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Which of the following was NOT an aspect of Pasteur's experiments to disprove spontaneous
generation?

A. The necks of the flasks he used were bent into an S-shape

B. The flasks were free of microbes until they opened

C. He boiled the infusions to kill any microbes present.

D. The flasks were incubated for very long periods of time

E. The flasks he used were sealed with corks - ✔✔answers✔✔The flasks he used were sealed with corks



The study of the occurrence, distribution, and spread of disease is known as:

A. Biotechnology

B. Biochemistry

C. Serology

D. Immunology

E. Epidemiology - ✔✔answers✔✔Epidemiology



Work by ________ laid the foundations of the field of environmental microbiology.

A. Beijerinck and Winogradsky

B. Pauling and Woese

C. Reid and Spallanzani

D. Lister and Semmelweis

E. Koch and Pasteur - ✔✔answers✔✔Beijerinck and Winogradsky



What must one have before designing and conducting experiments?

A. A hypothesis

B. Popular opinion

,C. A theory

D. Scientific law

E. A complete set of data - ✔✔answers✔✔A hypothesis



Whose search for chemicals would kill microbes without harming humans was the foundation for
chemotherapy?

A. Ehrlich

B. Koch

C. Pasteur

D. Lister

E. Gram - ✔✔answers✔✔Ehrlich



Antoni van Leeuwenhoek was the first person in history to

A. Disprove spontaneous generation

B. Use a magnifying glass

C. View microorganisms and record these observations

D. Use the germ theory of disease

E. develop a taxonomic system - ✔✔answers✔✔View microorganisms and record these observations



Microorganisms characterized by the absence of a nucleus are called

A. Prokaryotes

B. Viruses

C. Pathogens

D. Fungi

E. Eukaryotes - ✔✔answers✔✔Prokaryotes



Robert Koch was involved in research on all of the following topics EXCEPT

A. The cause of fermentation

B. The cause of anthrax

, C. Techniques for isolating microbes in the laboratory

D. The cause of tuberculosis

E. Development of a method to determine the cause of an infectious disease - ✔✔answers✔✔The cause
of fermentation



The term for the use of microorganisms to restore damaged environments is

A. Epidemiology

B. Ecology

C. Serology

D. Chemotherapy

E. Bioremediation - ✔✔answers✔✔Bioremediation



Which of the following is an INCORRECT pairing?

A. Fungi; cell walls

B. Protozoa; multicellular

C. Prokaryotes; no nuclei

D. Viruses; acellular parasites

E. Algae; aquatic and marine habitats - ✔✔answers✔✔Protozoa; multicellular



The microbes commonly known as ________ are single-felled eukaryotes that are generally motile

A. Viruses

B. Archaea

C. Protozoa

D. Fungi

E. Bacteria - ✔✔answers✔✔Protozoa



What is the correct order for application of Koch's postulates?

I. Inoculate suspect agent into test subject and observe that subject develops disease of interest

II. Isolate and culture suspect agent in the laboratory

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