Question 1

Which of the following groups of organisms contains members better known for transmitting agents of disease than for causing disease themselves?

Accepted Answer

A)  arthropods 
B)  protozoa 
C)  fungi 
D)  helminths 
A)  arthropods 
B)  protozoa 
C)  fungi 
D)  helminths

Question 2

A parasitologist studies parasites. What does a mycologist study?

Accepted Answer

A)  protozoa 
B)  how viruses cause disease and are involved in cancer 
C)  the development of chemical substances to treat diseases 
D)  fungi 
A)  protozoa 
B)  how viruses cause disease and are involved in cancer 
C)  the development of chemical substances to treat diseases 
D)  fungi

Question 3

Which of the following statements are true about infection control?

Accepted Answer

A)  Semmelweiss encouraged physicians to go directly from autopsies to examining women in labor without changing their white coats in hopes of reducing puerperal fever. 
B)  Surgery which uses asceptic technique increases surgical wound infections 
C)  Lister aided infection control by encouraging wounds to be left open to the air instead of using bandages. 
D)  Semmelweiss was ridiculed by physicians for his suggestion that physicians should wash their hands and adopt more sanitary practices before seeing patients. 
A)  Semmelweiss encouraged physicians to go directly from autopsies to examining women in labor without changing their white coats in hopes of reducing puerperal fever. 
B)  Surgery which uses asceptic technique increases surgical wound infections 
C)  Lister aided infection control by encouraging wounds to be left open to the air instead of using bandages. 
D)  Semmelweiss was ridiculed by physicians for his suggestion that physicians should wash their hands and adopt more sanitary practices before seeing patients.

Question 4

Microbiology is the study of microorganisms which include all of the following except

Accepted Answer

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

Question 5

Among the following,who is not known primarily for their work with antibiotics

Accepted Answer

A)  Alexander Fleming 
B)  Gregor Mendel 
C)  Selman Waksman 
D)  Gerhard Domagk 
A)  Alexander Fleming 
B)  Gregor Mendel 
C)  Selman Waksman 
D)  Gerhard Domagk

Question 6

Which is a false statement about genomes?

Accepted Answer

A)  genomes contain all the genetic material of a species. 
B)  all of the genome is made up of useful genes whose function we already know 
C)  humans have only 300 genes not found in the mouse 
D)  most microbial genomes are smaller than the human genome 
A)  genomes contain all the genetic material of a species. 
B)  all of the genome is made up of useful genes whose function we already know 
C)  humans have only 300 genes not found in the mouse 
D)  most microbial genomes are smaller than the human genome

Question 7

To design a good experiment,an investigator must consider all variables that might affect the outcome. What is a variable?

Accepted Answer

A)  the record of all the observations 
B)  everything that a scientist can not control 
C)  an outcome that will result if the hypothesis is true 
D)  anything that can change for the purpose of the experiment 
A)  the record of all the observations 
B)  everything that a scientist can not control 
C)  an outcome that will result if the hypothesis is true 
D)  anything that can change for the purpose of the experiment

Question 8

What did ancient civilizations know about disease?

Accepted Answer

A)  even though they couldn't see microbes the Greeks and Romans knew that they caused disease and could be transmitted. 
B)  the ancient Mosaic laws in the bible forbid the burial of waste and banned the separation of lepers and other diseased individuals 
C)  all ancient civilizations thought that disease struck people that were morally corrupt 
D)  infectious diseases did not have much impact on the survival of people in ancient civilizations. 
A)  even though they couldn't see microbes the Greeks and Romans knew that they caused disease and could be transmitted. 
B)  the ancient Mosaic laws in the bible forbid the burial of waste and banned the separation of lepers and other diseased individuals 
C)  all ancient civilizations thought that disease struck people that were morally corrupt 
D)  infectious diseases did not have much impact on the survival of people in ancient civilizations.

Question 9

The curve in Pasteur's swan neck flasks was important because

Accepted Answer

A)  It prevented flies from escaping the flask 
B)  It allowed only warm air to reach the infusion 
C)  It trapped microbes that otherwise would have entered the flask 
D)  It prevented oxygen from reaching organisms inside the flask 
A)  It prevented flies from escaping the flask 
B)  It allowed only warm air to reach the infusion 
C)  It trapped microbes that otherwise would have entered the flask 
D)  It prevented oxygen from reaching organisms inside the flask

Question 10

A microorganism that causes disease is called _______.

Accepted Answer

A)  pathogenic 
B)  phagocytic 
C)  virogenic 
D)  algae 
A)  pathogenic 
B)  phagocytic 
C)  virogenic 
D)  algae

Question 11

The first person to use a microscope to observe living cells was

Accepted Answer

A)  Robert Hooke 
B)  Matthias Schleiden 
C)  Anton van Leeuwenhoek 
D)  Louis Pasteur 
A)  Robert Hooke 
B)  Matthias Schleiden 
C)  Anton van Leeuwenhoek 
D)  Louis Pasteur

Question 12

Because viruses could not be visualized using conventional microscopes further progress required the development of techniques for isolating,propagating and analyzing viruses. All of the following are true,except:

Accepted Answer

A)  crystal structure of the tobacco mosaic virus showed that it was made up of RNA and protein 
B)  viruses were first observed with an electron microscope 
C)  viral DNA has a different structure from that discovered by Watson and Crick 
D)  Hershey and Chase demonstrated that the genetic material of some viruses is DNA 
A)  crystal structure of the tobacco mosaic virus showed that it was made up of RNA and protein 
B)  viruses were first observed with an electron microscope 
C)  viral DNA has a different structure from that discovered by Watson and Crick 
D)  Hershey and Chase demonstrated that the genetic material of some viruses is DNA

Question 13

What is the germ theory of disease? What did people believe caused disease to be transmitted before the germ theory of disease? Describe one experiment that supported the germ theory. Name an important innovation that arose from the germ theory of disease.

Accepted Answer

The germ theory of disease states that m

Question 14

The period from 1874 to 1917 is generally referred to as the _______ because __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  golden age of seminal discovery; research on viruses was fruitful 
B)  age of molecular genetics; important discoveries were made about molecular processes 
C)  golden age of microbiology; microbiology was at the forefront of biomedical research in medicine and biology 
D)  age of microbial appreciation; many people were excited about viruses 
A)  golden age of seminal discovery; research on viruses was fruitful 
B)  age of molecular genetics; important discoveries were made about molecular processes 
C)  golden age of microbiology; microbiology was at the forefront of biomedical research in medicine and biology 
D)  age of microbial appreciation; many people were excited about viruses

Question 15

All of the following statements agree with the germ theory of disease,except

Accepted Answer

A)  microorganisms can invade other organisms and cause disease 
B)  maggots only grow on meat that is left in an open flask because microbes are transmitted by flies and do not spontaneously generate 
C)  disease causing organisms will spontaneously arise from decaying meat 
D)  disease is not caused by bad air or spirits 
A)  microorganisms can invade other organisms and cause disease 
B)  maggots only grow on meat that is left in an open flask because microbes are transmitted by flies and do not spontaneously generate 
C)  disease causing organisms will spontaneously arise from decaying meat 
D)  disease is not caused by bad air or spirits

Question 16

Which of the following is a reason microorganisms are useful in many different research laboratories (such as ecology,biochemistry,evolution and genetics)?

Accepted Answer

A)  they are easy to see and count 
B)  they have fairly complex structures and are expensive 
C)  they reproduce fast and grow in large numbers 
D)  they live everywhere so contaminants from the environment are not a problem. 
A)  they are easy to see and count 
B)  they have fairly complex structures and are expensive 
C)  they reproduce fast and grow in large numbers 
D)  they live everywhere so contaminants from the environment are not a problem.

Question 17

Which statement about variolation is false?

Accepted Answer

A)  variolation originated in ancient China 
B)  variolation involves infecting a person with dried scabs from lesions of people who had recovered from the disease 
C)  variolation requires chemicals produced from another microorganism to kill the disease causing microbe 
D)  variolation leads to a controlled infection that induces immunity against further infection 
A)  variolation originated in ancient China 
B)  variolation involves infecting a person with dried scabs from lesions of people who had recovered from the disease 
C)  variolation requires chemicals produced from another microorganism to kill the disease causing microbe 
D)  variolation leads to a controlled infection that induces immunity against further infection

Question 18

Which of the following is not true of algae?

Accepted Answer

A)  they photosynthesize to produce their own food 
B)  they are found in both fresh- and salt-water 
C)  they have a nucleus 
D)  they are a common cause of disease in humans 
A)  they photosynthesize to produce their own food 
B)  they are found in both fresh- and salt-water 
C)  they have a nucleus 
D)  they are a common cause of disease in humans

Question 19

In which of the following groups would you find a mushroom?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

The study of chemical reactions that occur in microbes is:

Accepted Answer

A)  microbial ecology 
B)  taxonomy 
C)  microbial metabolism 
D)  epidemiology 
A)  microbial ecology 
B)  taxonomy 
C)  microbial metabolism 
D)  epidemiology

Exam 1: Scope and History of Microbiology

Which of the following groups of organisms contains members better known for transmitting agents of disease than for causing disease themselves?

A parasitologist studies parasites. What does a mycologist study?

Which of the following statements are true about infection control?

Microbiology is the study of microorganisms which include all of the following except

Among the following,who is not known primarily for their work with antibiotics

Which is a false statement about genomes?

To design a good experiment,an investigator must consider all variables that might affect the outcome. What is a variable?

What did ancient civilizations know about disease?

The curve in Pasteur's swan neck flasks was important because

A microorganism that causes disease is called _______.

The first person to use a microscope to observe living cells was

Because viruses could not be visualized using conventional microscopes further progress required the development of techniques for isolating,propagating and analyzing viruses. All of the following are true,except:

What is the germ theory of disease? What did people believe caused disease to be transmitted before the germ theory of disease? Describe one experiment that supported the germ theory. Name an important innovation that arose from the germ theory of disease.

The period from 1874 to 1917 is generally referred to as the _______ because __________.

All of the following statements agree with the germ theory of disease,except

Which of the following is a reason microorganisms are useful in many different research laboratories (such as ecology,biochemistry,evolution and genetics)?

Which statement about variolation is false?

Which of the following is not true of algae?

In which of the following groups would you find a mushroom?

The study of chemical reactions that occur in microbes is:

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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The period from 1874 to 1917 is generally referred to as the _ because ____.