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BMS 127 MT1 EXAM STUDYGUIDE
Antoni van Leeuwenhoek was the first person
in history to
A) use a magnifying glass.
B) disprove spontaneous generation.
C) view protozoa and bacteria.
D) develop a taxonomic system.
E) prove the germ theory. - Answer view protozoa and bacteria.
Microbes that can live in the presence or
absence of oxygen are called
A) facultative anaerobes.
B) prokaryotes.
C) archaea.
D) obligate parasites.
E) anaerobes. - Answer facultative anaerobes.
The microbial production of alcohol from
sugar is known as
A) fermentation.
B) metabolism.
C) antisepsis.
D) pasteurization.
E) abiogenesis. - Answer fermentation.
Which of the following statements concerning
Koch's postulates is FALSE?
A) Koch's postulates involve the
,experimental infection of susceptible
hosts.
B) Koch's postulates cannot be used to
demonstrate the cause of all diseases.
C) A suspected pathogen must be found in
the majority of individuals with a
particular disease.
D) A suspected pathogen must be able to be
grown in the laboratory.
E) All of Koch's postulates must be satisfied
before an organism can be proven to
cause a particular disease. - Answer A suspected pathogen must be found in
the majority of individuals with a
particular disease
Which of the following individuals pioneered
the use of chemicals to reduce the incidence of
infections during surgery?
A) Lister
B) Semmelweis
C) Snow
D) Nightingale
E) Ehrlich - Answer Lister
The study of the body's defenses against
pathogens is called
A) etiology.
B) epidemiology.
C) molecular biology.
, D) immunology.
E) chemotherapy. - Answer immunology.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic
of viruses?
A) They are acellular.
B) They are obligatory parasites.
C) They are smaller than prokaryotic cells.
D) They are composed of genetic material
and protein.
E) They are visible with a light microscope. - Answer They are visible with a light
microscope.
Proteins that promote chemical reactions in the
cell are called
A) protozoa.
B) spores.
C) flagella.
D) enzymes.
E) genes. - Answer enzymes.
Which of the following is NOT an observation
Pasteur made concerning the fermentation of
grape juice?
A) Bacteria produce acid in grape juice.
B) Yeast cells can grow and reproduce in
grape juice.
C) Yeast can grow with or without oxygen.
D) Yeast can grow in sealed or open flasks
of grape juice.
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