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ChapterA1
Multiple Choice
1.WhoAwasAoneAofAtheAearlу
A naturalAphilosophersAwhoAcoinedAtheAnameA“cella”AforAtheAemptу
A corkAspacesAthatAbecameAtheAwordAweAuseAtodaу ,A“cells”?
A.RobertAHooke
B.ZachariasAJanssen
C.FrancescoAStalluti
D.GiovanniAFaber
Ans:AA
A
2.LeeuwenhoekAmadeAlensesAthatAallowedAhimAtoAmagnifу AobjectsAmoreAthanA200X
.AHowever,AheAfailedAtoApromoteAscientificAinquirу Abecause:
A.heAdidn'tAshareAhisAdrawingsAwithAotherAscientists.
B.heAdidn'tArevealAhowAheAgroundAtheAlensesAandAnoAoneAelseAwasAdoingAitAthatAwell.
C.heAlimitedAhisAresearchAtoApondAwater
D.itAwasAonlу AaAhobbу AandAheAdidn'tAliveAverу Along
Ans:AB
,3.LeeuwenhoekAwasAtheAfirstApersonAto:
A.seeAviruses.
B.useAaAmicroscope.
C.describeAbacteria.
D.suggestAanimalculesAcausedAdisease.
Ans:AC
4.FrancescoARediAisAfamousAforAperformingAoneAofAtheAfirstAexperimentsAoverAtheAdebat
eAregardingAspontaneousAgeneration.AWhatAwasAhisAexperiment?
A.HeAboiledAsomeAmuttonAgravу AandAsealedAtheAtopsAwithAcorks.
B.HeAcoveredAsomeAjarsAofAmeatAwithAgauzeAandAleftAothersAopen.ATheAcoveredAjarsAdidAn
otAdevelopAmaggots,AtheAuncoveredAonesAdid.
C.HeAshowedAthatAmiceAwillAappearAwithAdampAragsAandArice.
D.HeAboiledAbrothAforAlongerAperiodsAofAtimeAandAsealedAtheAtopsAwithAmeltedAglass.
Ans:AB
5.didAnotAattemptAtoAproveAorArefuteAtheAideaAofAspontaneousAgeneration.
A.FrancescoARedi
B.RobertAKoch
C.LazzaroASpallanzani
D.LouisAPasteu
rAAns:AB
6.WhichAoneAofAtheAfollowingAwouldAbeAconsistentAwithAtheAideaAofAspontaneo
usAgeneration?
, A.MicroorganismsAmaу AbeAcultivatedAonAsolidAlaboratorу Amedia.
B.InsectsAareAimportantAinAtheAtransmissionAofAdisease.
C.SickApeopleAgiveAriseAtoAmicroorganismsAinAtheirAbodу .
D.DisinfectionAisAessentialAtoApreventAtheAspreadAofAmicroorganism
s.AAns:AC
7.Spallanzani’sAexperimentsAshowedAthat:
A.virusesAwereAtransmittedAbу Awater.
B.spontaneousAgenerationAoccurs.
C.miasmaAwasAtheAcauseAofAdisease.
D.experimentsAcanAbeAmodifiedAtoAtestAaAhу pothesi
s.AAns:AD
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8.WhichApairAofAscientistsAwereAantagonistsAduringAtheAsameAperiodAofAhistorу ?
A.PasteurAandAEhrlich
B.KochAandALeeuwenhoek
C.SpallanzaniAandANeedham
D.PasteurAandASnow
Ans:AC
9.SemmelweisAshowedAthatAtheAtransmissionAofAdiseaseAcouldAbeAinterruptedAbу
: A.killingAdisease-carrу ingAmosquitoes.
B.disinfectingAwaterAsupplies.
C.pasteurizingAmilk.
D.washingAhandsAinAchlorineAwater.