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FOR THE HEALTHCARE
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PROFESSIONAL 2nd Edition by hh
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LATEST REVISED 2023 WITH COMPLETE QUESTION AND
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Chapter 01: Scope of Microbiology
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VanMeter: Microbiology for the Healthcare Professional, 2nd Edition
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MULTIPLE CHOICE hh
1. “Animalcules” were first described by hh hh hh hh
a. Robert Hooke. hh
b. Antony van Leeuwenhoek. hh hh
c. Hans Janssen. hh
d. John Needham. hh
ANS: h h B REF: h h p. 3 hh
2. In the sixteenth century a father-and-son team, by the name of
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compound microscope consisting of a simple tube with lenses at each end.
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a. van Leeuwenhoek hh
b. Semmelweis
c. Janssen
d. Hooke
ANS: h h C REF: h h p. 3 hh
3. Micrographia, a publication illustrating insects, sponges, as well as plant cells, was
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published by
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a. Robert Hooke. hh
b. Antony van Leeuwenhoek. hh hh
c. Hans Janssen. hh
d. John Needham. hh
ANS: h h A REF: h h p. 3 hh
4. Low-power microscopes designed for observing fairly large objects such as insects or
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worms are
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a. electron microscopes. hh
b. dark-field microscopes. hh
c. fluorescence microscopes. hh
d. stereomicroscopes.
ANS: h h D REF: h h p. 5 hh
5. A microscope that provides a three-dimensional image of a specimen is a
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a. dark-field microscope. hh
b. transmission electron microscope. hh hh
c. bright-field microscope. hh
d. scanning electron microscope. hh hh
ANS: h h D REF: h h p. 7 hh
6. The tool of choice to observe living microorganisms is the
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a. bright-field microscope. hh
b. phase-contrast microscope. hh
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c. fluorescence microscope. hh
d. electron microscope. hh
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7. Which scientist is most responsible for ending the controversy about spontaneous
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a. John Needham
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b. Joseph Lister hh
c. Louis Pasteur hh
d. Robert Koch hh
ANS: h h C REF: h h p. 8hh
8. Fossils hh of hh prokaryotes go back hh hh billion years. hh
a. 4.0 hh to hh 5.0
b. 3.5 hh to hh 4.0
c. 2.5 hh to hh 3.0
d. 2.2 hh to hh 2.7
ANS: h h B REF: h h p. 9hh
9. Molds belong to which of the following groups of eukaryotic organisms?
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a. Protozoans
b. Archaea
c. Fungi
d. Algae
ANS: h h C REF: h h p. 11
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10. The correct descending order of taxonomic categories is
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a. species, domain, phylum, kingdom, order, division, class, genus.
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b. domain, kingdom, phylum, class, family, order, genus, species.
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c. domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species.
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d. kingdom, domain, phylum, order, class, family, genus, species.
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11. Complex communities of microorganisms on surfaces are called
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a. colonies.
b. biofilms.
c. biospheres.
d. flora.
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12. 1 2A. relationship between organisms in which the waste product of one provides nutrients
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for another is called
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a. mutualism.
b. competition.
c. synergism.
d. commensalism.
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13. Which of the following sites of the human body does not have a normal flora?
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a. Intestine
b. Skin
c. Vagina
d. Blood
ANS: h h D REF: h h p. 12
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14. Which of the following lack nucleic acids?
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a. Archaea
b. Viruses
c. Prions
d. Bacteria
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15. The binominal system of nomenclature was originally developed by
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a. Pasteur.
b. Linnaeus.
c. Martini.
d. Jenner.
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16. Which of the following scientists performed the first vaccination against smallpox?
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a. Pasteur
b. Jenner
c. Semmelweis
d. Koch
ANS: h h B REF: h h p. 9
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17. Which of the following diseases is generally caused by contaminated food?
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a. Mumps
b. Shigellosis
c. Legionellosis
d. Tuberculosis
ANS: h h B REF: h h p. 13
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18. Which of the following diseases is transmitted via aerosols?
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a. Psittacosis
b. Shigellosis
c. Leptospirosis
d. Giardiasis
ANS: h h A REF: h h p. 14
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19. Which of the following organisms is used in the production of cheese?
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a. Propionibacterium shermanii hh
b. Acetobacter aceti hh
c. Giardia
