Test Bank Microbiology for the
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HealthcareProfessional 2nd Edition
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zx VanMeter Questions & Answers with
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rationales (Chapter 1-25)
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,Chapter 01: Scope of Microbiology
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VanMeter: Microbiology for the Healthcare Professional, 2nd Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE zx
1. In the sixteenth century a father-and-son team, by the name of
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acompound microscope consisting of a simple tube with lenses at each end.
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a. van Leeuwenhoek zx
b. Semmelweis
c. Janssen
d. Hooke
ANS: z x C REF: p. 3 zx zx
2. “Animalcules” were first described by zx zx zx zx
a. Robert Hooke. zx
b. Antony van Leeuwenhoek. zx zx
c. Hans Janssen. zx
d. John Needham. zx
ANS: z x B REF: p. 3 zx zx
3. Micrographia, a publication illustrating insects, sponges, as well as plant cells, was
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a. Robert Hooke. zx
b. Antony van Leeuwenhoek. zx zx
c. Hans Janssen. zx
d. John Needham. zx
ANS: z x A REF: p. 3 zx zx
4. Low-power microscopes designed for observing fairly large objects such as insects or
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a. electron microscopes. zx
b. dark-field microscopes. zx
c. fluorescence microscopes. zx
d. stereomicroscopes.
ANS: z x D REF: p. 5 zx zx
5. A zx microscope that provides a three-dimensional image of a specimen is a
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a. dark-field microscope. zx
b. transmission electron microscope. zx zx
c. bright-field microscope. zx
d. scanning electron microscope. zx zx
ANS: z x D REF: p. 7 zx zx
6. The tool of choice to observe living microorganisms is the
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a. bright-field microscope. zx
b. phase-contrast microscope. zx
, c. fluorescence microscope. zx
d. electron microscope. zx
ANS: z x B REF: p. 6 zx zx
7. Which scientist is most responsible for ending the controversy about spontaneous generation?
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a. John Needham zx
b. Joseph Lister zx
c. Louis Pasteur zx
d. Robert Koch zx
ANS: z x C REF: p. 8 zx zx
8. Fossils of prokaryotes go back
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b. 3.5 to 4.0
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c. 2.5 to 3.0 zx zx
d. 2.2 to 2.7
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ANS: z x B REF: p. 9 zx zx
9. Molds belong to which of the following groups of eukaryotic organisms?
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a. Protozoans
b. Archaea
c. Fungi
d. Algae
ANS: z x C REF: p. 11 zx zx
10. The correct descending order of taxonomic categories is
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a. species, domain, phylum, kingdom, order, division, class, genus.
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b. domain, kingdom, phylum, class, family, order, genus, species.
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c. domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species.
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d. kingdom, domain, phylum, order, class, family, genus, species.
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ANS: z x C REF: p. 10 zx zx
11. Complex communities of microorganisms on surfaces are called
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a. colonies.
b. biofilms.
c. biospheres.
d. flora.
ANS: z x B REF: p. 12 zx zx
12. A relationship between organisms in which the waste product of one provides nutrients
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foranother is called
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a. mutualism.
b. competition.
c. synergism.
d. commensalism.
ANS: z x D REF: z x p. 12zx
, 13. Which of the following sites of the human body does not have a normal flora?
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a. Intestine
b. Skin
c. Vagina
d. Blood
ANS: z x D REF: p. 12 zx zx
14. Which of the following lack nucleic acids?
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a. Archaea
b. Viruses
c. Prions
d. Bacteria
ANS: z x C REF: p. 11 zx zx
15. The binominal system of nomenclature was originally developed by
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a. Pasteur.
b. Linnaeus.
c. Martini.
d. Jenner.
ANS: z x B REF: p. 11 zx zx
16. Which of the following scientists performed the first vaccination against smallpox?
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a. Pasteur
b. Jenner
c. Semmelweis
d. Koch
ANS: z x B REF: p. 9 zx zx
17. Which of the following diseases is generally caused by contaminated food?
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a. Mumps
b. Shigellosis
c. Legionellosis
d. Tuberculosis
ANS: z x B REF: p. 13 zx zx
18. Which of the following diseases is transmitted via aerosols?
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a. Psittacosis
b. Shigellosis
c. Leptospirosis
d. Giardiasis
ANS: z x A REF: p. 14 zx zx
19. Which of the following organisms is used in the production of cheese?
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a. Propionibacterium shermanii zx
b. Acetobacter aceti zx
c. Giardia
