Intro to Microbiology

Which of the following is true about the theory of spontaneous generation?

• States that all cells come from pre-existing cells

• States that life arises from non-living matter

• Is believed to be true today

Louis Pasteur is credited with which of the following?

• Applying the germ theory to medical practices such as surgery

• Discovering the antibiotic properties of penicillin

• Discovering the process of fermentation

• Creating steps to link a specific bacteria to specific disease

Which of the following is not true of archaea?

• They are prokaryotes

• They live in extreme environments

• They have peptidoglycan in their cell walls

__________ are multicellular eukaryotic organisms that get their nutrition from absorption

• Protists

• Plants

• Fungi

Who came up with the rules for attributing a certain disease to a specific microbe?

• Bassi

• Semmelwise

• Koch

• Lister

Which of the following is not a characteristic of Prokaryote cells?

• Histone

• Circular chromosome

• No membrane bounded organelles

A rod-shaped bacteria in chains would be called:

• Sterptococci

• Streptobacilli

• Diplobacilli

Which is not true of bacteria?

• They are prokaryotes

• They have peptidoglycan in their cell walls

• They have a nucleus

• Some use photosynthesis

If you boiled nutrient broth and sealed the flask and saw no growth...which of the following are valid conclusion?

• Life can not spontaneously generate

• Air or "vital force" may be needed for spontaneous generation

• That spontaneous generation is true

Which would be chains of round cells?

• Streptococci

• Staphylococci

• Bacillus

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