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Chapter 01: Scope of Microbiology
VanMeter: Microbiology for the Healthcare Professional, 2nd Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. In !!the!!sixteenth!!century!!a!!father-and-son!!team,!!by!!the!!name!!of
,!!produced!!a!!compound!!microscope!!consisting!!of!!a!!simple!!tube!!with! ! lenses!!
at!!each!!end.
a. van!!Leeuwenhoek
b. Semmelweis
c. Janssen
d. Hooke
ANS:!!C REF:!!p.!!3
2. “Animalcules”! ! were!!first!!described!!by
a. Robert !!Hooke.
b. Antony!!van!!Leeuwenhoek.
c. Hans!!Janssen.
d. John!!Needham.!
ANS:!!B
! REF:!!p.!!3
3. Micrographia,!!a!!publication!!illustrating! ! insects,!!sponges,!!as!!well!! as!!plant
!!cells,!!was!!published !!by
a. Robert !!Hooke.
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b. Antony!!van!!Leeuwenhoek.
c. Hans!!Janssen.
d. John!!Needham.!
ANS:!!A
! REF:!!p.!!3
4. Low-
Power!!Microscopes!!designed!!for!!observing!!fairly! ! large! ! objects!!such!!as!!insects!!or!!
worms!!are?
a. electron!!microscopes.
b. dark-field! ! microscopes.
c. fluorescence!!microscopes.
d. stereomicroscopes.!!
ANS:!!D REF:!!p.!!5
5. A!!microscope!that!!provides!!a!!three-dimensional! ! image!! of!!a!!specimen!!is!!a
a. dark-field! ! microscope.
b. transmission!!electron!!microscope.
c. bright-field! ! microscope.
d. scanning!!electron!!microscope.
!! ANS:!!D REF:!!p.!!7
6. The!!tool!!of!!choice!!to!!observe!!living! ! micro-organisms! ! is!! the
a. bright-field! ! microscope.
b. phase-contrast!!microscope.
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c. fluorescence!!microscope.
d. electron!!microscope.
ANS:!!B
!! REF:!!p.!!6
7. Which!!scientist!!is!!most !!responsible!!for!!ending!!the!!controversy!about!
!spontaneous!!generation?
a. John!!Needham
b. Joseph !!Lister
c. Louis!!Pasteur
d. Robert!!Koch!!A
NS:!!C REF:!!p.!!8
8. Fossils!!of!!prokaryotes!!go!!back! ! billion! ! years.
a. 4.0!!to!!5.0
b. 3.5!!to!!4.0
c. 2.5!!to!!3.0
d. 2.2!!to!!2.7
ANS:!!B REF:!!p.!!9
9. Molds!!belong!!to!!which!!of!!the!!following!! groups!!of!!eukaryotic! ! organisms?
a. Protozoans
b. Archaea
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INCLUDED LATEST 2024-2025 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS||
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Chapter 01: Scope of Microbiology
VanMeter: Microbiology for the Healthcare Professional, 2nd Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. In !!the!!sixteenth!!century!!a!!father-and-son!!team,!!by!!the!!name!!of
,!!produced!!a!!compound!!microscope!!consisting!!of!!a!!simple!!tube!!with! ! lenses!!
at!!each!!end.
a. van!!Leeuwenhoek
b. Semmelweis
c. Janssen
d. Hooke
ANS:!!C REF:!!p.!!3
2. “Animalcules”! ! were!!first!!described!!by
a. Robert !!Hooke.
b. Antony!!van!!Leeuwenhoek.
c. Hans!!Janssen.
d. John!!Needham.!
ANS:!!B
! REF:!!p.!!3
3. Micrographia,!!a!!publication!!illustrating! ! insects,!!sponges,!!as!!well!! as!!plant
!!cells,!!was!!published !!by
a. Robert !!Hooke.
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b. Antony!!van!!Leeuwenhoek.
c. Hans!!Janssen.
d. John!!Needham.!
ANS:!!A
! REF:!!p.!!3
4. Low-
Power!!Microscopes!!designed!!for!!observing!!fairly! ! large! ! objects!!such!!as!!insects!!or!!
worms!!are?
a. electron!!microscopes.
b. dark-field! ! microscopes.
c. fluorescence!!microscopes.
d. stereomicroscopes.!!
ANS:!!D REF:!!p.!!5
5. A!!microscope!that!!provides!!a!!three-dimensional! ! image!! of!!a!!specimen!!is!!a
a. dark-field! ! microscope.
b. transmission!!electron!!microscope.
c. bright-field! ! microscope.
d. scanning!!electron!!microscope.
!! ANS:!!D REF:!!p.!!7
6. The!!tool!!of!!choice!!to!!observe!!living! ! micro-organisms! ! is!! the
a. bright-field! ! microscope.
b. phase-contrast!!microscope.
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c. fluorescence!!microscope.
d. electron!!microscope.
ANS:!!B
!! REF:!!p.!!6
7. Which!!scientist!!is!!most !!responsible!!for!!ending!!the!!controversy!about!
!spontaneous!!generation?
a. John!!Needham
b. Joseph !!Lister
c. Louis!!Pasteur
d. Robert!!Koch!!A
NS:!!C REF:!!p.!!8
8. Fossils!!of!!prokaryotes!!go!!back! ! billion! ! years.
a. 4.0!!to!!5.0
b. 3.5!!to!!4.0
c. 2.5!!to!!3.0
d. 2.2!!to!!2.7
ANS:!!B REF:!!p.!!9
9. Molds!!belong!!to!!which!!of!!the!!following!! groups!!of!!eukaryotic! ! organisms?
a. Protozoans
b. Archaea
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