Question 1

A microbe with a cell wall and no internal membrane enclosing the DNA is a prokaryote.)

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Recent estimates of the number of microbes on the planet have expanded almost exponentially, but the number of microorganisms isolated in the lab has not increased at the same rate. How can microbiologists justify the higher estimates if they cannot isolate and grow the microbes in the lab?

Accepted Answer

A)   The huge numbers of diseases without apparent causative agents indicate there are large numbers of unidentified pathogens.
B)   Detection of novel enzymes indicates the existence of unidentified microbes.
C)   Previous estimates of the abundance of microbes cannot account for the detectable biomass in most environments.
D)   New technologies make it possible to detect the nucleic acid sequences of previously unknown organisms.
E)   Much more powerful microscopes have made it possible to observe and identify huge numbers of microbes that cannot be isolated.F) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 3

Semmelweis advocated hand washing as a method of preventing which of the following diseases?

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A)   smallpox
B)   cholera
C)   anthrax
D)   syphilis
E)   puerperal feverF) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 4

The term that literally means ʺagainst putrefactionʺ is

Accepted Answer

A)   prokaryote.
B)   abiogenesis.
C)   chemotherapy.
D)   recombinant technology.
E)   antisepsis.F) A) and E)
G) A) and C)

Question 5

All of the following were involved in developing the germ theory of disease EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)   Pasteur.
B)   Pauling.
C)   Koch.
D)   Snow.
E)   Fracastoro.F) B) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 6

Joseph Lister reduced the incidence of wound infections in health care settings by using chlorinated lime water.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The (alga/fungi/protozoa) are non -motile eukaryotes with cell walls that are not photosynthetic and may be multicellular.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The (alga/fungi/protozoa) are non -motile eukaryotes with...

Question 8

Paul Ehrlich used chemotherapy to treat

Accepted Answer

A)   cholera.
B)   syphilis.
C)   cancer.
D)   anthrax.
E)   smallpox.F) A) and D)
G) B) and E)

Question 9

Kochʹs postulates can be used only to determine the causes of infectious diseases.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Lazzaro Spallanzani was the first scientist to provide evidence disproving the spontaneous generation of microorganisms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Ignaz Semmelweis demonstrated the importance of (antisepsis/vaccination/washing) as a means of preventing disease transmission.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Ignaz Semmelweis demonstrated the importance of (antisepsis/vaccination/washing)...

Question 12

Edward Jennerʹs efforts to prevent smallpox provided the foundation for the field of

Accepted Answer

A)   chemotherapy.
B)   etiology.
C)   epidemiology.
D)   molecular biology.
E)   immunology.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 13

Which of the following microbes are likely to be the swiftly moving ʺanimalculesʺ observed by Leeuwenhoek in pond water?

Accepted Answer

A)   fungi
B)   protozoa
C)   viruses
D)   fungi and algae
E)   algaeF) A) and B)
G) B) and C)

Question 14

Microbes that cause infectious disease are called (pathogens/germs/viruses).

Accepted Answer

The answer of Microbes that cause infectious disease are called...

Question 15

John Snowʹs research during a cholera outbreak in London laid the foundation for which of the following branches of microbiology?

Accepted Answer

A)   infection control, epidemiology, and immunology
B)   both infection control and epidemiology
C)   epidemiology only
D)   immunology only
E)   infection control onlyF) D) and E)
G) A) and E)

Exam 1: A Brief History of Microbiology

Which of the following microbes are likely to be the swiftly moving ʺanimalculesʺ observed by Leeuwenhoek in pond water?

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Lazzaro Spallanzani was the first scientist to provide evidence disproving the spontaneous generation of microorganisms.

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Joseph Lister reduced the incidence of wound infections in health care settings by using chlorinated lime water.

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Semmelweis advocated hand washing as a method of preventing which of the following diseases?

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Paul Ehrlich used chemotherapy to treat

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The term that literally means ʺagainst putrefactionʺ is

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A microbe with a cell wall and no internal membrane enclosing the DNA is a prokaryote.)

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John Snowʹs research during a cholera outbreak in London laid the foundation for which of the following branches of microbiology?

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Ignaz Semmelweis demonstrated the importance of (antisepsis/vaccination/washing) as a means of preventing disease transmission.

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Microbes that cause infectious disease are called (pathogens/germs/viruses).

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Kochʹs postulates can be used only to determine the causes of infectious diseases.

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Edward Jennerʹs efforts to prevent smallpox provided the foundation for the field of

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The (alga/fungi/protozoa) are non -motile eukaryotes with cell walls that are not photosynthetic and may be multicellular.

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Recent estimates of the number of microbes on the planet have expanded almost exponentially, but the number of microorganisms isolated in the lab has not increased at the same rate. How can microbiologists justify the higher estimates if they cannot isolate and grow the microbes in the lab?

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All of the following were involved in developing the germ theory of disease EXCEPT

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Exam 1: A Brief History of Microbiology

Which of the following microbes are likely to be the swiftly moving ʺanimalculesʺ observed by Leeuwenhoek in pond water?

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Lazzaro Spallanzani was the first scientist to provide evidence disproving the spontaneous generation of microorganisms.

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Joseph Lister reduced the incidence of wound infections in health care settings by using chlorinated lime water.

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Semmelweis advocated hand washing as a method of preventing which of the following diseases?

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Paul Ehrlich used chemotherapy to treat

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The term that literally means ʺagainst putrefactionʺ is

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A microbe with a cell wall and no internal membrane enclosing the DNA is a prokaryote.)

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John Snowʹs research during a cholera outbreak in London laid the foundation for which of the following branches of microbiology?

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Ignaz Semmelweis demonstrated the importance of (antisepsis/vaccination/washing) as a means of preventing disease transmission.

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Microbes that cause infectious disease are called (pathogens/germs/viruses).

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Kochʹs postulates can be used only to determine the causes of infectious diseases.

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Edward Jennerʹs efforts to prevent smallpox provided the foundation for the field of

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The (alga/fungi/protozoa) are non -motile eukaryotes with cell walls that are not photosynthetic and may be multicellular.

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Recent estimates of the number of microbes on the planet have expanded almost exponentially, but the number of microorganisms isolated in the lab has not increased at the same rate. How can microbiologists justify the higher estimates if they cannot isolate and grow the microbes in the lab?

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All of the following were involved in developing the germ theory of disease EXCEPT

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