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Intro to Microbiology

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was one of Louis Pasteur's achievements?

a)

Developed vaccinations for anthrax and rabies

b)

Monitored the cholera outbreak in London during the 1850s

c)

Developed a process to kill bacteria in wine

d)

Discovered microscopic organisms called "animalcules"

2.
What is one of Louis Pasteur's achievements?
a)
Developed a treatment for smallpox
b)
Discovered that human disease is caused by germs (micro-organisms)
c)
Studied a cholera outbreak in London during the 1850s
d)
Studied diabetes in rats
3.
Dr John Snow was famous for investigating a __________ outbreak in London during the 1950s.
a)
smallpox
b)
cowpox
c)
chickenpox
d)
cholera
4.
Louis Pasteur also showed that micro-organisms ('germs') did not _____________ generate.
a)
swimmingly
b)
sadly
c)
spontaneously
d)
specifically
5.

___________ Theory suggested that diseases were caused by 'bad air'.

a)

Gaseous

b)

Malignant

c)

Miasma

d)

Monkey

6.

Which sentence best summarizes the point of view about doctors and scientists in the mid-1800s?

a)

They were very similar to modern doctors and scientists.

b)

They introduced many exciting and new ideas.

c)

They could not help their patients

d)

They knew very little about bacteria.

7.

Who is known as the father of Epidemiology?

a)

Dr. Meredith Gray

b)

Dr. John Snow

c)

Albert Einstein

d)

Dr. Jonas Salk

8.

The source of the 1854 outbreak of Cholera in London was determined to be...

a)

contaminated beer from the brewery

b)

a bad crop of lettuce

c)

a cloud of bad air over the town

d)

a contaminated water pump

9.

He recognized the bacterial cause of anthrax and developed a vaccine for it -1880s

a)

Louis Pasteur

b)

Edward Jenner

c)

James Lind

d)

Robert Koch

10.

He formulated a set of postulates or standards to identify organisms that cause infectious diseases - 1843-1910

a)

Edward Jenner

b)

Robert Koch

c)

William Farr

d)

James Lind

11.
Why do we use yeast to bake bread? 
a)
Their waste gas - CO2 helps bread rise
b)
The alcohol that they form makes bread dangerous
c)
They consume all the oxygen which would ruin the bread
12.

The purpose of heating milk to 165F is

a)

to let the good bacteria grow

b)

to make the product thicker

c)

to pasteurize it

d)

to break down the proteins

13.

How does Pasteurization work?

a)

Kill germs through heating

b)

Kill germs through germicidal spray

c)

Kill germs through vaccination

d)

Kill germs through fermentation

14.

Who was the "scientist" that observed pond water and teeth scrapings using his microscope?

a)

Julius Petri

b)

Anton Van Leeuwenhoek

c)

Robert Snow

d)

Louis Pasteur

15.

In pasteurization, what is applied to kill microorganisms?

a)

water

b)

oxygen

c)

heat

d)

sunlight

16.

What is the PPE sequence?

a)

lab coat, mask, gloves, eye protection

b)

eye protection, lab coat, mask, gloves

c)

lab coat, mask, eye protection, gloves

d)

gloves, lab coat, mask, eye protection

17.

What are some of the symptoms of anthrax? Click all that apply.

a)

sore throat

b)

vomiting

c)

itchy scalp

d)

shortness of breath

e)

fever

18.

What is a petri dish?

a)

glass or plastic dish used to culture cells or microorganisms

b)

glass dish used to isolate anthrax

c)

plastic dish used for fermentation

d)

discovered by John Snow in 1884

19.

What is the first step in infection control?

a)

use PPE

b)

wash hands

c)

wipe areas with disinfectants

d)

use sterilizer

20.

What are the symptoms of cholera? Check all that apply.

a)

diarrhea

b)

constipation

c)

abdominal cramps

d)

vomiting

e)

coughing