WorksheetsIntroduction to Microbiology -Mooc CS1161
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 6mins
The microbes that usually live on or in a person are collectively referred to as:
germs
indigenous microbiota
nonpathogens
oppurtunistic pathogens
The study of algae is called:
algaelogy
botany
mycology
phycology
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 is not a reason for microorganisms being useful in research?
Microbes have high reproduction rates.
Microbes are easily controlled.
Microbes have relatively simple structures.
Microbes make it easier to prove the statistical significance
of an experiment because of their ease and cost
effectiveness resulting from their large numbers.
The epidemic that infected Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East and killed tens of millions was known as the Black Death. The disease was caused by:
Smallpox
Anthrax
Bubonic plaque
Swine flu
The event that triggered the development and establishment of microbiology as a science is the:
Spontaneous generation
Germ theory of disease
Vaccinations
Development of the microscope
Which scientist first disproved spontaneous generation by showing that maggots only appear on decaying meat that has been exposed to flies?
Lister
Pasteur
Hooke
Redi
The germ theory of disease states that:
Microorganisms that invade other organisms can cause
disease in those organisms
Microorganisms can spontaneously arise in debilitated
hosts
Microorganisms do not cause infectious diseases
Not all microorganisms are harmful
Put Koch’s postulates in order:
(a) The disease organism must be isolated in pure culture.
(b) The disease organism must be recovered from the inoculated
animal.
(c) The specific causative agent must be found in every case
of the disease.
(d) Inoculation of a sample of the culture into a healthy, susceptible
animal must produce the same disease.
(a)
Which of the following individuals is considered to be the “Father of Microbiology?”
Anton van Leeuwenhoek
Louis Pasteur
Robert Koch
Rudolf Virchow
