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BIOL 2320 Microbiology Exam 1Antoni van Leeuwenhoek was the first person in history to _____. - correct answer ✔✔view protozoa
and bacteria
view microorganisms and record observations
The microbes commonly known as ___ are single-celled eukaryotes that are generally motile. - correct
answer ✔✔protozoa
Louis Pasteur
demonstrated that fermentation to produce alcohol is caused by - correct answer ✔✔facultative
anaerobes
facultative parasites
Which of the following scientists provided evidence in favor of the concept of spontaneous generation? -
correct answer ✔✔John T. Needham
Pasteur's experiments on fermentation laid the foundation for - correct answer ✔✔industrial
microbiology
what individual pioneered the use of chemicals to reduce the incidence of infections during surgery -
correct answer ✔✔Joseph Lister
The technique developed by Hans Christian Gram is important for bacterial - correct answer
✔✔Identification
The use of chemical agents to harm or kill microbes is - correct answer ✔✔chemotherapy
What area of investigation is considered a major driver of modern microbiology - correct answer
✔✔genetics
, Work by _______ and________ laid the foundations of immunology with the development of vaccines -
correct answer ✔✔
Semmelweis advocated handwashing as a method of preventing which of the following diseases? -
correct answer ✔✔puerperal fever
Paul Ehrlich used chemotherapy to treat - correct answer ✔✔Syphilis
Give some characteristics of viruses - correct answer ✔✔Acellular
Composed of genetic material and proteins
smaller than prokaryotic cells
Name the individuals were involved in improving public health in the 19th century - correct answer
✔✔Joseph Lister
Florence Nightingale
John Snow
Semmelweis
What types of microbes were observed by Leeuwenhoek - correct answer ✔✔Fungus
Protozoans
Algae
Prokaryotes
Inserting a gene from the hepatitis B virus into yeast so that the yeast produces a viral protein is an
example of - correct answer ✔✔genetic engineering
what were the aspects of Pasteur's experiments to disprove spontaneous generation - correct answer
✔✔S-shaped neck flask, he bent their necks into an s-shape which allowed air to enter while preventing
the introduction of dust and microbes into the broth
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