Question 1

Which of the following diseases has been eradicated?

Accepted Answer

A)  chicken pox 
B)  measles 
C)  smallpox 
D)  mumps 
A)  chicken pox 
B)  measles 
C)  smallpox 
D)  mumps C

Question 2

Louis Pasteur made several important contributions to microbiology. These included studying wine making,diseases in silkworms and which of the following:

Accepted Answer

A)  associated diseases with multiple different organisms, such as the 3 different organisms which caused the same silkworm disease 
B)  developing the first rabies vaccine 
C)  used swan-necked flasks to prove that air contained the vital force that brought microbes 
D)  discovering a method to introduce unwanted organisms into food and wine 
A)  associated diseases with multiple different organisms, such as the 3 different organisms which caused the same silkworm disease 
B)  developing the first rabies vaccine 
C)  used swan-necked flasks to prove that air contained the vital force that brought microbes 
D)  discovering a method to introduce unwanted organisms into food and wine B

Question 3

All of the following are considered microbes except

Accepted Answer

A)  viruses 
B)  bacteria 
C)  protozoa 
D)  worms 
A)  viruses 
B)  bacteria 
C)  protozoa 
D)  worms D

Question 4

Microbiology is the study of bacteria,algae,fungi,viruses and protozoa. Most of these are single-celled,except for which two:

Accepted Answer

A)  bacteria (some of which are multicellular) and algae (which are nonliving proteins) 
B)  viruses (which are not cells) and fungi (some have many cells) 
C)  protozoa (which are not made up of cells) and fungi (which are free nucleic acids) 
D)  bacteria (some of which have no cells) and viruses (made of many cells) 
A)  bacteria (some of which are multicellular) and algae (which are nonliving proteins) 
B)  viruses (which are not cells) and fungi (some have many cells) 
C)  protozoa (which are not made up of cells) and fungi (which are free nucleic acids) 
D)  bacteria (some of which have no cells) and viruses (made of many cells)

Question 5

Which of the following statements about pasteurization is false?

Accepted Answer

A)  involves heating a substance to 56°C in the absence of oxygen for 30min 
B)  kills unwanted organisms 
C)  pasteurization was orginally developed as a method to keep milk from spoiling 
D)  was developed by Pasteur 
A)  involves heating a substance to 56°C in the absence of oxygen for 30min 
B)  kills unwanted organisms 
C)  pasteurization was orginally developed as a method to keep milk from spoiling 
D)  was developed by Pasteur

Question 6

Bioterrorism

Accepted Answer

A)  involves using antibiotics and vaccines for terrorist means 
B)  converts factories to produce tanks, trucks and cars 
C)  prevents getting bacteria into ground beef to keep our food supply safe 
D)  uses microbes, such as anthrax, as part of terrorist attacks 
A)  involves using antibiotics and vaccines for terrorist means 
B)  converts factories to produce tanks, trucks and cars 
C)  prevents getting bacteria into ground beef to keep our food supply safe 
D)  uses microbes, such as anthrax, as part of terrorist attacks

Question 7

While a doctor may diagnose and treat a patient who presents with a disease,an epidemiologist

Accepted Answer

A)  helps in the development and use of vaccines 
B)  investigates what organism is responsible for a particular patient's disease 
C)  figures out how to use microorganisms to clean up the environment 
D)  studies the frequency and distribution of the disease in the community 
A)  helps in the development and use of vaccines 
B)  investigates what organism is responsible for a particular patient's disease 
C)  figures out how to use microorganisms to clean up the environment 
D)  studies the frequency and distribution of the disease in the community

Question 8

The English scientist Robert Hooke coined the term cell because the small boxes he saw in the microscope reminded him of a monk's room. What is the cell theory that was later proposed?

Accepted Answer

A)  cells are fundamental units of life 
B)  replication requires the division of cells into two equal cells 
C)  hereditary information is passed on in the form of DNA 
D)  all organisms are unicellular, made up of one cell 
A)  cells are fundamental units of life 
B)  replication requires the division of cells into two equal cells 
C)  hereditary information is passed on in the form of DNA 
D)  all organisms are unicellular, made up of one cell

Question 9

Over 100 microbial genomes have been sequenced; beyond yielding insight into microbial genomes,these sequencing projects have been important because:

Accepted Answer

A)  they developed the techniques that allowed for the Human Genome Project 
B)  knowing how many chromosomes a microbe has lets us know if it causes disease 
C)  without the sequence of the genome we can not tell what the organism uses as its genetic material 
D)  it demonstrated that microorganisms do not cause infectious diseases. 
A)  they developed the techniques that allowed for the Human Genome Project 
B)  knowing how many chromosomes a microbe has lets us know if it causes disease 
C)  without the sequence of the genome we can not tell what the organism uses as its genetic material 
D)  it demonstrated that microorganisms do not cause infectious diseases.

Question 10

Bacteriophages have been successfully used in all of the following circumstances,except:

Accepted Answer

A)  to treat wounds of Soviet Union soldiers 
B)  to prevent Listeria infections on cut apples and melons 
C)  to remove E. coli O157:H7 from herds of animals 
D)  to attack weeds 
A)  to treat wounds of Soviet Union soldiers 
B)  to prevent Listeria infections on cut apples and melons 
C)  to remove E. coli O157:H7 from herds of animals 
D)  to attack weeds

Question 11

Pasteur worked on rabies and cholera vaccine during the emergence of immunology. While culturing a chicken cholera he noted that an old culture was weakened and useful as a vaccine as it

Accepted Answer

A)  caused disease 
B)  caused severe cholera symptoms and prevented further infection 
C)  allowed for the cholera to spread from person to person 
D)  did not cause disease symptoms and immunized against chicken cholera. 
A)  caused disease 
B)  caused severe cholera symptoms and prevented further infection 
C)  allowed for the cholera to spread from person to person 
D)  did not cause disease symptoms and immunized against chicken cholera.

Question 12

Collecting information and tracking the spread of disease is the primary responsibility of what government agency

Accepted Answer

A)  Food and Drug Administration 
B)  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
C)  Department of Health and Human Services 
D)  Department of Homeland Security 
A)  Food and Drug Administration 
B)  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
C)  Department of Health and Human Services 
D)  Department of Homeland Security

Question 13

Who discovered phagocytes and studied the immune defenses of the body?

Accepted Answer

A)  Robert Koch 
B)  Josepth Lister 
C)  Edward Jenner 
D)  Elie Metchinkoff 
A)  Robert Koch 
B)  Josepth Lister 
C)  Edward Jenner 
D)  Elie Metchinkoff

Question 14

Who first elucidated the structure of DNA

Accepted Answer

A)  Hershey and Chase 
B)  Avery, McCarty and MacLeod 
C)  Watson and Crick 
D)  Tatum and Beadle 
A)  Hershey and Chase 
B)  Avery, McCarty and MacLeod 
C)  Watson and Crick 
D)  Tatum and Beadle

Question 15

Microorganisms are often referred to as the "invisible emperors" of our world. Why is this? How would you characterize their rule? Are they helpful or demanding emperors? Give one example to support your characterization.

Accepted Answer

Microorganisms are everywhere. They are

Question 16

The field of ___________ involves studying how a person defends herself against microbial infection.

Accepted Answer

A)  molecular biology 
B)  virology 
C)  mycology 
D)  immunology 
A)  molecular biology 
B)  virology 
C)  mycology 
D)  immunology

Question 17

The concept of putting microbes to work to clean up the environment is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  bioremediation 
B)  pasteurization 
C)  immunization 
D)  fermentation 
A)  bioremediation 
B)  pasteurization 
C)  immunization 
D)  fermentation

Question 18

What discovery was crucial to the founding of the field of microbiology?

Accepted Answer

A)  isolation of lepers limiting the spread of infectious disease 
B)  agglutination of bacteria in immune serum 
C)  the chemical composition of DNA, the genetic material 
D)  microscopes that allowed for the direct observation of microbes 
A)  isolation of lepers limiting the spread of infectious disease 
B)  agglutination of bacteria in immune serum 
C)  the chemical composition of DNA, the genetic material 
D)  microscopes that allowed for the direct observation of microbes

Question 19

Koch developed tuberculin,which he hoped would be a vaccine against tuberculosis. Tuberculin is

Accepted Answer

A)  the current vaccine used against tuberculosis 
B)  responsible for definitively proving that one organism causes one disease 
C)  administered as a skin test to diagnose tuberculosis 
D)  an exception to germ theory 
A)  the current vaccine used against tuberculosis 
B)  responsible for definitively proving that one organism causes one disease 
C)  administered as a skin test to diagnose tuberculosis 
D)  an exception to germ theory

Question 20

Edward Jenner is best known for what contribution to the developing field of microbiology?

Accepted Answer

A)  developing some of the earliest vaccines 
B)  disproving spontaneous generation 
C)  controlling infections in patients 
D)  developing methods of obtaining pure cultures of microorganisms 
A)  developing some of the earliest vaccines 
B)  disproving spontaneous generation 
C)  controlling infections in patients 
D)  developing methods of obtaining pure cultures of microorganisms

Exam 1: Scope and History of Microbiology

Which of the following diseases has been eradicated?

Louis Pasteur made several important contributions to microbiology. These included studying wine making,diseases in silkworms and which of the following:

All of the following are considered microbes except

Microbiology is the study of bacteria,algae,fungi,viruses and protozoa. Most of these are single-celled,except for which two:

Which of the following statements about pasteurization is false?

Bioterrorism

While a doctor may diagnose and treat a patient who presents with a disease,an epidemiologist

The English scientist Robert Hooke coined the term cell because the small boxes he saw in the microscope reminded him of a monk's room. What is the cell theory that was later proposed?

Over 100 microbial genomes have been sequenced; beyond yielding insight into microbial genomes,these sequencing projects have been important because:

Bacteriophages have been successfully used in all of the following circumstances,except:

Pasteur worked on rabies and cholera vaccine during the emergence of immunology. While culturing a chicken cholera he noted that an old culture was weakened and useful as a vaccine as it

Collecting information and tracking the spread of disease is the primary responsibility of what government agency

Who discovered phagocytes and studied the immune defenses of the body?

Who first elucidated the structure of DNA

Microorganisms are often referred to as the "invisible emperors" of our world. Why is this? How would you characterize their rule? Are they helpful or demanding emperors? Give one example to support your characterization.

The field of ___________ involves studying how a person defends herself against microbial infection.

The concept of putting microbes to work to clean up the environment is called:

What discovery was crucial to the founding of the field of microbiology?

Koch developed tuberculin,which he hoped would be a vaccine against tuberculosis. Tuberculin is

Edward Jenner is best known for what contribution to the developing field of microbiology?

Fundamentals of Chemistry

Microscopy and Staining

Characteristics of Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells

Essential Concepts of Metabolism

Growth and Culturing of Bacteria

Microbial Genetics

Gene Transfer and Genetic Engineering

An Introduction to Taxonomy: the Bacteria

Viruses

Eukaryotic Microorganisms and Parasites

Sterilization and Disinfection

Antimicrobial Therapy

Host-Microbe Relationships and Disease Processes

Epidemiology and Nosocomial Infections

Innate Host Defenses

Immunology I: Basic Principles of Adaptive Immunity and Immunization

Immunolgy Ii: Immunological Disorders and Tests

Diseases of the Skin and Eyes; Wounds and Bites

Urogenital and Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Diseases of the Respiratory System

Oral and Gastrointestinal Diseases

Cardiovascular, lymphatic and Systemic Disease

Diseases of the Nervous System

Environmental Microbiology

Applied Microbiology

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