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Microbiology with Diseases by Taxonomy, 6e (Bauman) wu wu wu wu wu wu
Chapter 1 A Brief History of Microbiology
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1.1 Multiple Choice Questions wu wu
1) Antoni van Leeuwenhoek was the first person in history to
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A) use a magnifying glass.
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B) develop a taxonomic system. wu wu wu
C) view microorganisms and record these observations.
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D) disprove spontaneous generation. wu wu
E) propose the germ theory of disease. wu wu wu wu wu
Answer: C
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Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
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Section: The Early Yearsof Microbiology
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Learning Outcome: 1.1
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2) The microbes commonly known as
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motile.
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A) archaea
B) bacteria
C) fungi
D) protozoa
E) viruses
Answer: D
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Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension
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Section: The Early Yearsof Microbiology
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Learning Outcome: 1.3
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3) Which of the following statements about algae is FALSE?
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A) The group includes seaweeds and kelps.
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B) They are photosynthetic organisms.
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C) They provide most of the oxygen on Earth.
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D) They are important in the degradation of dead plants and animals.
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E) They are a source of food for aquatic and marine animals.
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Answer: D
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Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension
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Section: The Early Yearsof Microbiology
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Learning Outcome: 1.3
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,4) Louis Pasteur demonstrated that fermentation of sugar to produce alcohol is caused by
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A) aerobes.
B) facultative anaerobes. wu
C) obligate parasites. wu
D) archaea.
E) prokaryotes.
Answer: B
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Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
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Section: The Golden Age of Microbiology
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Learning Outcome: 1.6
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5) Which of the following scientists provided evidence in favor of the concept of spontaneous
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generation?
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A) Pasteur
B) Needham
C) Redi
D) Buchner
E) Spallanzani
Answer: B
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Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
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Section: The Golden Age of Microbiology
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Learning Outcome: 1.9
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6) Pasteur's experiments on fermentation laid the foundation for
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A) industrial microbiology. wu
B) epidemiology.
C) immunology.
D) abiogenesis.
E) antisepsis.
Answer: A
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Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension
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Section: The Golden Age of Microbiology
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Learning Outcome: 1.11
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7) Which of the following statements about fungi is FALSE?
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A) Fungi are eukaryotes.
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B) Molds are multicellular.wu wu
C) Fungi have a cell wall.
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D) Fungi are photosynthetic.
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E) Yeasts are unicellular. wu wu
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Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension
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Section: The Golden Age of Microbiology
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Learning Outcome: 1.3
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,8) Which of the following contributed to the successful application of Koch's postulates?
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A) The development of the compound microscope.
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B) The theory of abiogenesis.
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C) The ability to record the appearance of bacteria photographically.
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D) The development of simple bacterial staining techniques.
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E) The development of techniques for sterile transfer of bacteria.
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Answer: E
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Bloom's Taxonomy: Applying
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Section: The Golden Age of Microbiology
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Learning Outcome: 1.14
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9) Which of the following individuals pioneered the use of chemicals to reduce the incidence of
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infections during surgery?
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A) Nightingale
B) Snow
C) Ehrlich
D) Lister
E) Semmelweis
Answer: D
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Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
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Section: The Golden Age of Microbiology
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Learning Outcome: 1.16
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10) The technique developed by Hans Christian Gram is important for bacterial
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A) etiology.
B) identification.
C) classification.
D) isolation.
E) epidemiology.
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Section: The Golden Age of Microbiology
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Learning Outcome: 1.15
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11) The use of chemical agents to harm or kill microbes is
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A) immunology.
B) chemotherapy.
C) epidemiology.
D) serology.
E) biotechnology.
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Section: The Golden Age of Microbiology
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Learning Outcome: 1.18
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, 12) Parasitic worms, even meters-long tapeworms, are studied in microbiology because
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A) they are parasites.
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B) diagnosis usually involves microscopic examination of patient samples.
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C) the Gram stain can be used to identify them.
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D) Leeuwenhoek first discovered them. wu wu wu
E) no one else wantsto study them.
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Answer: B
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Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension
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Section: The Early Yearsof Microbiology
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Learning Outcome: 1.4
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13) Which of the following areas of investigation is considered a major driver of modern
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microbiology?
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A) microbial classification wu
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C) the etiology of infectious disease
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D) genetics
E) foodpreparation
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Answer: D
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Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension
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Section: The Modern Age of Microbiology
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Learning Outcome: 1.19
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14) Work by laid the foundations of immunology with the development of vaccines.
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A) Redi and Spallanzani
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B) Koch and Pasteur wu wu
C) Jenner and Pasteur wu wu
D) Lister and Semmelweis wu wu
E) PaulingandWoese u
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Answer: C
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Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge
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Section: The Golden Age of Microbiology
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Learning Outcome: 1.17
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15) According to Kluyver and van Niel, which of the following are TRUE of basic biochemical wu wu wu wu wu wu wu wu wu wu wu wu wu wu
reactions?
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A) They are shared by all living things.
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B) There are an unlimited number of them.
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C) They primarily involve the transfer of electrons and ions.
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D) Basic biochemical reactions shared by all living things primarily involve transfer of
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electrons and hydrogen ions.
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E) They primarily involve transfers of chemical groups.
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Answer: D
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Bloom's Taxonomy: Applying
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Section: The Modern Age of Microbiology
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Learning Outcome: 1.19
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