Chapter Questions
Which of the following microorganisms are not eukaryotic?a. bacteriab. yeastsc. moldsd. protozoa
Which microorganisms are used to make microbiological growth media?a. bacteriab. fungic. algaed. protozoa
In which habitat would you most likely find archaea?a. acidic hot springsb. swamp mudc. Great Salt Laked. all of the above
Of the following scientists, who first promulgated the theory of abiogenesis?a. Aristotleb. Pasteurc. Needhamd. Spallanzani
Which of the following scientists hypothesized that a bacterial colony arises from a single bacterial cell?a. Antoni van Leeuwenhoekb. Louis Pasteurc. Robert Kochd. Richard Petri
Which scientist first hypothesized that medical personnel can infect patients with pathogens?a. Edward Jennerb. Joseph Listerc. John Snowd. Ignaz Semmelweis
Leeuwenhoek described microorganisms as _______.a. animalculesb. prokaryotesc. eukaryotesd. protozoa
Which of the following favored the theory of spontaneous generation?a. Spallanzanib. Needhamc. Pasteurd. Koch
A scientist who studies the role of microorganisms in the environment is a(n)_____.a. genetic technologistb. earth microbiologistc. epidemiologistd. environmental microbiologist
The laboratory of Robert Koch contributed which of the following to the field of microbiology?a. simple staining techniqueb. use of Petri dishesc. first photomicrograph of bacteriad. all of the above