Question 1

Louis Pasteur demonstrated that fermentation to produce alcohol is caused by

Accepted Answer

A)  aerobes. 
B)  obligate parasites. 
C)  facultative anaerobes. 
D)  prokaryotes. 
E)  archaea. 
A)  aerobes. 
B)  obligate parasites. 
C)  facultative anaerobes. 
D)  prokaryotes. 
E)  archaea. C

Question 2

The term refers to an infection acquired in a health care setting.

Accepted Answer

A)  nosocomial 
B)  spontaneous generation 
C)  abiogenesis 
D)  archaea 
E)  bioremediation 
A)  nosocomial 
B)  spontaneous generation 
C)  abiogenesis 
D)  archaea 
E)  bioremediation A

Question 3

Research done in Robert Koch's laboratory laid the foundation for (epidemiology/immunology/etiology), the study of the body's defenses against disease.

Accepted Answer

immunology

Question 4

Identification of bacteria in the laboratory usually begins with the _ _ for placement in one of two large groups of bacteria.

Accepted Answer

A)  Koch's stain 
B)  Pasteur fermentation test 
C)  Gram stain 
D)  Petri stain 
E)  Ehrlich magic test 
A)  Koch's stain 
B)  Pasteur fermentation test 
C)  Gram stain 
D)  Petri stain 
E)  Ehrlich magic test

Question 5

Gene therapy is a modern approach to preventing infectious disease.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following is an INCORRECT pairing?

Accepted Answer

A)  algae; aquatic and marine habitats 
B)  fungi; cell walls 
C)  viruses; acellular parasites 
D)  protozoa; multicellular 
E)  prokaryotes; no nuclei 
A)  algae; aquatic and marine habitats 
B)  fungi; cell walls 
C)  viruses; acellular parasites 
D)  protozoa; multicellular 
E)  prokaryotes; no nuclei

Question 7

All of the following individuals were involved in improving public health in the 19th century EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  Nightingale. 
B)  Lister. 
C)  Spallanzani. 
D)  Snow. 
E)  Semmelweis. 
A)  Nightingale. 
B)  Lister. 
C)  Spallanzani. 
D)  Snow. 
E)  Semmelweis.

Question 8

Parasitic worms, even meters- long tapeworms, are studied in microbiology because

Accepted Answer

A)  no one else wants to study them. 
B)  diagnosis usually involves microscopic examination of patient samples. 
C)  they are parasites. 
D)  the Gram stain can be used to identify them. 
E)  Leeuwenhoek first discovered them. 
A)  no one else wants to study them. 
B)  diagnosis usually involves microscopic examination of patient samples. 
C)  they are parasites. 
D)  the Gram stain can be used to identify them. 
E)  Leeuwenhoek first discovered them.

Question 9

According to Kluyver and van Niel, which of the following are true of basic biochemical reactions?

Accepted Answer

A)  They primarily involve the transfer of electrons and ions. 
B)  They are shared by all living things. 
C)  They primarily involve transfers of chemical groups. 
D)  Basic biochemical reactions shared by all living things primarily involve transfer of electrons and hydrogen ions. 
E)  There are an unlimited number of them. 
A)  They primarily involve the transfer of electrons and ions. 
B)  They are shared by all living things. 
C)  They primarily involve transfers of chemical groups. 
D)  Basic biochemical reactions shared by all living things primarily involve transfer of electrons and hydrogen ions. 
E)  There are an unlimited number of them.

Question 10

Compare and contrast the three types of eukaryotic microbes.

Accepted Answer

The three types of eukaryotic microbes a

Question 11

Which of the following was NOT an aspect of Pasteur's experiments to disprove spontaneous generation?

Accepted Answer

A)  The flasks were free of microbes until they were opened. 
B)  The flasks he used were sealed with corks. 
C)  The necks of the flasks he used were bent into an S- shape. 
D)  The flasks were incubated for very long periods of time. 
E)  He boiled the infusions to kill any microbes present. 
A)  The flasks were free of microbes until they were opened. 
B)  The flasks he used were sealed with corks. 
C)  The necks of the flasks he used were bent into an S- shape. 
D)  The flasks were incubated for very long periods of time. 
E)  He boiled the infusions to kill any microbes present.

Question 12

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Who discovered penicillin?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pasteur 
B)  Fleming 
C)  Domagk 
D)  Ehrlich 
E)  Kitasato 
A)  Pasteur 
B)  Fleming 
C)  Domagk 
D)  Ehrlich 
E)  Kitasato

Question 14

The study of the body's defenses against pathogens is called

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

What is the correct order for the application of Koch's postulates?

Accepted Answer

A)  IV, I, II, III 
B)  III, I, IV, II 
C)  III, II, I, IV 
D)  I, II, III, IV 
E)  IV, I, III, II 
A)  IV, I, II, III 
B)  III, I, IV, II 
C)  III, II, I, IV 
D)  I, II, III, IV 
E)  IV, I, III, II

Question 16

Robert Koch developed a vaccine to prevent anthrax after identifying the causative agent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Koch's postulates can be used only to determine the causes of infectious diseases.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The amateur scientist (Koch/Leeuwenhoek/Pasteur) made his own microscopes and first reported the existence of microbes.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The amateur scientist (Koch/Leeuwenhoek/Pasteur) made his own...

Question 19

Pasteur's experiments on fermentation laid the foundation for

Accepted Answer

A)  epidemiology. 
B)  immunology. 
C)  abiogenesis. 
D)  antisepsis. 
E)  industrial microbiology. 
A)  epidemiology. 
B)  immunology. 
C)  abiogenesis. 
D)  antisepsis. 
E)  industrial microbiology.

Question 20

A(n) (photosynthetic/algae/plant) organism makes its own food using light energy.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A(n) (photosynthetic/algae/plant) organism makes its own food...

Exam 1: A Brief History of Microbiology

Louis Pasteur demonstrated that fermentation to produce alcohol is caused by

The term refers to an infection acquired in a health care setting.

Research done in Robert Koch's laboratory laid the foundation for (epidemiology/immunology/etiology), the study of the body's defenses against disease.

Identification of bacteria in the laboratory usually begins with the _ _ for placement in one of two large groups of bacteria.

Gene therapy is a modern approach to preventing infectious disease.

Which of the following is an INCORRECT pairing?

All of the following individuals were involved in improving public health in the 19th century EXCEPT

Parasitic worms, even meters- long tapeworms, are studied in microbiology because

According to Kluyver and van Niel, which of the following are true of basic biochemical reactions?

Compare and contrast the three types of eukaryotic microbes.

Which of the following was NOT an aspect of Pasteur's experiments to disprove spontaneous generation?

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

Who discovered penicillin?

The study of the body's defenses against pathogens is called

What is the correct order for the application of Koch's postulates?

Robert Koch developed a vaccine to prevent anthrax after identifying the causative agent.

Koch's postulates can be used only to determine the causes of infectious diseases.

The amateur scientist (Koch/Leeuwenhoek/Pasteur) made his own microscopes and first reported the existence of microbes.

Pasteur's experiments on fermentation laid the foundation for

A(n) (photosynthetic/algae/plant) organism makes its own food using light energy.

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