Fundamentals of Microbiology 12th Edition – Pommerville

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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.