1 | P a g e Chapter 1: A Brief History of Microbiology 1.1 Multiple Choice Questions 1) Antoni van Leeuwenhoek was the first person in history to A) use a magnifying glass. B) develop a taxonomic system. C) view microorganisms and record these observations. D) disprove spontaneous generation. E) use the germ theory of disease. Answer: C Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge Section: The Early Years of Microbiology Learning Outcome: 1.1 2) The microbes commonly known as are single -celled eukaryotes that are generally motile. A) archaea B) bacteria C) fungi D) protozoa E) viruses Answer: D Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension Section: The Early Years of MicrobiologyLearning Outcome: 1.3 3) Which of the following are prokaryotes? A) algae B) molds C) protozoa D) archaea E) worms Answer: D Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension Section: The Early Years of MicrobiologyLearning Outcome: 1.5 2 | P a g e 4) Louis Pasteur demonstrated that fermentatio n to produce alcohol is caused by A) aerobes. B) facultative anaerobes. C) obligate parasites. D) archaea. E) prokaryotes. Answer: B Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge Section: The Golden Age of Microbiology Learning Outcome: 1.6 5) Which of the following scientists provided evidence in favor of the concept of spontaneous generation? A) Pasteur B) Needham C) Redi D) Buchner E) Spallanzani Answer: B Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge Section: The Golden Age of Microbiology Learning Outcome: 1.7 6) Pasteur's experiments on fermentation laid the foundation for A) industrial microbiology. B) epidemiology. C) immunology. D) abiogenesis. E) antisepsis. Answer: A Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension Section: The Golden Age of MicrobiologyLearning Outcome: 1.10 7) Which of the following statements about fungi is FALSE? A) Fungi are eukaryotes. B) Molds are multicellular. C) Fungi have a cell wall. D) Fungi are photosynthetic. E) Yeasts are unicellular. Answer: D 3 | P a g e Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension Section: The Early Years of MicrobiologyLearning Outcome: 1.3 4 | P a g e 8) Which of the following contribute to the successful application of Koch's postulates? A) the development of the compound microscope B) the theory of abiogenesis C) the ability to record the appearance of bacteria photographically D) the development of simple bacterial staining techniques E) the development of techniques for sterile transfer of bacteria Answer: E Bloom's Taxonomy: Application Section: The Go lden Age of Microbiology Learning Outcome: 1.13 9) Which of the following individuals pioneered the use of chemicals to reduce the incidence ofinfections during surgery? A) Nightingale B) Snow C) Ehrlich D) Lister E) Semmelweis Answer: D Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension Section: The Golden Age of MicrobiologyLearning Outcome: 1.16 10) The technique developed by Hans Christian Gram is important for bacterial A) etiology. B) identification. C) classification. D) isolation. E) epidemiology. Answer: B Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge Section: The Golden Age of Microbiology Learning Outcome: 1.15 11) The use of chemical agents to harm or kill microbes is A) immunology. B) chemotherapy. C) epidemiology. D) serology. E) biotechnology. Answer: B Bloom's Taxonomy: Knowledge 5 | P a g e Section: The Golden Age of Microbiology Learning Outcome: 1.18 6 | P a g e 12) Parasitic worms, even meters -long tapeworms, are studied in microbiology because A) they are parasites. B) diagnosis usually involves microscopic examination of patient samples. C) the Gram stain can be used to identify them. D) Leeuwenhoek first discovered them. E) no one else wants to study them. Answer: B Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension Section: The Early Years of MicrobiologyLearning Outcome: 1.4 13) Which of the following areas of investigation is considered a major driver of modern microbiology? A) microbial classification B) industrial microbiology C) the etiology of infectious disease D) genetics E) food preparation Answer: D Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension Section: The Modern Age of MicrobiologyLearning Outcome: 1.19 14) Work by laid the foundations of immunology with the development of vaccines. A) Redi and Spallanzani B) Koch and Pasteur C) Jenner and Pasteur D) Lister and Semmelweis E) Pauling and Woese Answer: C Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension Section: The Golden Age of MicrobiologyLearning Outcome: 1.17 15) According to Kluyver and van Niel, which of the following are TRUE of basic biochemicalreactions? A) They vary widely among living things. B) There are an unlimited number of them. C) They all require energy input. D) Basic biochemical reactions of life primarily involve transfer of electrons and hydrogen ions. E) They primarily involve transfers of chemical groups. Answer: D Bloom's Taxonomy: Application 7 | P a g e Section: The Modern Age of Microbiology Learning Outcome: 1.19 8 | P a g e 16) Semmelweis advocated handwashing as a method of preventing which of the following diseases? A) cholera B) puerperal fever C) smallpox D) anthrax E) syphilis Answer: B Bloom's Taxonomy: Application Section: The Golden Age of Microbiology Learning Outcome: 1.16 17) Paul Ehrlich used chemotherapy to treat A) cholera. B) cancer. C) anthrax. D) smallpox. E) syphilis. Answer: E Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension Section: The Golden Age of MicrobiologyLearning Outcome: 1.18 18) Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of viruses? A) They are visible with a light microscope. B) They are acellular. C) They are composed of genetic material and protein. D) They are typically smaller tha n prokaryotic cells. E) They are obligatory parasites. Answer: A Bloom's Taxonomy: Comprehension Section: The Early Years of MicrobiologyLearning Outcome: 1.3 19) The first true vaccine protected against disease caused by a(n) pathogen. A) bacterial B) protozoal C) fungal D) viral E) archaeal
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