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Chapter 01

Humans and the Microbial World

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The scientist usually considered the first to see microorganisms, which he called

"animalcules", was

A.

Redi.

B.

van Leeuwenhoek.

C.

Pasteur.

D.

Tyndall.

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2. The word "animalcule" was coined by

A. Pasteur.

B. van Leeuwenhoek.

C. Redi.

D. Tyndall.

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3.

The idea of spontaneous Generation postulated that

A. organisms could evolve into the next generation of organisms.

B. organisms could spontaneously combust.

C. organisms could spontaneously arise from other living organisms.

D. living organisms could spontaneously arise from non-living material.

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4. Which of these scientist(s) was/were involved in, among other things, investigating the idea

of spontaneous generation?

A. Redi

B. van Leeuwenhoek

C. Pasteur

D. Escherich

E. Redi AND Pasteur

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5. The work of Tyndall and Cohn

A. supported the idea of spontaneous generation.

B. was used to explain why others investigating spontaneous generation had obtained results

that were opposite of those obtained by Pasteur.

C. showed that microbes caused disease.

D. allowed scientists to see microorganisms.

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6.

The structures present in the hay infusions used in experiments on spontaneous generation that made them difficult to

sterilize are

A. chlorophyll.

B. toxins.

C. organelles.

D. endospores.

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7. The opposite results obtained by scientists apparently doing the same experiments in

investigating spontaneous generation

A. shows the importance of repeating experiments.

B. shows the importance of exactly duplicating experimental conditions.

C. led to further experiments that ultimately furthered knowledge.

D. All of the choices are correct.

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