Microbiology32with32Diseases32by32Taxonomy,326e32(Bauma
n)32Chapter3213 2 A32Brief32History32of32Microbiology
1.1 Multiple32Choice32Questions
1) Antoni32van32Leeuwenhoek32was32the32first32person32in32history32to
A) use32a32magnifying32glass.
B) develop32a32taxonomic32system.
C) view32microorganisms32and32record32these32observations.
D) disprove32spontaneous32generation.
E) propose32the32germ32theory32of32dis
ease.32Answer:3 2 C
Bloom's32Taxonomy:3 2 Knowledge
Section:3 2 The32Early32Years32of32Microbio
logy32Learning32Outcome:3 2 1.1
2) The32microbes32commonly32known32as32 32are32single-
celled32eukaryotes32that32are32generally32motile.
A) archaea
B) bacteria
C) fungi
D) protozoa
E) viruses32
Answer:3 2
D
Bloom's32Taxonomy:3 2 Comprehension32S
ection:3 2 The32Early32Years32of32Microbiol
ogy32Learning32Outcome:3 2 1.3
3) Which32of32the32following32statements32about32algae32is32FALSE?
A) The32group32includes32seaweeds32and32kelps.
B) They32are32photosynthetic32organisms.
C) They32provide32most32of32the32oxygen32on32Earth.
D) They32are32important32in32the32degradation32of32dead32plants32and32animals.
E) They32are32a32source32of32food32for32aquatic32and32marine
32animals.32Answer:3 2 D
Bloom's32Taxonomy:3 2 Comprehension32S
ection:3 2 The32Early32Years32of32Microbiol
ogy32Learning32Outcome:3 2 1.3
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,4) Louis32Pasteur32demonstrated32that32fermentation32of32sugar32to32produce32alcohol32is32caused32by
A) aerobes.
B) facultative32anaerobes.
C) obligate32parasites.
D) archaea.
E) prokaryotes.
32Answer:3 2 B
Bloom's32Taxonomy:3 2 Knowledge
Section:3 2 The32Golden32Age32of32Microbio
logy32Learning32Outcome:3 2 1.6
5) Which32of32the32following32scientists32provided32evidence32in32favor32of32the32concept32of3
2spontaneous32generation?
A) Pasteur
B) Needham
C) Redi
D) Buchner
E) Spallanzani
32Answer:3 2 B
Bloom's32Taxonomy:3 2 Knowledge
Section:3 2 The32Golden32Age32of32Microbio
logy32Learning32Outcome:3 2 1.9
6) Pasteur's32experiments32on32fermentation32laid32the32foundation32for
A) industrial32microbiology.
B) epidemiology.
C) immunology.
D) abiogenesis.
E) antisepsis.
32Answer:3 2
A
Bloom's32Taxonomy:3 2 Comprehension32S
ection:3 2 The32Golden32Age32of32Microbiol
ogy32Learning32Outcome:3 2 1.11
7) Which32of32the32following32statements32about32fungi32is32FALSE?
A) Fungi32are32eukaryotes.
B) Molds32are32multicellular.
C) Fungi32have32a32cell32wall.
D) Fungi32are32photosynthetic.
E) Yeasts32are32unicellul
ar.
Answer:3 2 D
Bloom's32Taxonomy:3 2 Comprehension32S
ection:3 2 The32Golden32Age32of32Microbiol
ogy32Learning32Outcome:3 2 1.3
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,8) Which32of32the32following32contributed32to32the32successful32application32of32Koch's32postulates?
A) The32development32of32the32compound32microscope.
B) The32theory32of32abiogenesis.
C) The32ability32to32record32the32appearance32of32bacteria32photographically.
D) The32development32of32simple32bacterial32staining32techniques.
E) The32development32of32techniques32for32sterile32transfer32of32
bacteria.32Answer:3 2 E
Bloom's32Taxonomy:3 2 Applying
Section:3 2 The32Golden32Age32of32Microbio
logy32Learning32Outcome:3 2 1.14
9) Which32of32the32following32individuals32pioneered32the32use32of32chemicals32to32reduce32the3
2incidence32of32infections32during32surgery?
A) Nightingale
B) Snow
C) Ehrlich
D) Lister
E) Semmelweis
32Answer:3 2 D
Bloom's32Taxonomy:3 2 Knowledge
Section:3 2 The32Golden32Age32of32Microbio
logy32Learning32Outcome:3 2 1.16
10) The32technique32developed32by32Hans32Christian32Gram32is32important32for32bacterial
A) etiology.
B) identification.
C) classification.
D) isolation.
E) epidemiology.
Answer:3 2 B
Bloom's32Taxonomy:3 2 Knowledge
Section:3 2 The32Golden32Age32of32Microbio
logy32Learning32Outcome:3 2 1.15
11) The32use32of32chemical32agents32to32harm32or32kill32microbes32is
A) immunology.
B) chemotherapy.
C) epidemiology.
D) serology.
E) biotechnology.
Answer:3 2 B
Bloom's32Taxonomy:3 2 Knowledge
Section:3 2 The32Golden32Age32of32Microbio
logy32Learning32Outcome:3 2 1.18
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, 12) Parasitic32worms,32even32meters-long32tapeworms,32are32studied32in32microbiology32because
A) they32are32parasites.
B) diagnosis32usually32involves32microscopic32examination32of32patient32samples.
C) the32Gram32stain32can32be32used32to32identify32them.
D) Leeuwenhoek32first32discovered32them.
E) no32one32else32wants32to32study32
them.32Answer:3 2 B
Bloom's32Taxonomy:3 2 Comprehension32S
ection:3 2 The32Early32Years32of32Microbiol
ogy32Learning32Outcome:3 2 1.4
13) Which32of32the32following32areas32of32investigation32is32considered32a32major32driver
32of32modern32microbiology?
A) microbial32classification
B) industrial32microbiology
C) the32etiology32of32infectious32disease
D) genetics
E) food32preparatio
n32Answer:3 2 D
Bloom's32Taxonomy:3 2 Comprehension32S
ection:3 2 The32Modern32Age32of32Microbiol
ogy32Learning32Outcome:3 2 1.19
14) Work32by32
32laid32the32foundations32of32immunology32with32the32development32of32vacc
ines.
A) Redi32and32Spallanzani
B) Koch32and32Pasteur
C) Jenner32and32Pasteur
D) Lister32and32Semmelweis
E) Pauling32and32Woe
se32Answer:3 2 C
Bloom's32Taxonomy:3 2 Knowledge
Section:3 2 The32Golden32Age32of32Microbio
logy32Learning32Outcome:3 2 1.17
15) According32to32Kluyver32and32van32Niel,32which32of32the32following32are32TRUE32of32basic
32biochemical32reactions?
A) They32are32shared32by32all32living32things.
B) There32are32an32unlimited32number32of32them.
C) They32primarily32involve32the32transfer32of32electrons32and32ions.
D) Basic32biochemical32reactions32shared32by32all32living32things32primarily32involve32t
ransfer32of32electrons32and32hydrogen32ions.
E) They32primarily32involve32transfers32of32chemical32g
roups.32Answer:3 2 D
Bloom's32Taxonomy:3 2 Applying
Section:3 2 The32Modern32Age32of32Microbi
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