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Med C 1 All information provided for reference only Join us on Facebook.com/thetopgrades Med C Chapter 1 Multiple Choice 1. Who was one of the early natural philosophers who coined the name “cella” for the empty cork spaces that became the word we use today, “cells”? A. Robert Hooke B. Zacharias Janssen C. Francesco Stalluti D. Giovanni Faber Ans: A 2. Leeuwenhoek made lenses that allowed him to magnify objects more than 200X. However, he failed to promote scientific inquiry because: A. he didn't share his drawings with other scientists. B. he didn't reveal how he ground the lenses and no one else was doing it that well. C. he limited his research to pond water D. it was only a hobby and he didn't live very long Ans: B2 All information provided for reference only Join us on Facebook.com/thetopgrades Med C 3. Leeuwenhoek was the first person to: A. see viruses. B. use a microscope. C. describe bacteria. D. suggest animalcules caused disease. Ans: C 4. Francesco Redi is famous for performing one of the first experiments over the debate regarding spontaneous generation. What was his experiment? A. He boiled some mutton gravy and sealed the tops with corks. B. He covered some jars of meat with gauze and left others open. The covered jars did not develop maggots, the uncovered ones did. C. He showed that mice will appear with damp rags and rice. D. He boiled broth for longer periods of time and sealed the tops with melted glass. Ans: B 5. ……………….did not attempt to prove or refute the idea of spontaneous generation. A. Francesco Redi B. Robert Koch C. Lazzaro Spallanzani D. Louis Pasteur Ans: B 3 All information provided for reference only Join us on Facebook.com/thetopgrades Med C 6. Which one of the following would be consistent with the idea of spontaneous generation? A. Microorganisms may be cultivated on solid laboratory media. B. Insects are important in the transmission of disease. C. Sick people give rise to microorganisms in their body. D. Disinfection is essential to prevent the spread of microorganisms. Ans: C 7. Spallanzani’s experiments showed that: A. viruses were transmitted by water. B. spontaneous generation occurs. C. miasma was the cause of disease. D. experiments can be modified to test a hypothesis. Ans: D Page: 8 8. Which pair of scientists were antagonists during the same period of history? A. Pasteur and Ehrlich B. Koch and Leeuwenhoek C. Spallanzani and Needham D. Pasteur and Snow Ans: C 9. Semmelweis showed that the transmission of disease could be interrupted by: A. killing disease -carrying mosquitoes. B. disinfecting water supplies. C. pasteurizing milk. D. washing hands in chlorine water. 4 All information provided for reference only Join us on Facebook.com/thetopgrades Med C Ans: D 10. In 1854, John Snow determined that contaminated water transmits: A. smallpox. B. cholera. C. influenza. D. anthrax. Ans: B 11. John Snow traced the source of an 1854 outbreak of cholera to: A. consumption of contaminated beef. B. an increase in infected mosquitoes. 5 All information provided for reference only Join us on Facebook.com/thetopgrades Med C C. yeast cells on contaminated apples. D. a contaminated municipal water supply. Ans: D 12. Who was Edward Jenner? A. He was a surgeon who observed cowpox could provide immunity for smallpox. B. He was a physician who discovered washing your hands can reduce disease transmission. C. He was the first to see a pathogen that causes disease. D. All of the above are correct. Ans: A 13. What was Christian Ehrenberg responsible for naming in the 1830's? A. He gave the name "vaccines." B. He gave the name "eukaryotes". C. He gave the name "bacteria". D. He gave the name "cells". Ans: C 14. The classical Golden Age of microbiology came to an end partly due to the: 6 All information provided for reference only Join us on Facebook.com/thetopgrades Med C A. fact that all infectious diseases were known. B. death of Anton van Leeuwenhoek. C. the beginning of World War I. D. end of the Renaissance. Ans: C 15. Pasteur’s study of fermentation was critical to the development of microbiology because: A. fermentation chemistry occurs in the living body. B. it showed that microorganisms bring about chemical changes. C. it demonstrated that yeasts are microorganisms D. the body undergoes rapid fermentation after death. Ans: B 16. Pasteur’s studies proved that alcohol was a fermentation product of: A. bacteria. B. yeasts. C. algae. D. a natural chemical process not involving living organisms. Ans: B 7 All information provided for reference only Join us on Facebook.com/thetopgrades Med C 17. Pasteur first suggested that bacteria could cause disease in humans by showing that bacteria could: A. contaminate canned foods. B. cause plant diseases. C. sour wine. D. infect animals. Ans: C 18. Pasteur’s observations that protozoa were related to the silkworm disease strengthened his belief in the: A. germ theory of disease. B. doctrine of spontaneous generation. C. eukaryotic nature of protozoa. D. None of the above is correct. Ans: A 19. Lister used to clean wounds and surgical instruments. A. antibiotics B. antitoxins C. chlorine water D. carbolic acid 8 All information provided for reference only Join us on Facebook.com/thetopgrades Med C Ans: D 20. Koch’s postulates provided guidelines for: A. relating certain microorganisms with certain diseases. B. sterilizing laboratory supplies. C. preparing pure cultures. D. testing the sensitivity of microbes to antibiotics. Ans: A 21. Koch was responsible for thorough observations on the organisms of: A. measles and diphtheria. B. diphtheria and plague. C. plague and tetanus. D. tuberculosis and anthrax. Ans: D 22. Pasteur was able to prepare a vaccine against rabies even though: A. rabies was not a deadly disease. B. he was unable to see the organism. C. he had no experience with microorganisms. D. None of the above is correct. 9 All information provided for reference only Join us on Facebook.com/thetopgrades Med C Ans: B 23. Which coworker of Koch's demonstrated that diphtheria could be treated with an antitoxin? A. Roux. B. Yersin. C. von Behring. D. Pasteur. Ans: C 24. The accomplishments of Koch include all the following except : A. development of the rabies vaccine. B. isolation of the tuberculosis bacterium. C. development of culture techniques. D. proof of the germ theory of disease. Ans: A 25. Which scientists showed diphtheria was caused by a bacterial toxin? A. Roux and Yersin B. Pasteur and Koch C. Luria and Delbrück 10 All information provided for reference only Join us on Facebook.com/thetopgrades Med C D. von Behring and Roux Ans: A 26. Studies during the classical Golden Age included all the following diseases except : A. malaria. B. tuberculosis. C. plague. D. measles. Ans: D 27. Which scientists worked independently to show the infectious nature of the tobacco mosaic virus? A. Roux and Yersin B. Koch and Behring C. Kitasato and Metchnikoff D. Ivanowsky and Beijerinck Ans: D 28. Two of the earliest environmental microbiologists were: A. Winogradsky and Beijerinck. 11 All information provided for reference only Join us on Facebook.com/thetopgrades Med C B. Ivanowsky and Beijerinck. C. Luria and Delbrück. D. Hershey and Chase. Ans: A 29. All of the following are examples of new emerging infectious diseases except : A. SARS. B. chickenpox. C. Lyme disease. D. AIDS. Ans: B 30. The bacillus and coccus shapes are typical of the: A. fungi. B. bacteria. C. viruses. D. protista. Ans: B 12 All information provided for reference only Join us on Facebook.com/thetopgrades Med C 31. Movement by flagella or cilia is typical of the: A. fungi. B. protozoa. C. bacteria. D. viruses. Ans: B 32. In 1943 Luria and Dulbrück used to show that mutations can arise spontaneously. A. Vibrio cholera B. Staphylococcus epidermidis C. Pseudomonas aeruginosa D. Escherichia coli Ans: D 33. Beadle and Tatum used the fungus Neurospora to show that: A. one gene codes for one enzyme. B. mutations can be induced by the environment. C. DNA is the genetic component of cells. D. all cells can have parasites. Ans: A 13 All information provided for reference only Join us on Facebook.com/thetopgrades Med C 34. Hershey and Chase proved that: A. bacteria reproduce. B. viruses cause human disease. C. bacteria lack a membrane envelope. D. DNA is the genetic material of cells. Ans: D 35. Which of the following types of cells are Prokaryotes? A. Fungi B. Protests C. Bacteria D. Viruses Ans: C 36. The “magic bullet” of Paul Ehrlich was: A. a vaccine against plague. B. an antitoxin that cured diphtheria. C. a chemical used to treat syphilis. D. a method for pasteurizing milk and dairy products. Ans: C 14 All information provided for reference only Join us on Facebook.com/thetopgrades Med C 37. Penicillin was discovered by: A. Waksman. B. Domagk. C. Fleming. D. Ehrlich. Ans: C 38. The antibiotic penicillin is produced by: A. a bacterium. B. a protozoan. C. a fungus. D. an alga. Ans: C 39. What makes this the third golden age of microbiology? A. The use of biotechnology to manipulate microbes for our benefit B. The discovery of new antiviral medications C. The greater ability to discover new antimicrobials D. The conquering of infectious diseases