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Problem MC1
Which of the following microorganisms are not eukaryotic?
a) Bacteria
b) Yeasts
c) Molds
d) Protozoa
Problem MC2
Which microorganisms are used to make microbiological growth media?
a. Bacteria
b. Fungi
c. Algae
d. Protozoa
Problem MC3
In which habitat would you most likely find archaea?
a. Acidic hot springs
b. Swamp mud
c. Great Salt Lake
d. All of the above
Problem MC5
Which of the following scientists hypothesized that a bacterial colony arises from a single bacterial cell?
a. Antoni van Leeuwenhoek
b. Louis Pasteur
c. Robert Koch
d. Richard Petri
Problem MC9
A scientist who studies the role of microorganisms in the environment is a(n) __________ .
a. genetic technologist
b. earth microbiologist
c. epidemiologist
d. environmental microbiologist
Problem MC10
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
d. All of the above
Problem FIB1
Fill in the blanks with the name(s) of the scientist(s) whose investigations led to the following fields of study in microbiology.
Environmental microbiology ___________ and _____________
Problem FIB2
Fill in the blanks with the name(s) of the scientist(s) whose investigations led to the following fields of study in microbiology.
Biochemistry _________ and __________.
Problem MC6
Which scientist first hypothesized that medical personnel can infect patients with pathogens?
a. Florence Nightingale
b. Joseph Lister
c. John Snow
d. Ignaz Semmelweis
Problem MC7
Van Leeuwenhoek described microorganisms as ____________ .
a. Animalcules
b. Prokaryotes
c. Eukaryotes
d. Protozoa
Problem FIB3
Fill in the blanks with the name(s) of the scientist(s) whose investigations led to the following fields of study in microbiology.
Chemotherapy ____________.
Problem FIB4
Fill in the blanks with the name(s) of the scientist(s) whose investigations led to the following fields of study in microbiology.
Immunology____________.
Problem FIB5
Fill in the blanks with the name(s) of the scientist(s) whose investigations led to the following fields of study in microbiology.
Infection control ____________.
Problem FIB6
Fill in the blanks with the name(s) of the scientist(s) whose investigations led to the following fields of study in microbiology.
Etiology ____________.
Problem FIB7
Fill in the blanks with the name(s) of the scientist(s) whose investigations led to the following fields of study in microbiology.
Epidemiology ____________.
Problem FIB8
Fill in the blanks with the name(s) of the scientist(s) whose investigations led to the following fields of study in microbiology.
Biotechnology ____________
Problem FIB9
Fill in the blanks with the name(s) of the scientist(s) whose investigations led to the following fields of study in microbiology.
Food microbiology ____________.
Problem SA3
List six types of microorganisms.
Problem SA5
Why would a macroscopic tapeworm be studied in microbiology?
Problem SA7
List four major questions that drive microbiological investigations today.
Problem SA8
Refer to the four steps in the scientific method in describing Pasteur’s fermentation experiments.
Problem SA9
List Koch’s postulates, and explain why they are significant.
Problem M1
Match each of the following descriptions with the person it best describes more than once or not at all. An answer may be used more than once.
1. Developed smallpox immunization
2. First photomicrograph of bacteria
3. Used mathematical data to improve nursing
4. Germs cause disease
5. Sought a “magic bullet” to destroy pathogens
6. Early epidemiologist
7. Father of Microbiology
8. Classification system
9. Discoverer of bacteria
10. Discoverer of protozoa
11. Founder of antiseptic surgery
12. Developed the most widely used bacterial staining technique
A. John Snow
B. Paul Ehrlich
C. Louis Pasteur
D. Antoni van Leeuwenhoek
E. Carolus Linnaeus
F. John Needham
G. Eduard Buchner
H. Robert Koch
I. Joseph Lister
J. Edward Jenner
K. Girolamo Fracastoro
L. Hans Christian Gram
M. Florence Nightingale
Problem S1
Why was the theory of spontaneous generation a hindrance to the development of the field of microbiology?
Problem 1.1a
On the following photos, label cilium, flagellum, nucleus, and pseudopod.
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Problem 1.2
Show where microbes ended up in Pasteur’s experiment.
Problem 1.4a
Defend this statement: “The investigations of Antoni van Leeuwenhoek changed the world forever.”
Problem 1.6a
Describe what has been called the “Golden Age of Microbiology” with reference to four major questions that propelled scientists during that period.
Problem 1.8a
Which of the following favored the theory of spontaneous generation?
a. Spallanzani
b. Needham
c. Pasteur
d. Koch
Problem 4
Of the following scientists, who first promulgated the theory of abiogenesis?
a. Aristotle
b. Pasteur
c. Needham
d. Spallanzani
