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, Chapter 1 Multi
m m
ple Choice
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1. Whomwasmonemofmthemearlymnaturalmphilosophersmwhomcoinedmthemnamem“cella”mformt
hememptymcorkmspacesmthatmbecamemthemwordmwemusemtoday,m“cells”?
A. Robertm Hooke
B. Zachariasm Janssen
C. Francescom Stalluti
D. GiovannimFabe
rmAns:mA
2. Leeuwenhoekmmademlensesmthatmallowedmhimmtommagnifymobjectsmmoremthanm200
X.mHowever,mhemfailedmtompromotemscientificminquirymbecause:
A. hemdidn'tm sharemhismdrawingsm withm otherm scientists.
B. hemdidn'tm revealmhowmhem groundm them lensesm andm nom onemelsem wasmdoingmitm thatm well.
C. hemlimitedm hism researchm tom pondm water
D. itm wasmonlymam hobbymandm hem didn'tmlivem verymlong
Ans:m B
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, 3. Leeuwenhoekmwasmthemfirstmpersonmto:
A. seemviruses.
B. usemammicroscope.
C. describembacteria.
D. suggestmanimalculesmcausedmdisease.
Ans:mC
4. FrancescomRedimismfamousmformperformingmonemofmthemfirstmexperimentsmovermthemdeba
temregardingmspontaneousmgeneration.mWhatmwasmhismexperiment?
A. Hemboiledm somem muttonmgravymandm sealedm themtopsm withm corks.
B. Hemcoveredmsomemjarsmofmmeatmwithmgauzemandmleftmothersmopen.mThemcoveredmjarsmdidmn
otmdevelopmmaggots,mthemuncoveredmonesmdid.
C. Hemshowedmthatm micemwillmappearm withm dampm ragsm andm rice.
D. Hemboiledm brothm formlongerm periodsm ofm timemandm sealedm them topsm withm meltedm glass.
Ans:m B
5. didmnotmattemptmtomprovemormrefutemthemideamofmspontaneousmgeneration.
A. FrancescomRedi
B. RobertmKoch
C. LazzaromSpallanzani
D. LouismPasteu
rmAns:mB
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, 6. Whichmonemofmthemfollowingmwouldmbemconsistentmwithmthemideamofmspontaneo
usmgeneration?
A. Microorganismsmmaymbemcultivatedmonmsolidmlaboratorymmedia.
B. Insectsmaremimportantminmthemtransmissionmofmdisease.
C. Sickmpeoplemgivemrisemtommicroorganismsminmtheirmbody.
D. Disinfectionmismessentialmtompreventmthemspreadmofmmicroorganis
ms.mAns:mC
7. Spallanzani’smexperimentsmshowedmthat:
A. virusesmweremtransmittedmbymwater.
B. spontaneousmgenerationmoccurs.
C. miasmamwasmthemcausemofmdisease.
D. experimentsmcanmbemmodifiedmtomtestmamhypothesi
s.mAns:mD
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8. Whichmpairmofmscientistsmweremantagonistsmduringmthemsamemperiodmofmhistory?
A. PasteurmandmEhrlich
B. KochmandmLeeuwenhoek
C. SpallanzanimandmNeedham
D. PasteurmandmSnow
Ans:mC
9. Semmelweismshowedmthatmthemtransmissionmofmdiseasemcouldmbeminterruptedmby:
A. killingm disease-carryingm mosquitoes.
B. disinfectingmwatermsupplies.
C. pasteurizingmmilk.
D. washingmhandsminmchlorinemwater.
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, Chapter 1 Multi
m m
ple Choice
m
1. Whomwasmonemofmthemearlymnaturalmphilosophersmwhomcoinedmthemnamem“cella”mformt
hememptymcorkmspacesmthatmbecamemthemwordmwemusemtoday,m“cells”?
A. Robertm Hooke
B. Zachariasm Janssen
C. Francescom Stalluti
D. GiovannimFabe
rmAns:mA
2. Leeuwenhoekmmademlensesmthatmallowedmhimmtommagnifymobjectsmmoremthanm200
X.mHowever,mhemfailedmtompromotemscientificminquirymbecause:
A. hemdidn'tm sharemhismdrawingsm withm otherm scientists.
B. hemdidn'tm revealmhowmhem groundm them lensesm andm nom onemelsem wasmdoingmitm thatm well.
C. hemlimitedm hism researchm tom pondm water
D. itm wasmonlymam hobbymandm hem didn'tmlivem verymlong
Ans:m B
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, 3. Leeuwenhoekmwasmthemfirstmpersonmto:
A. seemviruses.
B. usemammicroscope.
C. describembacteria.
D. suggestmanimalculesmcausedmdisease.
Ans:mC
4. FrancescomRedimismfamousmformperformingmonemofmthemfirstmexperimentsmovermthemdeba
temregardingmspontaneousmgeneration.mWhatmwasmhismexperiment?
A. Hemboiledm somem muttonmgravymandm sealedm themtopsm withm corks.
B. Hemcoveredmsomemjarsmofmmeatmwithmgauzemandmleftmothersmopen.mThemcoveredmjarsmdidmn
otmdevelopmmaggots,mthemuncoveredmonesmdid.
C. Hemshowedmthatm micemwillmappearm withm dampm ragsm andm rice.
D. Hemboiledm brothm formlongerm periodsm ofm timemandm sealedm them topsm withm meltedm glass.
Ans:m B
5. didmnotmattemptmtomprovemormrefutemthemideamofmspontaneousmgeneration.
A. FrancescomRedi
B. RobertmKoch
C. LazzaromSpallanzani
D. LouismPasteu
rmAns:mB
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, 6. Whichmonemofmthemfollowingmwouldmbemconsistentmwithmthemideamofmspontaneo
usmgeneration?
A. Microorganismsmmaymbemcultivatedmonmsolidmlaboratorymmedia.
B. Insectsmaremimportantminmthemtransmissionmofmdisease.
C. Sickmpeoplemgivemrisemtommicroorganismsminmtheirmbody.
D. Disinfectionmismessentialmtompreventmthemspreadmofmmicroorganis
ms.mAns:mC
7. Spallanzani’smexperimentsmshowedmthat:
A. virusesmweremtransmittedmbymwater.
B. spontaneousmgenerationmoccurs.
C. miasmamwasmthemcausemofmdisease.
D. experimentsmcanmbemmodifiedmtomtestmamhypothesi
s.mAns:mD
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8. Whichmpairmofmscientistsmweremantagonistsmduringmthemsamemperiodmofmhistory?
A. PasteurmandmEhrlich
B. KochmandmLeeuwenhoek
C. SpallanzanimandmNeedham
D. PasteurmandmSnow
Ans:mC
9. Semmelweismshowedmthatmthemtransmissionmofmdiseasemcouldmbeminterruptedmby:
A. killingm disease-carryingm mosquitoes.
B. disinfectingmwatermsupplies.
C. pasteurizingmmilk.
D. washingmhandsminmchlorinemwater.
