Test Bank Microbiology for the Healthcare Professional 2nd Edition
By VanMeter
All Chapters (1-25) |Q&As Verified |Grade A+ Assured
ISBN 9780323320924
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Chapter 01: Scope of Microbiology
VanMeter: Microbiology for the Healthcare Professional, 2nd Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. 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
CORRECT ANSWER: C REF: p. 3
2. “Animalcules” were first described by
a. Robert Hooke.
b. Antony van Leeuwenhoek.
c. Hans Janssen.
d. John Needham.
CORRECT ANSWER: B 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.
CORRECT ANSWER: 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.
CORRECT ANSWER: 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.
CORRECT ANSWER: 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 microscope.
d. electron microscope.
CORRECT ANSWER: B REF: p. 6
7. Which scientist is most responsible for ending the controversy about spontaneous generation?
a. John Needham
b. Joseph Lister
c. Louis Pasteur
d. Robert Koch
CORRECT ANSWER: C REF: p. 8
8. Fossils of prokaryotes go back billion years.
a. 4.0 to 5.0
b. 3.5 to 4.0
c. 2.5 to 3.0
d. 2.2 to 2.7
CORRECT ANSWER: B REF: p. 9
9. Molds belong to which of the following groups of eukaryotic organisms?
a. Protozoans
b. Archaea
c. Fungi
d. Algae
CORRECT ANSWER: C REF: p. 11
10. The correct descending order of taxonomic categories is
a. species, domain, phylum, kingdom, order, division, class, genus.
b. domain, kingdom, phylum, class, family, order, genus, species.
c. domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species.
d. kingdom, domain, phylum, order, class, family, genus, species.
CORRECT ANSWER: C REF: p. 10
11. Complex communities of microorganisms on surfaces are called
a. colonies.
b. biofilms.
c. biospheres.
d. flora.
CORRECT ANSWER: B REF: p. 12
12. A relationship between organisms in which the waste product of one provides
nutrients for another is called
a. mutualism.
b. competition.
c. synergism.
d. commensalism.
CORRECT ANSWER: D REF: p. 12
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13. Which of the following sites of the human body does not have a normal flora?
a. Intestine
b. Skin
c. Vagina
d. Blood
CORRECT ANSWER: D REF: p. 12
14. Which of the following lack nucleic acids?
a. Archaea
b. Viruses
c. Prions
d. Bacteria
CORRECT ANSWER: C REF: p. 11
15. The binominal system of nomenclature was originally developed by
a. Pasteur.
b. Linnaeus.
c. Martini.
d. Jenner.
CORRECT ANSWER: B REF: p. 11
16. Which of the following scientists performed the first vaccination against smallpox?
a. Pasteur
b. Jenner
c. Semmelweis
d. Koch
CORRECT ANSWER: B REF: p. 9
17. Which of the following diseases is generally caused by contaminated food?
a. Mumps
b. Shigellosis
c. Legionellosis
d. Tuberculosis
CORRECT ANSWER: B REF: p. 13
18. Which of the following diseases is transmitted via aerosols?
a. Psittacosis
b. Shigellosis
c. Leptospirosis
d. Giardiasis
CORRECT ANSWER: A REF: p. 14
19. Which of the following organisms is used in the production of cheese?
a. Propionibacterium shermanii
b. Acetobacter aceti
c. Giardia