Question 1

Which of the following is NOT an observation Pasteur made concerning the fermentation of grape juice?

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A)   Yeast can grow in sealed or open flasks of grape juice.
B)   Yeast can grow with or without oxygen.
C)   Pasteurization kills yeast to prevent spoilage of grape juice.
D)   Yeast cells can grow and reproduce in grape juice.
E)   Some bacteria may produce acid in grape juice.F) C) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 2

Who demonstrated that fermentation could occur in the absence of intact cells?

Accepted Answer

A)   Woese
B)   Koch
C)   Pasteur
D)   Buchner
E)   ListerF) B) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 3

Which of the following questions largely stimulated the research of microbes during what is known as the Golden Age of Microbiology?

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A)   How should living organisms be classified?
B)   How do genes work?
C)   How are microbes related?
D)   What causes disease, and is spontaneous generation of microbes possible?
E)   How can microorganisms be seen?F) None of the above
G) B) and D)

Question 4

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.

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The answer of The development of molecular biology has made...

Question 5

Which of the following was NOT an aspect of Pasteurʹs experiments to disprove spontaneous generation?

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A)   He boiled the infusions to kill any microbes present.
B)   The necks of the flasks he used were bent into an S-shape.
C)   The flasks he used were sealed with corks.
D)   The flasks were free of microbes until they were opened.
E)   The flasks were incubated for very long periods of time.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 6

Parasitic worms, even meters-long tapeworms, are studied in microbiology because

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A)   the Gram stain can be used to identify them.
B)   they are parasites.
C)   no one else wants to study them.
D)   diagnosis usually involves microscopic examination of patient samples.
E)   Leeuwenhoek first discovered them.F) A) and B)
G) A) and C)

Question 7

The study of the occurrence, distribution, and spread of disease is known as

Accepted Answer

A)   biotechnology.
B)   epidemiology.
C)   biochemistry.
D)   immunology.
E)   serology.F) A) and C)
G) A) and D)

Question 8

Use the basic steps of the scientific method to describe Pasteurʹs experiments to investigate spontaneous generation.

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The observation that life seemed to appe...

Question 9

The control of infectious disease remains challenging a century after the understanding of infectious disease began. What contributes to the continuing challenge?

Accepted Answer

A)   emerging diseases
B)   rapidly growing estimates of the diversity of microbes
C)   creating microbes using recombinant DNA technology
D)   both drug-resistant pathogens and emerging diseases
E)   developing resistance to antimicrobial agentsF) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 10

Explain how the discipline of biochemistry grew out of the science of microbiology.

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Some of the first experiments in biochem...

Question 11

You are a young scientist who has just learned about one of the hot topics in microbiology, biofilms. One aspect of the interest in biofilms is that the microbes living within biofilms appear to behave and function differently from their counterparts not living in a biofilm. Devise a way to explore the idea. (Do not focus on the technical details of how this might be accomplished.)

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Question 12

The microbes commonly known as are single-celled eukaryotes that are generally motile.

Accepted Answer

A)   protozoa
B)   bacteria
C)   viruses
D)   archaea
E)   fungiF) A) and E)
G) All of the above

Question 13

The work of Lister, Nightingale, and Semmelweis all contributed to controlling infectious disease by

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A)   determining the taxonomic relationships among microbes.
B)   developing techniques for isolating pathogens.
C)   developing methods for reducing health care associated infections (HAI) .
D)   identifying the sources of infectious agents.
E)   developing vaccines.F) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

Question 14

The term for the use of microorganisms to restore damaged environments is

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A)   bioremediation.
B)   ecology.
C)   serology.
D)   epidemiology.
E)   chemotherapy.F) A) and E)
G) C) and D)

Question 15

Louis Pasteur is considered the Father of Microbiology because of the many carefully conducted experiments and observations he made with microbes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What scientist first hypothesized that gene sequences could provide new insights into evolutionary relationships among all organisms (including microbes) ?

Accepted Answer

A)   Avery
B)   Kluyver
C)   Ehrlich
D)   Woese
E)   PaulingF) None of the above
G) C) and D)

Question 17

Fermentation requires the presence of living cells.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Research done in Robert Kochʹs laboratory laid the foundation for (epidemiology/immunology/etiology), the study of the bodyʹs defenses against disease.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Research done in Robert Kochʹs laboratory laid...

Question 19

Who among the following may be considered the Father of Microbiology in part because of his careful application of the scientific method to many problems in microbiology?

Accepted Answer

A)   Edward Jenner
B)   Robert Koch
C)   Eduard Buchner
D)   Louis Pasteur
E)   Lazzaro SpallanzaniF) A) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 20

Louis Pasteur demonstrated that fermentation to produce alcohol is caused by

Accepted Answer

A)   facultative anaerobes.
B)   archaea.
C)   prokaryotes.
D)   aerobes.
E)   obligate parasites.F) B) and E)
G) D) and E)

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