Alcamos Fundamentals of Microbiology 9th Edition by Pommerville TestBank

Chap01, I Chapter I 1




Multiple I Choice




1. Who I was Ione I of I the Iearly Inatural Iphilosophers I who I coined Ithe I name I“cella” I for Ithe
Iempty I cork I spaces Ithat Ibecame I the I word I we I use I today, I “cells”?



A. Robert I Hooke
B. Zacharias I Janssen
C. Francesco I Stalluti

D. Giovanni I Faber


Ans: I A




2. Leeuwenhoek I made I lenses I that I allowed I him Ito I magnify I objects I more I than
I 200X.IHowever, I he I failed I to I promote I scientific I inquiry I because:



A. he Ididn't I share I his Idrawings I with I other I scientists.

B. he Ididn't I reveal Ihow Ihe I ground I the I lenses Iand I no I one I else I was Idoing Iit I that I well.
C. he Ilimited I his I research Ito I pond Iwater
D. it I was Ionly Ia Ihobby Iand Ihe Ididn't I live I very Ilong


Ans: I B




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,3. Leeuwenhoek Iwas Ithe Ifirst Iperson Ito:
A. see Iviruses.

B. use Ia Imicroscope.
C. describe Ibacteria.

D. suggest Ianimalcules Icaused Idisease.


Ans: IC




4. Francesco I Redi I is I famous I for I performing I one I of I the Ifirst I experiments Iover I the Idebate
Iregarding I spontaneous Igeneration. I What I was I his I experiment?



A. He Iboiled I some Imutton Igravy Iand Isealed I the Itops I with I corks.

B. He Icovered I some Ijars Iof I meat I with I gauze Iand Ileft Iothers Iopen. IThe I covered I jars Idid Inot
Idevelop I maggots, Ithe I uncovered I ones I did.



C. He Ishowed Ithat I mice I will Iappear I with I damp I rags Iand I rice.

D. He I boiled I broth I for I longer I periods I of I time I and I sealed I the Itops I with I melted I glass.


Ans: I B




5. I did Inot Iattempt Ito Iprove Ior Irefute Ithe Iidea Iof Ispontaneous Igeneration.
A. Francesco IRedi
B. Robert IKoch

C. Lazzaro ISpallanzani
D. Louis IPasteur


Ans: IB


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,6. Which Ione Iof Ithe Ifollowing Iwould Ibe Iconsistent Iwith Ithe Iidea Iof Ispontaneous
Igeneration?



A. Microorganisms Imay Ibe Icultivated Ion Isolid Ilaboratory Imedia.
B. Insects Iare Iimportant Iin Ithe Itransmission Iof Idisease.
C. Sick Ipeople Igive Irise Ito Imicroorganisms Iin Itheir Ibody.

D. Disinfection Iis Iessential Ito Iprevent Ithe Ispread Iof Imicroorganisms.


Ans: IC




7. Spallanzani’s Iexperiments Ishowed Ithat:
A. viruses Iwere Itransmitted Iby Iwater.

B. spontaneous Igeneration Ioccurs.
C. miasma Iwas Ithe Icause Iof Idisease.
D. experiments Ican Ibe Imodified Ito Itest Ia Ihypothesis.


Ans: ID

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8. Which Ipair Iof Iscientists Iwere Iantagonists Iduring Ithe Isame Iperiod Iof Ihistory?
A. Pasteur Iand IEhrlich

B. Koch Iand ILeeuwenhoek
C. Spallanzani Iand INeedham

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, D. Pasteur Iand ISnow


Ans: IC




9. Semmelweis Ishowed Ithat Ithe Itransmission Iof Idisease Icould Ibe Iinterrupted Iby:

A. killing Idisease-carrying Imosquitoes.
B. disinfecting Iwater Isupplies.

C. pasteurizing Imilk.
D. washing Ihands Iin Ichlorine Iwater.


Ans: I D




10. In I1854, IJohn ISnow Idetermined Ithat Icontaminated Iwater Itransmits:
A. smallpox.
B. cholera.
C. influenza.
D. anthrax.


Ans: IB




11. John ISnow Itraced Ithe Isource Iof Ian I1854 Ioutbreak Iof Icholera Ito:

A. consumption Iof Icontaminated Ibeef.
B. an Iincrease Iin Iinfected Imosquitoes.
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