,Chapter 01: Scope of Microbiology
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MULTIPLE CHOICE qi
1. In the sixteenth century a father-and-son team, by the name of
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, produced acompound microscope consisting of a simple tube with lenses at each end.
qi qi iq qi qi qi qi qi qi qi qi qi qi qi
a. van Leeuwenhoek qi
b. Semmelweis
c. Janssen
d. Hooke
ANS: C q i REF: p. 3 q i qi
2. “Animalcules” were first described by qi qi qi qi
a. Robert Hooke. qi
b. Antony van Leeuwenhoek. qi qi
c. Hans Janssen. qi
d. John Needham. qi
ANS: B q i REF: p. 3 q i qi
3. Micrographia, a publication illustrating insects, sponges, as well as plant cells, was publishedby
qi qi qi qi qi qi qi qi qi qi qi qi iq
a. Robert Hooke. qi
b. Antony van Leeuwenhoek. qi qi
c. Hans Janssen. qi
d. John Needham. qi
ANS: A q i REF: p. 3 q i qi
4. Low-
power microscopes designed for observing fairly large objects such as insects or wormsare
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a. electron microscopes. qi
b. dark-field microscopes. qi
c. fluorescence microscopes. qi
d. stereomicroscopes.
ANS: D q i REF: p. 5 q i qi
5. A microscope that provides a three-dimensional image of a specimen is a
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a. dark-field microscope. qi
b. transmission electron microscope. qi qi
c. bright-field microscope. qi
d. scanning electron microscope. qi qi
ANS: D q i REF: p. 7 q i qi
6. The tool of choice to observe living microorganisms is the
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a. bright-field microscope. qi
b. phase-contrast microscope. qi
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, c. fluorescence microscope. qi
d. electron microscope. qi
ANS: B q i REF: p. 6 q i qi
7. Which scientist is most responsible for ending the controversy about spontaneous generation?
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a. John Needham qi
b. Joseph Lister qi
c. Louis Pasteur qi
d. Robert Koch qi
ANS: C q i REF: p. 8 q i qi
8. Fossils of prokaryotes go back
qi qi qi qi billion years. qi
a. 4.0 to 5.0 qi qi
b. 3.5 to 4.0
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c. 2.5 to 3.0 qi qi
d. 2.2 to 2.7
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ANS: B q i REF: p. 9 q i qi
9. Molds belong to which of the following groups of eukaryotic organisms?
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a. Protozoans
b. Archaea
c. Fungi
d. Algae
ANS: C q i REF: p. 11 q i qi
10. The correct descending order of taxonomic categories is
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a. species, domain, phylum, kingdom, order, division, class, genus.
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b. domain, kingdom, phylum, class, family, order, genus, species.
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c. domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species.
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d. kingdom, domain, phylum, order, class, family, genus, species.
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ANS: C q i REF: p. 10 q i qi
11. Complex communities of microorganisms on surfaces are called
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a. colonies.
b. biofilms.
c. biospheres.
d. flora.
ANS: B q i REF: p. 12 q i qi
12. A relationship between organisms in which the waste product of one provides nutrients foran
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other is called
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a. mutualism.
b. competition.
c. synergism.
d. commensalism.
ANS: D q i REF: p. 12 q i qi
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13. Which of the following sites of the human body does not have a normal flora?
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a. Intestine
b. Skin
c. Vagina
d. Blood
ANS: D q i REF: p. 12 q i qi
14. Which of the following lack nucleic acids?
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a. Archaea
b. Viruses
c. Prions
d. Bacteria
ANS: C q i REF: p. 11 q i qi
15. The binominal system of nomenclature was originally developed by
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a. Pasteur.
b. Linnaeus.
c. Martini.
d. Jenner.
ANS: B q i REF: p. 11 q i qi
16. Which of the following scientists performed the first vaccination against smallpox?
qi qi qi qi qi qi qi qi qi qi
a. Pasteur
b. Jenner
c. Semmelweis
d. Koch
ANS: B q i REF: p. 9 q i qi
17. Which of the following diseases is generally caused by contaminated food?
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a. Mumps
b. Shigellosis
c. Legionellosis
d. Tuberculosis
ANS: B q i REF: p. 13 q i qi
18. Which of the following diseases is transmitted via aerosols?
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a. Psittacosis
b. Shigellosis
c. Leptospirosis
d. Giardiasis
ANS: A q i REF: p. 14 q i qi
19. Which of the following organisms is used in the production of cheese?
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a. Propionibacterium shermanii qi
b. Acetobacter aceti qi
c. Giardia
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qi qi qi qi
VanMeter: Microbiology for the Healthcare Professional, 3rd Edition
qi qi qi qi qi qi qi
MULTIPLE CHOICE qi
1. In the sixteenth century a father-and-son team, by the name of
qi qi qi qi qi qi qi qi qi qi
, produced acompound microscope consisting of a simple tube with lenses at each end.
qi qi iq qi qi qi qi qi qi qi qi qi qi qi
a. van Leeuwenhoek qi
b. Semmelweis
c. Janssen
d. Hooke
ANS: C q i REF: p. 3 q i qi
2. “Animalcules” were first described by qi qi qi qi
a. Robert Hooke. qi
b. Antony van Leeuwenhoek. qi qi
c. Hans Janssen. qi
d. John Needham. qi
ANS: B q i REF: p. 3 q i qi
3. Micrographia, a publication illustrating insects, sponges, as well as plant cells, was publishedby
qi qi qi qi qi qi qi qi qi qi qi qi iq
a. Robert Hooke. qi
b. Antony van Leeuwenhoek. qi qi
c. Hans Janssen. qi
d. John Needham. qi
ANS: A q i REF: p. 3 q i qi
4. Low-
power microscopes designed for observing fairly large objects such as insects or wormsare
qi qi qi qi qi qi qi qi qi qi qi qi iq
a. electron microscopes. qi
b. dark-field microscopes. qi
c. fluorescence microscopes. qi
d. stereomicroscopes.
ANS: D q i REF: p. 5 q i qi
5. A microscope that provides a three-dimensional image of a specimen is a
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a. dark-field microscope. qi
b. transmission electron microscope. qi qi
c. bright-field microscope. qi
d. scanning electron microscope. qi qi
ANS: D q i REF: p. 7 q i qi
6. The tool of choice to observe living microorganisms is the
qi qi qi qi qi qi qi qi qi
a. bright-field microscope. qi
b. phase-contrast microscope. qi
dr.j
, c. fluorescence microscope. qi
d. electron microscope. qi
ANS: B q i REF: p. 6 q i qi
7. Which scientist is most responsible for ending the controversy about spontaneous generation?
qi qi qi qi qi qi qi qi qi qi qi
a. John Needham qi
b. Joseph Lister qi
c. Louis Pasteur qi
d. Robert Koch qi
ANS: C q i REF: p. 8 q i qi
8. Fossils of prokaryotes go back
qi qi qi qi billion years. qi
a. 4.0 to 5.0 qi qi
b. 3.5 to 4.0
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c. 2.5 to 3.0 qi qi
d. 2.2 to 2.7
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ANS: B q i REF: p. 9 q i qi
9. Molds belong to which of the following groups of eukaryotic organisms?
qi qi qi qi qi qi qi qi qi qi
a. Protozoans
b. Archaea
c. Fungi
d. Algae
ANS: C q i REF: p. 11 q i qi
10. The correct descending order of taxonomic categories is
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a. species, domain, phylum, kingdom, order, division, class, genus.
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b. domain, kingdom, phylum, class, family, order, genus, species.
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c. domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species.
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d. kingdom, domain, phylum, order, class, family, genus, species.
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ANS: C q i REF: p. 10 q i qi
11. Complex communities of microorganisms on surfaces are called
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a. colonies.
b. biofilms.
c. biospheres.
d. flora.
ANS: B q i REF: p. 12 q i qi
12. A relationship between organisms in which the waste product of one provides nutrients foran
qi qi qi qi qi qi qi qi qi qi qi qi qi iq
other is called
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a. mutualism.
b. competition.
c. synergism.
d. commensalism.
ANS: D q i REF: p. 12 q i qi
dr.j
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qi qi qi qi qi qi qi qi qi
13. Which of the following sites of the human body does not have a normal flora?
qi qi qi qi qi qi qi qi qi qi qi qi qi qi
a. Intestine
b. Skin
c. Vagina
d. Blood
ANS: D q i REF: p. 12 q i qi
14. Which of the following lack nucleic acids?
qi qi qi qi qi qi
a. Archaea
b. Viruses
c. Prions
d. Bacteria
ANS: C q i REF: p. 11 q i qi
15. The binominal system of nomenclature was originally developed by
qi qi qi qi qi qi qi qi
a. Pasteur.
b. Linnaeus.
c. Martini.
d. Jenner.
ANS: B q i REF: p. 11 q i qi
16. Which of the following scientists performed the first vaccination against smallpox?
qi qi qi qi qi qi qi qi qi qi
a. Pasteur
b. Jenner
c. Semmelweis
d. Koch
ANS: B q i REF: p. 9 q i qi
17. Which of the following diseases is generally caused by contaminated food?
qi qi qi qi qi qi qi qi qi qi
a. Mumps
b. Shigellosis
c. Legionellosis
d. Tuberculosis
ANS: B q i REF: p. 13 q i qi
18. Which of the following diseases is transmitted via aerosols?
qi qi qi qi qi qi qi qi
a. Psittacosis
b. Shigellosis
c. Leptospirosis
d. Giardiasis
ANS: A q i REF: p. 14 q i qi
19. Which of the following organisms is used in the production of cheese?
qi qi qi qi qi qi qi qi qi qi qi
a. Propionibacterium shermanii qi
b. Acetobacter aceti qi
c. Giardia
dr.j
