Medical Microbiology Unit 1 Lesson 2 Exam
Questions and Answers
1. hypothesis correct answers: an educated guess that must be testable with an experiment
2. microscope correct answers: an optical instrument that is used to magnify substances that
are often not visible to the naked eye
3. scientific method correct answers: an approach of asking questions and experimenting to
answer the question
4. spontaneous generation correct answers: the theory that microbes grow from dead or
nonliving matter
5. theory correct answers: a very broad explanation for an observed event or occurrence
6. 1) What is the purpose of the scientific method? correct answers: to help
scientists systematically solve problems
7. 2) Why was there a pause in microbiology studies following
Anton van Leeuwenhoek's death? correct answers: there was little information
provided about how to make a microscope.
8. 3) Which statement describes the theory of spontaneous generation?
correct answers: Microor- ganisms grow from dead or nonliving matter.
9. 4) What is designed and conducted to determine whether a
hypothesis is valid? correct answers: experiment
10. 5) A Greek physician who believed diseases were
contagious.
This person developed more than 200 different
microscopes over time.
Scientists widely debated the theory of spontaneous
generation during this time period.
The bubonic plague impacted Europe during this time
period.
This scientist used spoiled meat to question
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, whether mi- croorganisms come from dead matter.
Medical microbiology dates back to this time period with the
realiza- tion that diseases spread from person to person.
The bubonic plague, known as the "Black Death," first
took place around this time. correct answers: Hippocrates
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Questions and Answers
1. hypothesis correct answers: an educated guess that must be testable with an experiment
2. microscope correct answers: an optical instrument that is used to magnify substances that
are often not visible to the naked eye
3. scientific method correct answers: an approach of asking questions and experimenting to
answer the question
4. spontaneous generation correct answers: the theory that microbes grow from dead or
nonliving matter
5. theory correct answers: a very broad explanation for an observed event or occurrence
6. 1) What is the purpose of the scientific method? correct answers: to help
scientists systematically solve problems
7. 2) Why was there a pause in microbiology studies following
Anton van Leeuwenhoek's death? correct answers: there was little information
provided about how to make a microscope.
8. 3) Which statement describes the theory of spontaneous generation?
correct answers: Microor- ganisms grow from dead or nonliving matter.
9. 4) What is designed and conducted to determine whether a
hypothesis is valid? correct answers: experiment
10. 5) A Greek physician who believed diseases were
contagious.
This person developed more than 200 different
microscopes over time.
Scientists widely debated the theory of spontaneous
generation during this time period.
The bubonic plague impacted Europe during this time
period.
This scientist used spoiled meat to question
1/
6
, whether mi- croorganisms come from dead matter.
Medical microbiology dates back to this time period with the
realiza- tion that diseases spread from person to person.
The bubonic plague, known as the "Black Death," first
took place around this time. correct answers: Hippocrates
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6
