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Microbiology 12th Edition by Pommerville
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,Chap01, Chapter 1
Multiple Choice
1. Who hwas hone of the early natural philosophers who coined the name “cella” for the
empty cork spaces that became the word we use today ,hcells ?
A. Robert Hooke
B. Zacharias h Janssen
C. Francesco h Stalluti
D. Giovanni
Faber Ans: A
2. Leeuwenhoek made lenses that allowed him to magnify objects more than 200X.How
ever, he failed to promote scientific inquiry because:
A. he didn't h share his drawings with other scientists.
B. He hdidn't reveal how he ground the lenses and no one else was doing it that well.
C. he limited his research to pond water
D. it was only a hobby and he didn't live very
long Ans: B
,3. Leeuwenhoek was hthe first person to:
A. see viruses.
B. use a microscope.
C. describe bacteria.
D. suggest animalcules caused disease.
Ans: C
4. Francesco Redi is hfamous for performing one of the first hexperiments over the debate
regarding spontaneous generation. What was his experiment?
A. He boiled some mutton hgravy and sealed the tops with corks.
B. He covered some jars of meat hwith gauze and lefth others hopen. The covered jars did not
develop maggots, the uncovered onesh did.
C. He showed that mice will appear with damp rags and rice.
D. He boiled broth for longer periods of time and sealed the tops with melted glass.
Ans: B
5. did not attempt to prove or refute the idea of spontaneous hgeneration.
A. Francesco hRedi
B. Robert Koch
C. Lazzaro Spallanzani
D. Louis
Pasteur Ans: B
, 6. Which one of the following would be consistent with the idea of spontaneous
generation ?
A. Microorganisms may be cultivated on solid laboratory media.
B. Insects are important in the transmission of disease.
C. Sick people give rise to microorganisms in their body.
D. Disinfection is essential to prevent the spread of microorganisms.
Ans: C
7. Spallanzani’s experiments showed that:
A. viruses were transmitted by water.
B. spontaneous generation occurs.
C. miasma was hthe cause of disease.
D. experiments can be modified to test a hypothesis.
Ans: D Page
:8
8. Which pair of scientists were antagonists during the same period of history?
A. Pasteur and Ehrlich
B. Koch and Leeuwenhoek
C. Spallanzani and Needham
Microbiology 12th Edition by Pommerville
Verified Chapter's 1 - 27 | Complete -
,Chap01, Chapter 1
Multiple Choice
1. Who hwas hone of the early natural philosophers who coined the name “cella” for the
empty cork spaces that became the word we use today ,hcells ?
A. Robert Hooke
B. Zacharias h Janssen
C. Francesco h Stalluti
D. Giovanni
Faber Ans: A
2. Leeuwenhoek made lenses that allowed him to magnify objects more than 200X.How
ever, he failed to promote scientific inquiry because:
A. he didn't h share his drawings with other scientists.
B. He hdidn't reveal how he ground the lenses and no one else was doing it that well.
C. he limited his research to pond water
D. it was only a hobby and he didn't live very
long Ans: B
,3. Leeuwenhoek was hthe first person to:
A. see viruses.
B. use a microscope.
C. describe bacteria.
D. suggest animalcules caused disease.
Ans: C
4. Francesco Redi is hfamous for performing one of the first hexperiments over the debate
regarding spontaneous generation. What was his experiment?
A. He boiled some mutton hgravy and sealed the tops with corks.
B. He covered some jars of meat hwith gauze and lefth others hopen. The covered jars did not
develop maggots, the uncovered onesh did.
C. He showed that mice will appear with damp rags and rice.
D. He boiled broth for longer periods of time and sealed the tops with melted glass.
Ans: B
5. did not attempt to prove or refute the idea of spontaneous hgeneration.
A. Francesco hRedi
B. Robert Koch
C. Lazzaro Spallanzani
D. Louis
Pasteur Ans: B
, 6. Which one of the following would be consistent with the idea of spontaneous
generation ?
A. Microorganisms may be cultivated on solid laboratory media.
B. Insects are important in the transmission of disease.
C. Sick people give rise to microorganisms in their body.
D. Disinfection is essential to prevent the spread of microorganisms.
Ans: C
7. Spallanzani’s experiments showed that:
A. viruses were transmitted by water.
B. spontaneous generation occurs.
C. miasma was hthe cause of disease.
D. experiments can be modified to test a hypothesis.
Ans: D Page
:8
8. Which pair of scientists were antagonists during the same period of history?
A. Pasteur and Ehrlich
B. Koch and Leeuwenhoek
C. Spallanzani and Needham
