Which of the following microorganisms are not eukaryotic?
a. bacteria
b. yeasts
c. molds
d. protozoa
Definition
Bacteria
Term
Which microorganisms are used to make microbiological growth media?
a. bacteria
b. fungi
c. algae
c. protozoa
Definition
algae
Term
In whick habitat would you most likely find archaea?
a. acidic hot springs
b. swamp mund
c. Great Salt Lake
d. all of the above
Definition
all of the above
Term
Of the following scientists, who first promulgated the theory of abiogensis:
a. Aristotle
b. Pasteur
c. Needham
d. Spallanzani
Definition
Aristole
Term
Which of the following scientists hypothesized that a bacterial colony arises from a singel bacterial cell?
a. Antoni van Leeuwenhoek
b. Louis Pasteur
c. Robert Koch
d. Richard Petri
Definition
Robert Koch
Term
Which Scientist first hypothesized that medical personnel can infect patients with pathogens?
a. Edward Jenner
b. Joseph Lister
c. John Snow
c. Ignaz Semmelweis
Definition
John Snow
Term
Leeuwenhoek described microorganism as
a. animalcules
b. prokaryotes
c. eukaryotes
d. protozoa
Definition
animalcules
Term
Which of the following favored the theory of spontaneous generation?
a. Spallanzani
b. Needham
c. Pasteur
d. Koch
Definition
Needham
Term
A scientist who studies the role of microorganisms in the environment is
a. a genetic technologist
b. an earth microbiologist
c. an epidemiologist
d. an environmental microbiologist
Definition
an environmental microbiologist
Term
The laboratory of Robert Koch contributed which of the following to the field of microbiology?
a. simple staining technique
b. use of Petri dishes
c. first photomicrograph of bacteria
c. all of the above
Definition
all of the above
Term
Who developed the smallpox immunization?
Definition
Edward Jnner
Term
Which scientist was the first to take a photomicrograph of bacteria?
Definition
Robert Koch
Term
Who come up with the Germ theory of disease?
Definition
Louis pasteur
Term
Who came up with the idea that Germs cause disease?
Definition
Girolamo Fracastoro
Term
Who Sought a "magic bullet" to destroy pathogens?
Definition
Paul Elrich
Term
Which scientist was considered the Early epidemiologist?
Definition
John Needham
Term
Who was the Father of Microbiology?
Definition
Louis Pasteur
Term
Who came up with the idea for the Classification system?
Definition
Carolus Linnaeus
Term
Who was the discoverer of bacteria?
Definition
Antoni van Leeuwenhoek
Term
Who was the discoverer of protozoa?
Definition
Antoni van Leeuwenhoek
Term
Who was the founder of antiseptic surgery?
Definition
Joseph Lister
Term
Who developed the mose widely used bacterial staining technique?
Definition
Hans Christian Gram
Term
Whose investigations led to the following field of study in environement microbiology?
Definition
Beijerinck and Winogradsky
Term
Whose investigations led to the following field of study in Biochemistry?
Definition
Louis Pasteur and Eduard Buchner
Term
Whose investigations led to the following field of study in Chemotherapy?
Definition
Paul Ehrlich
Term
Whose investigations led to the following field of study in Immunology?
Definition
Edward Jenner
Term
Whose investigations led to the following field of study in Public health microbiology?
Definition
John Snow
Term
Whose investigations led to the following field of study in Etiology?
Definition
Robert Koch
Term
Whose investigations led to the following field of study in Epidemiology?
Definition
John Snow
Term
Whose investigations led to the following field of study in biotechnology?
Definition
Louis Pasteur
Term
Whose investigations led to the following field of study in food microbiology?
Definition
Louis Pasteur
Term
Which of the following types of microbes is a common sight on the surfaces of freshwater ponds and lakes?
Definition
Algae
Term
All of the following are examples of microorganisms EXCEPT:
Definition
a tapeworm
Term
The 18th-century scientist Linnaeus is famous for developing which of the following?
Definition
a system for naming plants and animals
Term
Put the following steps of the scientific method in order: I. Generation of a hypothesis II. Revision of a hypothesis III. Observation of a phenomenon IV. Testing and experimentation
Definition
Term
Which of the following is a common example of a fungus?
Definition
a mushroom
Term
The difference between a prokaryotic cell and a eukaryotic cell is the presence or absence of
Definition
a nucleus
Term
The study of microbiology involves all of the following EXCEPT:
Definition
characterization of the tissues and organs of the human body
Term
The Greek philosopher responsible for the earliest theories concerning the origins of living things was
Definition
Aristotle
Term
Which of the following statements is a scientific hypothesis?
Definition
The undercooked chicken my roomate ate may have caused the illness
Term
Which of the following microbes is generally the smallest?
Definition
Viruses
Term
All of the following types of microbes were viewed and described by Leeuwenhoek EXCEPT:
Definition
Term
Which of the following types of microbes are most similar to animals in terms of their cell structure and nutrition?
Definition
Term
The first scientist to provide scientific evidence that contradicted the spontaneous generation of microbes was
Definition
Term
The scientist who pioneered handwashing as a means of reducing disease transmission was
Definition
Term
Which of the following scientists demonstrated that a bacterium was the cause of tuberculosis?
Definition
Term
Whyis Saccharomyces cerevisiae important to humans?
