BIOS 260 (Microbiology) Final Exam : Questions and
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As the father of the microscope, this scientist was the first to SEE microbes.
a. Ferdinand Cohn
b. Anton van Leeuwenhoek
c. Carolus Linnaeus
d. Robert Koch
e. Carl Woese
(Exam I) Correct Ans-b. Anton van Leeuwenhoek
This scientist discovered Archaea and established the three domain system of classification
we use today.
a. Ferdinand Cohn
b. Anton van Leeuwenhoek
c. Carolus Linnaeus
d. Robert Koch
e. Carl Woese
(Exam I) Correct Ans-e. Carl Woese
, BIOS 260 (Microbiology) Final Exam : Questions and
Answers 100% Pass
Which scientist, via the disease anthrax, developed a method for associating a particular
organism with a particular disease?
a. Ferdinand Cohn
b. Anton van Leeuwenhoek
c. Carolus Linnaeus
d. Robert Koch
e. Carl Woese
(Exam I) Correct Ans-d. Robert Koch
This scientist's study and discovery of endospores resulted in the final overthrow of
spontaneous generation.
a. Ferdinand Cohn
b. Anton van Leeuwenhoek
c. Carolus Linnaeus
d. Robert Koch
e. Carl Woese
, BIOS 260 (Microbiology) Final Exam : Questions and
Answers 100% Pass
(Exam I) Correct Ans-a. Ferdinand Cohn
When humans manipulate the genes of microorganisms the process is called ______
(Exam I) Correct Ans-Genetic engineering
Pasteur used swan-neck flasks in his experiments to prove that ______
(Exam I) Correct Ans-Dust in the air was a source of living microorganisms
Which of the following is not a process in the scientific method?
(Exam I) Correct Ans-A belief in a preconceived idea
Spontaneous generation is the belief that ______
(Exam I) Correct Ans-Living things arise from nonliving matter
Who was the first to correlate infections with physicians coming directly from the autopsy
room to the maternity ward?
a. Alexander Fleming
, BIOS 260 (Microbiology) Final Exam : Questions and
Answers 100% Pass
b. Joseph Lister
c. Francesco Redi
d. Ignatz Semmelweis
e. John Tyndall
(Exam I) Correct Ans-d. Ignatz Semmelweis
Who introduced aseptic techniques and determined that disinfection using chemicals prior to
surgery could effectively remove bacteria from surgical equipment?
a. Alexander Fleming
b. Joseph Lister
c. Francesco Redi
d. Ignatz Semmelweis
e. John Tyndall
(Exam I) Correct Ans-b. Joseph Lister
Who demonstrated the presence of heat resistant forms of some microbes called the
endospores?
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