Exam 1: A Brief History of Microbiology

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

Organisms such as bacteria that can convert atmospheric nitrogen into nitrate are often studied in (environmental/bioremediation/ecologic) microbiology.

The microbes commonly known as are single- celled eukaryotes that are generally motile.

Louis Pasteur is considered the Father of Microbiology because of the many carefully conducted experiments and observations he made with microbes.

Spallanzani's experiments contradicted the experiments of (Needham/Redi/Pasteur) on spontaneous generation.

What was the first disease shown to be bacterial in origin?

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

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of viruses?

A term synonymous with immunization, (vaccination/infection) is derived from the Latin name of the cowpox virus.

Christian Gram devised a staining technique that divides all bacteria into two groups.

A cell that contains a nucleus is called a(n) (prokaryotic/archaeal/eukaryotic) cell.

What must one have before designing and conducting experiments?

Work by laid the foundations of the field of environmental microbiology.