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Chapter 01: Scope of Microbiology
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MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. “Animalcules” were first described by
a. Robert Hooke.
b. Antony van Leeuwenhoek.
c. Hans Janssen.
d. John Needham.
ANS: B REF: p. 3
2. In the sixteenth century a father-and-son team, by the name of , produced a
compound microscope consisting of a simple tube with lenses at each end.
a. van Leeuwenhoek
b. Semmelweis
c. Janssen
d. Hooke
ANS: C REF: p. 3
3. Micrographia, a publication illustrating insects, sponges, as well as plant cells, was published
by
a. Robert Hooke.
b. Antony van Leeuwenhoek.
c. Hans Janssen.
d. John Needham.
ANS: A REF: p. 3
4. Low-power microscopes designed for observing fairly large objects such as insects or worms
are
a. electron microscopes.
b. dark-field microscopes.
c. fluorescence microscopes.
d. stereomicroscopes.
ANS: D REF: p. 5
5. A microscope that provides a three-dimensional image of a specimen is a
a. dark-field microscope.
b. transmission electron microscope.
c. bright-field microscope.
d. scanning electron microscope.
ANS: D REF: p. 7
6. The tool of choice to observe living microorganisms is the
a. bright-field microscope.
b. phase-contrast microscope.
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c. fluorescence &kmicroscope.
d. electron &kmicroscope.
ANS: & k B REF: & k p. &k6
7. Which &kscientist &kis &kmost &kresponsible &kfor &kending &kthe &kcontroversy &kabout &kspontaneous
&kgeneration?
a. John &kNeedham
b. Joseph &kLister
c. Louis &kPasteur
d. Robert &kKoch
ANS: & k C REF: & k p. &k8
8. Fossils &kof &kprokaryotes &kgo &kback billion &kyears.
a. 4.0 &kto &k5.0
b. 3.5 &kto &k4.0
c. 2.5 &kto &k3.0
d. 2.2 &kto &k2.7
ANS: & k B REF: & k p. &k9
9. Molds &kbelong &kto &kwhich &kof &kthe &kfollowing &kgroups &kof &keukaryotic &korganisms?
a. Protozoans
b. Archaea
c. Fungi
d. Algae
ANS: & k C REF: & k p. &k11
10. The &kcorrect &kdescending &korder &kof &ktaxonomic &kcategories &kis
a. species, &kdomain, &kphylum, &kkingdom, &korder, &kdivision, &kclass, &kgenus.
b. domain, &kkingdom, &kphylum, &kclass, &kfamily, &korder, &kgenus, &kspecies.
c. domain, &kkingdom, &kphylum, &kclass, &korder, &kfamily, &kgenus, &kspecies.
d. kingdom, &kdomain, &kphylum, &korder, &kclass, &kfamily, &kgenus, &kspecies.
ANS: & k C REF: & k p. &k10
11. Complex &kcommunities &kof &kmicroorganisms &kon &ksurfaces &kare &kcalled
a. colonies.
b. biofilms.
c. biospheres.
d. flora.
ANS: & k B REF: & k p. &k12
12. 1 &k2A. relationship &kbetween &korganisms &kin &kwhich &kthe &kwaste &kproduct &kof &kone &kprovides
& k
&knutrients &kfor &kanother &kis &kcalled
a. mutualism.
b. competition.
c. synergism.
d. commensalism.
ANS: & k D REF: & k p. &k12
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13. Which &kof &kthe &kfollowing &ksites &kof &kthe &khuman &kbody &kdoes &knot &khave &ka &knormal &kflora?
a. Intestine
b. Skin
c. Vagina
d. Blood
ANS: & k D REF: & k p. &k12
14. Which &kof &kthe &kfollowing &klack &knucleic &kacids?
a. Archaea
b. Viruses
c. Prions
d. Bacteria
ANS: & k C REF: & k p. &k11
15. The &kbinominal &ksystem &kof &knomenclature &kwas &koriginally &kdeveloped &kby
a. Pasteur.
b. Linnaeus.
c. Martini.
d. Jenner.
ANS: & k B REF: & k p. &k11
16. Which &kof &kthe &kfollowing &kscientists &kperformed &kthe &kfirst &kvaccination &kagainst &ksmallpox?
a. Pasteur
b. Jenner
c. Semmelweis
d. Koch
ANS: & k B REF: & k p. &k9
17. Which &kof &kthe &kfollowing &kdiseases &kis &kgenerally &kcaused &kby &kcontaminated &kfood?
a. Mumps
b. Shigellosis
c. Legionellosis
d. Tuberculosis
ANS: & k B REF: & k p. &k13
18. Which &kof &kthe &kfollowing &kdiseases &kis &ktransmitted &kvia &kaerosols?
a. Psittacosis
b. Shigellosis
c. Leptospirosis
d. Giardiasis
ANS: & k A REF: & k p. &k14
19. Which &kof &kthe &kfollowing &korganisms &kis &kused &kin &kthe &kproduction &kof &kcheese?
a. Propionibacterium &kshermanii
b. Acetobacter &kaceti
c. Giardia