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TEST BANK MICROBIOLOGY FOR THE HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONAL 3RD EDITION BY VANMETER/ALL CHAPTERS 1-25
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TEST BANK MICROBIOLOGY FOR THE HEALTHCAREPROFESSIONAL 3RD EDITION BY VANMETER/ALL
CHAPTERS 1-25
,CH 01: Scope of Microbiology
VanMeter: Microbiology for the Healthcare Professional, 3rd 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
ACCURATE CHOICE:-C REFERENCE: p. 3
2. “Animalcules” were first described by
a. Robert Hooke.
b. Antony van Leeuwenhoek.
c. Hans Janssen.
d. John Needham.
ACCURATE CHOICE:-B REFERENCE: 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.
ACCURATE CHOICE:-A REFERENCE: 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.
ACCURATE CHOICE:-D REFERENCE: 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.
ACCURATE CHOICE:-D REFERENCE: p. 7
6. The tool of choice to observe living microorganisms is the
a. bright-field microscope.
b. phase-contrast microscope.
, c. fluorescence microscope.
d. electron microscope.
ACCURATE CHOICE:-B REFERENCE: 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
ACCURATE CHOICE:-C REFERENCE: 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
ACCURATE CHOICE:-B REFERENCE: p. 9
9. Molds belong to which of the following groups of eukaryotic organisms?
a. Protozoans
b. Archaea
c. Fungi
d. Algae
ACCURATE CHOICE:-C REFERENCE: 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.
ACCURATE CHOICE:-C REFERENCE: p. 10
11. Complex communities of microorganisms on surfaces are called
a. colonies.
b. biofilms.
c. biospheres.
d. flora.
ACCURATE CHOICE:-B REFERENCE: 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.
ACCURATE CHOICE:-D REFERENCE: p. 12
, 13. Which of the following sites of the human body does not have a normal flora?
a. Intestine
b. Skin
c. Vagina
d. Blood
ACCURATE CHOICE:-D REFERENCE: p. 12
14. Which of the following lack nucleic acids?
a. Archaea
b. Viruses
c. Prions
d. Bacteria
ACCURATE CHOICE:-C REFERENCE: p. 11
15. The binominal system of nomenclature was originally developed by
a. Pasteur.
b. Linnaeus.
c. Martini.
d. Jenner.
ACCURATE CHOICE:-B REFERENCE: p. 11
16. Which of the following scientists performed the first vaccination against smallpox?
a. Pasteur
b. Jenner
c. Semmelweis
d. Koch
ACCURATE CHOICE:-B REFERENCE: p. 9
17. Which of the following illnesses is generally caused by contaminated food?
a. Mumps
b. Shigellosis
c. Legionellosis
d. Tuberculosis
ACCURATE CHOICE:-B REFERENCE: p. 13
18. Which of the following illnesses is transmitted via aerosols?
a. Psittacosis
b. Shigellosis
c. Leptospirosis
d. Giardiasis
ACCURATE CHOICE:-A REFERENCE: p. 14
19. Which of the following organisms is used in the production of cheese?
a. Propionibacterium shermanii
b. Acetobacter aceti
c. Giardia
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