Alcamo’s Fundamentals of Microbiology – Jeffrey Pommerville (9th Edition) | Complete Test Bank (All Chapters)

,Chap01, Chapter 1




Multiple Choice / f




1. Who was one of the early natural philosophers who coined the
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name ―cella‖ for theempt y cork spaces that became the word
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we use today, ―cells‖?
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A. Robert / f Hooke
B. Zacharias / f / f Janssen
C. Francesco Stalluti
D. Giovanni

/ f Faber / f Ans:

/ f A




2. Leeuwenhoek made lenses that allowed him to magnify objects / f / f /f / f / f / f / f / f


/fmore than 200X.How ever, he failed to promote scientific inquiry
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because:
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A. he didn't share his drawings with other scientists.
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B. he didn't reveal how he ground the lenses and no one else was doing it that
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well.
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C. he limited his research to pond water
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D. it was only a hobby and he
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,/ f didn't live very long
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, 3. Leeuwenhoek / f was the /f / f first / f person to:
A. see viruses. / f




B. use a microscope. /f /f




C. describe bacteria. /f




D. suggest / f animalcules / f caused / f disease.


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4. Francesco Redi is famous for performing one of the firsthexperiments
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over the debaterega rding spontaneous generation. What was his
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experiment?
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A. He boiled some mutton gravy and sealed the tops with corks.
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B. He covered some jars of meat with gauze and lefthothers open. The
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covered jars did notdeve lop maggots, the uncovered onesdid.
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C. He / f showed that / f / f mice / f will / f appear / f with / f damp / f rags / f and / f rice.
D. He /boiled
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/ f periods of time / f / f / f and sealed the tops / f / f / f with
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Ans: / f B




5. did not attempt to prove / f / f / f / f / f or refute the idea of
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generation.
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A. Francesco Redi /f




B. Robert Koch / f




C. Lazzaro Spallanzani / f




D. Louis


Pasteur Ans:
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/f B