Week 1 Bacteriology

Which of the following individuals is considered to be the “Father of Microbiology?

• Anton von Leeuwenhoek

• Louis Pasteur

• Robert Koch

• Rudolf Virchow

The microbes that usually live on or in a person are collectively referred to as:

• germs.

• indigenous microflora.

• nonpathogens.

• opportunistic pathogens.

Microbes that live on dead and decaying organic material are known as:

• indigenous microflora.

• parasites.

• pathogens.

• saprophytes.

The field of parasitology involves the study of which of the following types of organisms?

• arthropods, bacteria, fungi, protozoa, and viruses

• arthropods, helminths, and certain protozoa

• bacteria, fungi, and protozoa

• bacteria, fungi, and viruses

Rudolf Virchow is given credit for proposing which of the following theories?

• abiogenesis

• biogenesis

• germ theory of disease

• spontaneous generation

Which of the following microbes are considered obligate intracellular pathogens?

• chlamydias, rickettsias, M. leprae, and T. pallidum

• M. leprae and T. pallidum

• M. tuberculosis and viruses

• rickettsias, chlamydias, and viruses

Which of the following statements is true?

• Koch developed a rabies vaccine.

• Microbes are ubiquitous.

• Most microbes are harmful to humans.

• Pasteur conducted experiments that proved the theory of abiogenesis.

Which of the following are even smaller than viruses?

• chlamydias

• prions and viroids

• rickettsias

• cyanobacteria

Which of the following individuals introduced the terms “aerobes” and “anaerobes”?

• Anton von Leeuwenhoek

• Louis Pasteur

• Robert Koch

• Rudolf Virchow