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Chapter 01: Scope of Microbiology
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1. 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 vv
b. Semmelweis
c. Janssen
d. Hooke
ANS: v v C REF: vv vv p. 3 vv
2. “Animalcules” were first described by vv vv vv vv
a. Robert Hooke. vv
b. Antony van Leeuwenhoek. vv vv
c. Hans Janssen. vv
d. John Needham. vv
ANS: v v B REF: vv vv p. 3 vv
3. Micrographia, a publication illustrating insects, sponges, as well as plant cells, was
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a. Robert Hooke. vv
b. Antony van Leeuwenhoek. vv vv
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d. John Needham. vv
ANS: v v A REF: vv vv p. 3 vv
4. Low-power microscopes designed for observing fairly large objects such as insects or
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worms
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are
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a. electron microscopes. vv
b. dark-field microscopes. vv
c. fluorescence microscopes. vv
d. stereomicroscopes.
ANS: v v D REF: vv vv p. 5 vv
5. A microscope that provides a three-dimensional image of a specimen is a
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a. dark-field microscope. vv
b. transmission electron microscope. vv vv
c. bright-field microscope. vv
d. scanning electron microscope. vv vv
ANS: v v D REF: vv vv p. 7 vv
6. The tool of choice to observe living microorganisms is the
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a. bright-field microscope. vv
b. phase-contrast microscope. vv
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c. fluorescence microscope. vv
d. electron microscope. vv
ANS: v v B REF: vv vv p. 6 vv
7. Which scientist is most responsible for ending the controversy about spontaneous
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a. John Needham vv
b. Joseph Lister vv
c. Louis Pasteur vv
d. Robert Koch vv
ANS: v v C REF: vv vv p. 8 vv
8. Fossils vv of vv prokaryotes go back vv vv vv billion years. vv
a. 4.0 vv to vv 5.0
b. 3.5 vv to vv 4.0
c. 2.5 vv to vv 3.0
d. 2.2 vv to vv 2.7
ANS: v v B REF: vv vv p. 9 vv
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: v v C REF: vv vv p. 11 vv
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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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ANS: v v C REF: vv vv p. 10 vv
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. A relationship between organisms in which the waste product of one provides nutrients for
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another is called
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a. mutualism.
b. competition.
c. synergism.
d. commensalism.
ANS: v v D REF: vv vv p. 12 vv
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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: v v D REF: vv vv p. 12 vv
14. Which of the following lack nucleic acids?
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a. Archaea
b. Viruses
c. Prions
d. Bacteria
ANS: v v C REF: vv vv p. 11 vv
15. The binominal system of nomenclature was originally developed by
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a. Pasteur.
b. Linnaeus.
c. Martini.
d. Jenner.
ANS: v v B REF: vv vv p. 11 vv
16. Which of the following scientists performed the first vaccination against smallpox?
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a. Pasteur
b. Jenner
c. Semmelweis
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d. Koch
ANS: v v B REF: vv vv p. 9 vv
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: v v B REF: vv vv p. 13 vv
18. Which of the following diseases is transmitted via aerosols?
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a. Psittacosis
b. Shigellosis
c. Leptospirosis
d. Giardiasis
ANS: v v A REF: vv vv p. 14 vv
19. Which of the following organisms is used in the production of cheese?
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a. Propionibacterium shermanii vv
b. Acetobacter aceti vv
c. Giardia
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d. Fusobacterium
ANS: v v A REF: vv vv p. 14 vv
20. Which of the following scientists discovered the antibiotic properties of Penicillium?
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a. Alexander Fleming vv
b. Louis Pasteur vv
c. Joseph Lister vv
d. Edward Jenner vv
ANS: v v A REF: vv vv p. 15 vv
COMPLETION
1. In a compound light microscope the lens closest to the eye is the
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ANS: v v ocular
REF: vv vv p. 3 vv
2. The total magnification of an object viewed with a compound microscope with an ocular
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lens of 10 and an objective lens of 40 is
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ANS: v v 400
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4. Microorganisms of various species are often organized into complex communities
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on a surface and are called
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ANS: v v biofilms
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5. All bacteria are
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ANS: v v prokaryotic
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6. Cells that contain a nucleus are
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ANS: v v eukaryotic
REF: vv vv p. 10 vv
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