Microbiology Test 1 UPDATED Actual Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
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Microbiology
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Microbiology
Microbiology Test 1 UPDATED Actual
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
The Scientist That first saw and described protozoans and bacteria calling them animacules
was:
- Van Leeuwenhoek
- Louis Pasteur
- Robert Hooke
- Robert Koch
- Paul Erlich - CORRECT ANSWER- Van Leeuwenhoek
Microbiology Test 1 UPDATED Actual
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
The Scientist That first saw and described protozoans and bacteria calling them animacules
was:
- Van Leeuwenhoek
- Louis Pasteur
- Robert Hooke
- Robert Koch
- Paul Erlich - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Van Leeuwenhoek
Which of these scientist(s) was/were involved in, among other things, investigating the idea
of spontaneous generation?
a. Redi
b. van Leeuwenhoek
c. Pasteur
d. Escherich - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔c. Pasteur
The scientist that was the first to see microorganisms, which he called "animalcules", was
a. Redi
b. van Leeuwenhoek
c. Pasteur - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔b. Van Leeuwenhoek
The Golden Age of Bacteriology
a. occurred late 1800's to early 1900's.
b. started in the 1990's with the advent of genetic engineering.
c. is a time when the knowledge of and techniques to work with bacteria blossomed.
d. involved work of scientists such as Pasteur.
e. a,c and d
d. Tyndall - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔a. occurred late 1800's to early 1900's
,The person responsible for proving that a Specific disease was caused by a specific
microorganism
- Louis Pasteur
- Robert Koch
- Antony Van Leeuwenhoek
- Robert Hooke
- Alexander Fleming - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Robert Koch
Pasteur's experiment demonstrated that microorganisms in the __________ were
indistinguishable from those that grew in contaminated broth contained in the flasks.
- Broth
- Air
- Soil
- Water
- corks - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔-Air
The idea of spontaneous generation postulated that
- Organisms could evolve into the next generation of organisms
- Organisms could spontaneously combust
- Organisms could spontaneously arise from other living organisms
- Organisms could spontaneously arise from non living material - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔Organisms could spontaneously arise from non living material
Plants are dependent on microorganisms
a. providing oxygen.
b. providing water.
c. changing atmospheric nitrogen to a usable form.
, d. providing carbohydrates. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔c. changing atmospheric nitrogen to
a usable form.
Which of the following is a similarity between prokaryotes and eukaryotes?
a. Both share an identical genetic language.
b. Both share a common set of membrane-bound organelles..
c. Both share common structural features.
d. a and c
e. a, b and c - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔d. a and c
Microorganisms are involved in
a. causing disease.
b. curing/treating disease.
c. preparing food.
d. cleaning up pollutants.
e. all of the above - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔e. all of the above
All of the following are true with regard to bacteria EXCEPT
- Some are able fix nitrogen
- They can break down many materials that no other living organisms can degrade
- They can be used to produce useful products that are of commercial value.
- The majority of bacteria are pathogenic and will cause disease if humans are exposed to
them.
- Some can be genetically engineered to make medically important products such as insulin
and growth hormone. - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔The majority of bacteria are pathogenic
and will cause disease if humans are exposed to them.
Cellulose is a major component in plants and is only directly digested by
- Herbivores
- Carnivores
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