VERIFIE
Ch01
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The scientist usually considered the first to see microorganisms, which he called
"animalcules", was
A. Red
i
B. van
Leeuwenhoek
C. Pasteu
r
D. Tyndal
l
2. The word "Animalcule" was coined by
A. Pasteur
.
B. van
Leeuwenhoek.
C. Redi
.
D. Tyndall
.
3. The idea of Spontaneous Generation postulated that
A. organisms could evolve into the next generation of
organisms.
B. organisms could spontaneously
combust.
C. organisms could spontaneously arise from other living
organisms.
D. living organisms could spontaneously arise from non-living
material.
,4. Which of these scientist(s) was/were involved in, among other things, investigating
the idea of spontaneous generation?
A. Red
i
B. van
Leeuwenhoek
C. Pasteu
r
D. Escheric
h
E. Redi AND
Pasteur
5. The work of Tyndall and Cohn
A. supported the idea of spontaneous
generation.
B. was used to explain why others investigating spontaneous generation had
obtained results that were opposite of those obtained by Pasteur.
C. showed that microbes caused
disease.
D. allowed scientists to see
microorganisms.
6. The structures present in the hay infusions used in experiments on Spontaneous
Generation that made them difficult to sterilize are
A. chlorophy
ll.
B. toxin
s.
C. organelle
s.
D. endospore
s.
,7. The opposite results obtained by scientists apparently doing the same experiments in
investigating spontaneous generation
A. shows the importance of repeating
experiments.
B. shows the importance of exactly duplicating experimental
conditions.
C. led to further experiments that ultimately furthered
knowledge.
D. All of the choices are
correct.
8. If while investigating Spontaneous Generation, Pasteur had his laboratory located in a
stable
A. the results would, most likely, have supported the idea of spontaneous
generation.
B. the results would, most likely, have not supported the idea of spontaneous
generation.
C. this would have had no effect on his
results.
D. this would have shown his love of
horses.
9. Cellulose is a major component of plants and is only directly digested by
A. herbivore
s.
B. carnivore
s.
C. termite
s.
D. microorganis
ms.
, 10. Plants are dependent on microorganisms for
A. providing
oxygen.
B. providing
water.
C. changing atmospheric nitrogen to a
usable form.
D. providing
carbohydrates.
11. Microorganisms are involved in
A. causing
disease.
B. curing/treating
disease.
C. preparing
food.
D. cleaning up
pollutants.
E. All of the choices are
correct.
12. Bacteria have been used to help produce or modify food products
A. for several thousand
years.
B. since the middle
ages.
C. since the late
1800s.
D. since the
1950s.
Ch01
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The scientist usually considered the first to see microorganisms, which he called
"animalcules", was
A. Red
i
B. van
Leeuwenhoek
C. Pasteu
r
D. Tyndal
l
2. The word "Animalcule" was coined by
A. Pasteur
.
B. van
Leeuwenhoek.
C. Redi
.
D. Tyndall
.
3. The idea of Spontaneous Generation postulated that
A. organisms could evolve into the next generation of
organisms.
B. organisms could spontaneously
combust.
C. organisms could spontaneously arise from other living
organisms.
D. living organisms could spontaneously arise from non-living
material.
,4. Which of these scientist(s) was/were involved in, among other things, investigating
the idea of spontaneous generation?
A. Red
i
B. van
Leeuwenhoek
C. Pasteu
r
D. Escheric
h
E. Redi AND
Pasteur
5. The work of Tyndall and Cohn
A. supported the idea of spontaneous
generation.
B. was used to explain why others investigating spontaneous generation had
obtained results that were opposite of those obtained by Pasteur.
C. showed that microbes caused
disease.
D. allowed scientists to see
microorganisms.
6. The structures present in the hay infusions used in experiments on Spontaneous
Generation that made them difficult to sterilize are
A. chlorophy
ll.
B. toxin
s.
C. organelle
s.
D. endospore
s.
,7. The opposite results obtained by scientists apparently doing the same experiments in
investigating spontaneous generation
A. shows the importance of repeating
experiments.
B. shows the importance of exactly duplicating experimental
conditions.
C. led to further experiments that ultimately furthered
knowledge.
D. All of the choices are
correct.
8. If while investigating Spontaneous Generation, Pasteur had his laboratory located in a
stable
A. the results would, most likely, have supported the idea of spontaneous
generation.
B. the results would, most likely, have not supported the idea of spontaneous
generation.
C. this would have had no effect on his
results.
D. this would have shown his love of
horses.
9. Cellulose is a major component of plants and is only directly digested by
A. herbivore
s.
B. carnivore
s.
C. termite
s.
D. microorganis
ms.
, 10. Plants are dependent on microorganisms for
A. providing
oxygen.
B. providing
water.
C. changing atmospheric nitrogen to a
usable form.
D. providing
carbohydrates.
11. Microorganisms are involved in
A. causing
disease.
B. curing/treating
disease.
C. preparing
food.
D. cleaning up
pollutants.
E. All of the choices are
correct.
12. Bacteria have been used to help produce or modify food products
A. for several thousand
years.
B. since the middle
ages.
C. since the late
1800s.
D. since the
1950s.
