Question 1

The first person to use a microscope to observe cells invisible to the naked eye was:

Accepted Answer

A) Robert Hooke 
B) Matthias Schleiden 
C) Anton van Leeuwenhoek 
D) Louis Pasteur 
A) Robert Hooke 
B) Matthias Schleiden 
C) Anton van Leeuwenhoek 
D) Louis Pasteur

Question 2

Which of the following statements about pasteurization is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) It originally involved heating a substance to 56°C in the absence of oxygen for 30 minutes. 
B) It kills unwanted organisms. 
C) Pasteurization was orginally developed as a method to keep milk from spoiling. 
D) It was developed by Pasteur. 
A) It originally involved heating a substance to 56°C in the absence of oxygen for 30 minutes. 
B) It kills unwanted organisms. 
C) Pasteurization was orginally developed as a method to keep milk from spoiling. 
D) It was developed by Pasteur.

Question 3

Which statement about variolation is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Variolation originated in ancient China. 
B) Variolation involves infecting a person with dried scabs from lesions of people who had recovered from the disease. 
C) Variolation used chemicals produced from another microorganism to immunize against the disease causing microbe. 
D) Variolation leads to a controlled infection that induces immunity against further infection. 
A) Variolation originated in ancient China. 
B) Variolation involves infecting a person with dried scabs from lesions of people who had recovered from the disease. 
C) Variolation used chemicals produced from another microorganism to immunize against the disease causing microbe. 
D) Variolation leads to a controlled infection that induces immunity against further infection.

Question 4

Which is a false statement about genomes?

Accepted Answer

A) genomes contain all the genetic material of a species. 
B) all of the genome is made up of useful genes whose function we already know 
C) humans have only 300 genes not found in the mouse 
D) most microbial genomes are smaller than the human genome 
A) genomes contain all the genetic material of a species. 
B) all of the genome is made up of useful genes whose function we already know 
C) humans have only 300 genes not found in the mouse 
D) most microbial genomes are smaller than the human genome

Question 5

Microbiology continues to be an important research field for all of the following reasons,EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A) all infectious diseases have had vaccines developed and therefore can be prevented 
B) many forms of genetic engineering depend on microorganisms 
C) new and emerging diseases like AIDS need to be studied 
D) microorganisms can be used as factories to cheaply produce drugs, hormones and vaccines 
A) all infectious diseases have had vaccines developed and therefore can be prevented 
B) many forms of genetic engineering depend on microorganisms 
C) new and emerging diseases like AIDS need to be studied 
D) microorganisms can be used as factories to cheaply produce drugs, hormones and vaccines

Question 6

Bioterrorism:

Accepted Answer

A) involves using antibiotics and vaccines for terrorist means 
B) converts factories to produce tanks, trucks and cars 
C) prevents getting bacteria into ground beef to keep our food supply safe 
D) uses microbes, such as anthrax, as part of terrorist attacks 
A) involves using antibiotics and vaccines for terrorist means 
B) converts factories to produce tanks, trucks and cars 
C) prevents getting bacteria into ground beef to keep our food supply safe 
D) uses microbes, such as anthrax, as part of terrorist attacks

Question 7

In which of the following groups would you find a mushroom?

Accepted Answer

A) bacteria 
B) protozoa 
C) fungi 
D) viruses 
A) bacteria 
B) protozoa 
C) fungi 
D) viruses

Question 8

Microbes have played important roles in genetics and in the discovery of DNA as the genetic material. What discoveries depended on bacteria?

Accepted Answer

A) The ability of a previously harmless bacterium to change into a disease-causing bacterium was due to DNA acquisition. 
B) The discovery of the intracellular reproduction of tobacco mosaic virus. 
C) The development of the microscope 
D) The identification of a virus that causes yellow fever. 
A) The ability of a previously harmless bacterium to change into a disease-causing bacterium was due to DNA acquisition. 
B) The discovery of the intracellular reproduction of tobacco mosaic virus. 
C) The development of the microscope 
D) The identification of a virus that causes yellow fever.

Question 9

While a doctor may diagnose and treat a patient who presents with a disease,an epidemiologist:

Accepted Answer

A) helps in the development and use of vaccines 
B) investigates what organism is responsible for a particular patient's disease 
C) figures out how to use microorganisms to clean up the environment 
D) studies the frequency and distribution of the disease in the community 
A) helps in the development and use of vaccines 
B) investigates what organism is responsible for a particular patient's disease 
C) figures out how to use microorganisms to clean up the environment 
D) studies the frequency and distribution of the disease in the community

Question 10

Microbes live in us,on us and nearly everywhere around us. Which of the following activities are microbes involved in?

Accepted Answer

A) Decomposing dead organisms 
B) Aiding the digestive processes of grazing animals 
C) Capturing energy from the sun 
D) All of the above 
A) Decomposing dead organisms 
B) Aiding the digestive processes of grazing animals 
C) Capturing energy from the sun 
D) All of the above

Question 11

Louis Pasteur made several important contributions to microbiology. These included studying wine making,identifying diseases in silkworms and which of the following:

Accepted Answer

A) developing culture techniques 
B) developing the first rabies vaccine 
C) using a swan-necked flask to prove that air contained the vital force that brought microbes 
D) discovering a method to introduce unwanted organisms into food and wine 
A) developing culture techniques 
B) developing the first rabies vaccine 
C) using a swan-necked flask to prove that air contained the vital force that brought microbes 
D) discovering a method to introduce unwanted organisms into food and wine

Question 12

This microorganism can infect _____.

Accepted Answer

A) algae 
B) bacteria 
C) viruses 
D) prions 
A) algae 
B) bacteria 
C) viruses 
D) prions

Question 13

This microorganism can be observed with:

Accepted Answer

A) the naked eye 
B) a light microscope 
C) a scanning electron microscope 
D) B and C are correct 
A) the naked eye 
B) a light microscope 
C) a scanning electron microscope 
D) B and C are correct

Question 14

All of the following statements agree with the germ theory of disease,except:

Accepted Answer

A) microorganisms can invade other organisms and cause disease 
B) maggots only grow on meat that is left in an open flask because microbes are transmitted by flies and do not spontaneously generate 
C) disease-causing organisms will spontaneously arise from decaying meat 
D) disease is not caused by bad air or spirits 
A) microorganisms can invade other organisms and cause disease 
B) maggots only grow on meat that is left in an open flask because microbes are transmitted by flies and do not spontaneously generate 
C) disease-causing organisms will spontaneously arise from decaying meat 
D) disease is not caused by bad air or spirits

Question 15

A parasitologist studies parasites. What does a mycologist study?

Accepted Answer

A) protozoa 
B) how viruses cause disease and are involved in cancer 
C) the development of chemical substances to treat diseases 
D) fungi 
A) protozoa 
B) how viruses cause disease and are involved in cancer 
C) the development of chemical substances to treat diseases 
D) fungi

Exam 1: Scope and History of Microbiology

The first person to use a microscope to observe cells invisible to the naked eye was:

Which of the following statements about pasteurization is FALSE?

Which statement about variolation is FALSE?

Which is a false statement about genomes?

Microbiology continues to be an important research field for all of the following reasons,EXCEPT:

Bioterrorism:

In which of the following groups would you find a mushroom?

Microbes have played important roles in genetics and in the discovery of DNA as the genetic material. What discoveries depended on bacteria?

While a doctor may diagnose and treat a patient who presents with a disease,an epidemiologist:

Microbes live in us,on us and nearly everywhere around us. Which of the following activities are microbes involved in?

Louis Pasteur made several important contributions to microbiology. These included studying wine making,identifying diseases in silkworms and which of the following:

This microorganism can infect _____.

This microorganism can be observed with:

All of the following statements agree with the germ theory of disease,except:

A parasitologist studies parasites. What does a mycologist study?

Fundamentals of Chemistry

Microscopy and Staining

Characteristics of Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells

Essential Concepts of Metabolism

Growth and Culturing of Bacteria

Microbial Genetics

Gene Transfer and Genetic Engineering

An Introduction to Taxonomy: the Bacteria

Viruses

Eukaryotic Microorganisms and Parasites

Sterilization and Disinfection

Antimicrobial Therapy

Host-Microbe Relationships and Disease Processes

Epidemiology and Nosocomial Infections

Innate Host Defenses

Immunology I: Basic Principles of Adaptive Immunity and Immunization

Immunology Ii: Immunological Disorders and Tests

Diseases of the Skin and Eyes; Wounds and Bites

Urogenital and Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Diseases of the Respiratory System

Oral and Gastrointestinal Diseases

Cardiovascular, lymphatic and Systemic Disease

Diseases of the Nervous System

Environmental Microbiology

Applied Microbiology

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