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,Chap01,h Chapterh 1
Multipleh Choice
1. Whoh washonehofh thehearlyhnaturalhphilosophersh whoh coinedhthehnameh“cella”hforhthehempt
yhcorkhspaceshthathbecamehthehwordhwehusehtoday,h“cells”?
A. Roberth Hooke
B. Zachariash Janssen
C. Francescoh Stalluti
D. Giovannih Faber
Ans:hA
2. Leeuwenhoekh madeh lenseshthath allowedh himhtoh magnifyh objectshmoreh thanh 200X.hHow
ever,hhehfailedhtohpromotehscientifichinquiryhbecause:
A. hehdidn'th sharehhishdrawingsh withh otherh scientists.
B. hehdidn'th revealhhowhhehgroundhtheh lenseshandhnohonehelseh washdoinghith thath well.
C. hehlimitedhhish researchhtoh pondhwater
D. ith washonlyhahhobbyhandhhehdidn'thlivehveryhlong
Ans:h B
,3. Leeuwenhoekhwashthehfirsthpersonhto:
A. seehviruses.
B. usehahmicroscope.
C. describehbacteria.
D. suggesthanimalculeshcausedhdisease.
Ans:hC
4. Francescoh Redih ishfamoushforh performingh oneh ofh thehfirsth experimentshoverh thehdebatehrega
rdinghspontaneoushgeneration.hWhathwashhishexperiment?
A. Hehboiledhsomehmuttonhgravyhandhsealedhthehtopsh withh corks.
B. Hehcoveredh somehjarshofh meath withh gauzehandhlefthothershopen.hTheh coveredhjarshdidhnothdeve
lophmaggots,hthehuncoveredhoneshdid.
C. Hehshowedhthathmicehwillhappearhwithhdamphragshandhrice.
D. Hehboiledh brothhforhlongerhperiodshofhtimehandh sealedh thehtopshwithhmeltedh glass.
Ans:h B
5. h didhnothattempthtohprovehorhrefutehthehideahofhspontaneoushgeneration.
A. FrancescohRedi
B. RoberthKoch
C. LazzarohSpallanzani
D. LouishPasteur
Ans:hB
,6. Whichhonehofhthehfollowinghwouldhbehconsistenthwithhthehideahofhspontaneoushgener
ation?
A. Microorganismshmayhbehcultivatedhonhsolidhlaboratoryhmedia.
B. Insectsharehimportanthinhthehtransmissionhofhdisease.
C. Sickhpeoplehgivehrisehtohmicroorganismshinhtheirhbody.
D. Disinfectionhishessentialhtohprevenththehspreadhofhmicroorganisms.
Ans:hC
7. Spallanzani’shexperimentshshowedhthat:
A. viruseshwerehtransmittedhbyhwater.
B. spontaneoushgenerationhoccurs.
C. miasmahwashthehcausehofhdisease.
D. experimentshcanhbehmodifiedhtohtesthahhypothesis.
Ans:hDhPage
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8. Whichhpairhofhscientistshwerehantagonistshduringhthehsamehperiodhofhhistory?
A. PasteurhandhEhrlich
B. KochhandhLeeuwenhoek
C. SpallanzanihandhNeedham
,D. PasteurhandhSnow
Ans:hC
9. Semmelweishshowedhthaththehtransmissionhofhdiseasehcouldhbehinterruptedhby:
A. killinghdisease-carryinghmosquitoes.
B. disinfectinghwaterhsupplies.
C. pasteurizinghmilk.
D. washinghhandshinhchlorinehwater.
Ans:h D
10. Inh1854,hJohnhSnowhdeterminedhthathcontaminatedhwaterhtransmits:
A. smallpox.
B. cholera.
C. influenza.
D. anthrax.
Ans:hB
11. JohnhSnowhtracedhthehsourcehofhanh1854houtbreakhofhcholerahto:
A. consumptionhofhcontaminatedhbeef.
B. anhincreasehinhinfectedhmosquitoes.
,C. yeasthcellshonhcontaminatedhapples.
D. ahcontaminatedhmunicipalhwaterhsupply.
Ans:h D
12. WhohwashEdwardhJenner?
A. Hehwashahsurgeonh whoh observedh cowpoxhcouldh providehimmunityhforhsmallpox.
B. Hehwash ahphysicianh whohdiscoveredh washingh yourhhandshcanh reducehdiseasehtra
nsmission.
C. Hehwashthehfirsthtohseeh ah pathogenhthathcauseshdisease.
D. Allhofhthehaboveharehcorrect.
Ans:hA
13. Whath wash ChristianhEhrenberghresponsiblehforh naminghinh theh 1830's?
A. Hehgavehthehnameh"vaccines."
B. Hehgavehthehnameh "eukaryotes".
C. Hehgavehthehnameh "bacteria".
D. Hehgavehthehnameh "cells".
Ans:h C
14. ThehclassicalhGoldenhAgehofhmicrobiologyhcamehtohanhendhpartlyhduehtohthe:
, A. facththathallhinfectioushdiseaseshwerehknown.
B. deathhofhAntonhvanhLeeuwenhoek.
C. thehbeginninghofhWorldhWarhI.
D. endhofhthehRenaissance.
Ans:hC
15. Pasteur’shstudyhofhfermentationhwashcriticalhtohthehdevelopmenthofhmicrobiologyhbeca
use:
A. fermentationhchemistryhoccurshinhthehlivinghbody.
B. ithshowedhthathmicroorganismshbringhabouthchemicalhchanges.
C. ithdemonstratedhthathyeastsharehmicroorganisms
D. thehbodyhundergoeshrapidhfermentationhafterhdeath.
Ans:hB
16. Pasteur’shstudieshprovedhthathalcoholhwashahfermentationhproducthof:
A. bacteria.
B. yeasts.
C. algae.
D. ahnaturalhchemicalhprocesshnothinvolvinghlivinghorganisms.
Ans:hB