandAsealedAtheAtopsA withA corks.
B. HeAcoveredAsomeAjarsAofAmeatAwithAgauzeAandAleftAothersAopen.ATheAcoveredAjarsAdidAn
otAdevelopAmaggots,AtheAuncoveredAonesAdid.
C. HeAshowedAthatAmiceAwillAappearAwithAdampAragsA andArice.
D. HeAboiledA brothAforAlongerAperiodsAofAtimeAandA sealedA theAtopsA withAmeltedAglass.
Ans:AB
5. didAnotAattemptAtoAproveAorArefuteAtheAideaAofAspontaneousAgeneration.
A. FrancescoARedi
B. RobertAKoch
C. LazzaroASpallanzani
D. LouisAPasteu
rAAns:AB
6. WhichAoneAofAtheAfollowingAwouldAbeAconsistentAwithAtheAideaAofAspontaneo
usAgeneration?
, A. MicroorganismsAmayAbeAcultivatedAonAsolidAlaboratoryAmedia.
B. InsectsAareAimportantAinAtheAtransmissionAofAdisease.
C. SickApeopleAgiveAriseAtoAmicroorganismsAinAtheirAbody.
D. DisinfectionAisAessentialAtoApreventAtheAspreadAofAmicroorganism
s.AAns:AC
7. Spallanzani’sAexperimentsAshowedAthat:
A. virusesAwereAtransmittedAbyAwater.
B. spontaneousAgenerationAoccurs.
C. miasmaAwasAtheAcauseAofAdisease.
D. experimentsAcanAbeAmodifiedAtoAtestAaAhypothesi
s.AAns:AD
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8. WhichApairAofAscientistsAwereAantagonistsAduringAtheAsameAperiodAofAhistory?
A. PasteurAandAEhrlich
B. KochAandALeeuwenhoek
C. SpallanzaniAandANeedham
D. PasteurAandASnow
Ans:AC
9. SemmelweisAshowedAthatAtheAtransmissionAofAdiseaseAcouldAbeAinterruptedAby:
A. killingAdisease-carryingAmosquitoes.
B. disinfectingAwaterAsupplies.
C. pasteurizingAmilk.
D. washingAhandsAinAchlorineAwater.
