front 1 Antoni Van Leeuwenhoek was the first person in history to ____ ? | back 1 view microorganisms & record theses observations |
front 2 The Microbes commonly know as ________ are single-celled eukaryotes that are generally motile. | back 2 Protozoa |
front 3 Which of the following statements about algae is FALSE? | back 3 They are important in the degradation of dead plants and animals. |
front 4 Louis Pasteur demonstrated that fermentation to produce alcohol is caused by _____ . | back 4 Facultative anaerobes |
front 5 Which of the following scientists provided evidence in favor of the concept of spontaneous generation? | back 5 Needham |
front 6 Pasteur's experiments on fermentation laid the foundation for ____ | back 6 industrial microbiology |
front 7 Which of the following statements about fungi is FALSE? | back 7 Fungi are photosynthetic |
front 8 Which of the following statements concerning Koch's postulates is FALSE? | back 8 The suspected pathogen may not be present in all cases of the disease being studied |
front 9 Which of the following individuals pioneered the use of chemicals to reduce the incidence of infections during surgery? | back 9 Lister |
front 10 The study of the bodies defenses against pathogens is called ____ ? | back 10 immunology |
front 11 Which of the following questions largely stimulated the research of microbes during what is known as the Golden Age of Microbiology? | back 11 What causes diseases, and is spontaneous generation of microbes possible? |
front 12 Parasitic worms, even meters-long tapeworms, are studied in microbiology because? | back 12 diagnosis usually involves microscopic examination of patient samples |
front 13 What scientist first hypothesized that gene sequences could provide new insights into evolutionary relationships among all organisms (including microbes)? | back 13 Pauling |
front 14 Work by _____ laid the foundations of the field of environmental microbiology. | back 14 Beijerinck and Winogradsky |
front 15 According to Kluyver and Van Niel which of the following are true of basic biochemical reactions? | back 15 Basic biochemical reactions shared by all living things primarily involve transfer of electrons and hydrogen ions. |
front 16 Semmelweis advocated hand washing as a method of preventing which of the following diseases? | back 16 puerperal fever |
front 17 Paul Ehrlich used chemotherapy to treat? | back 17 Syphilis |
front 18 Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of viruses? | back 18 They are visible with a light microscope |
front 19 The first true vaccine protected against disease caused by an ______ pathogen. | back 19 viral |
front 20 All of the following individuals were involved in improving public health in the 19th century EXCEPT. | back 20 Spallanzani |
front 21 Which of the following types of microbe was NOT observed by Leeuwenhoek? | back 21 Virus |
front 22 Inserting a gene from the hepatitis B virus into yeast so that the yeast produces a viral protein is an example of ? | back 22 Genetic Engineering |
front 23 Which of the following was NOT an aspect of Pasteur's experiments to disprove spontaneous generation? | back 23 the flasks he used were sealed with corks |
front 24 Identification of bacteria in the laboratory usually begins with the _____ for placement in one of two large groups of bacteria. | back 24 Gram stain |
front 25 Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of protozoa? | back 25 they are all photosynthetic |
front 26 Whose search for chemicals that would kill microbes without harming humans was the foundation of chemotherapy? | back 26 Ehrilich |
front 27 Which of the following is NOT an observation Pasteur made concerning the fermentation of grape juice? | back 27 Pasteurization kills yeast to prevent spoilage of grape juice |
front 28 What is the correct order for the application of Kochs postulates? | back 28 III, II, I, IV |
front 29 John Snow's research during a cholera outbreak in london laid the foundation for which of the following branches of microbiology? | back 29 both infection control and epidemiology |
front 30 Robert Koch was involved in research on all of the following topics EXPECT? | back 30 the cause of fermentation |
front 31 Which of the following are an incorrect pairing? | back 31 protozoa; multicellular |
front 32 What was the first disease shown to be bacterial in origin? | back 32 Anthrax |
front 33 The work of Lister, Nightingale, and Semmelweis all contributed to controlling infectious disease by | back 33 developing methods for reducing nosocomial infections |
front 34 Who discovered penicillin? | back 34 Fleming |
front 35 All of the following were involved in developing the germ theory of disease EXCEPT? | back 35 Pauling |
front 36 Microorganisms characterized by the absence of a nucleus are called | back 36 prokayotes |
front 37 The term that literally means "against putrefaction" is | back 37 antisepsis |
front 38 The term ____ refers to an infection acquired in a health care setting. | back 38 nosocomial |
front 39 What must one have before designing and conducting experiments? | back 39 A hypothesis |
front 40 Who demonstrated that fermentation could occur in the absence of intact cells? | back 40 Buchner |
front 41 The term for the use of microorganisms to restore damaged environments is | back 41 bioremediation |
front 42 The term ______ involves the study of the blood components that fight infection | back 42 serology` |
front 43 The study of the occurrence, distribution, and spread of disease is known as | back 43 epidemiology |
front 44 The amateur scientist (Koch/Leeuwenhoek/Pasteur) made his own microscope and first reported the existence of microbes. | back 44 Leeuwenhoek |
front 45 A cell that contains a nucleus is called an ( prokaryotic / archaeal/ eukaryotic) cell. | back 45 Eukaryotic |
front 46 A (photosynthetic/ algae/ plant) organism makes its own food using light energy. | back 46 photosynthetic |
front 47 Microbes that cause infectious disease are called (pathogens/germs/viruses). | back 47 Pathogens |
front 48 The desire to prevent (infection/disease/sepsis), literally "putrefaction" resulted in many developments leading to modern medicine. | back 48 Sepsis |
front 49 A scientist conducts experiments to test an (observation/hypothesis/therory). | back 49 Hypothesis |
front 50 The development of molecular biology has made possible the application of (genome sequencing/gene sequences/gene sequencing) to provide a better understanding of the relationships between organisms. | back 50 Gene sequencing |
front 51 Research done in robert lochs laboratory laid the foundation for (epidemiology/immunology/etiology), the study of the cases of disease in animals. | back 51 Immunology |
front 52 A (colony/habitat/biofilm) is a community of microbes growing on surfaces. | back 52 Biofilm |
front 53 Spallanzanis experiments contradicted the experiments of (Needham/Redi/Pasteur) on spontaneous generation. | back 53 Needham |
front 54 Semmelweis demonstrated the importance of (antisepsis/vaccination/washing) as a means of preventing disease transmission. | back 54 Washing |
front 55 A term synonymous with immunization, (vaccination/infection) is derived from the Latin name of the cowpox virus. | back 55 Vaccination |
front 56 The use of chemicals to treat diseases such as bacterial infections is called ( gene therapy/chemotherapy). | back 56 Chemotherapy |
front 57 Organisms such as bacteria that can convert atmospheric nitrogen into nitrate are often studied in (environmental/bioremediation/ecologic) microbiology. | back 57 Environmental |
front 58 The (physiology/metabolism) of an organism is all the chemical reactions that take place in the organism. | back 58 Metabolism |
front 59 Radioactive iodine is sometimes used to treat thyroid cancer. This is an example of the use of (isotopes/elements/radiation) in medical treatment. | back 59 Isotopes |
front 60 The phosphorylation of a protein by ATP is an (exchange/transfer) reaction. | back 60 Exchange |
front 61 Cell surface markers composed of both carbohydrate and lipid molecules are know as (glycoproteins/glycolipids/LPS). | back 61 Glycolipids |