Microbiology, 5/e

Lansing M Prescott, Augustana College
Donald A Klein, Colorado State University
John P Harley, Eastern Kentucky University

The History and Scope of Microbiology

True or False Quiz


1	"Microbiology" is the study of bacteria and the effects they cause.
		A)	True
		B)	False


2	The cell classification of "procaryote" includes all bacteria and archaea.
		A)	True
		B)	False


3	Most bacteria cause disease, and people would be better off if we could find ways to kill them all.
		A)	True
		B)	False


4	An "hypothesis" is only an educated guess that can be tested by an experimenter.
		A)	True
		B)	False


5	An "hypothesis" becomes a "theory" when it has been proven by experiment.
		A)	True
		B)	False


6	"Spontaneous generation" is the hypothesis that microorganisms are agents of human disease.
		A)	True
		B)	False


7	In his studies on fermentation, Louis Pasteur presented the first evidence that some microorganisms could grow anaerobically (in the absence of oxygen).
		A)	True
		B)	False


8	Sergei Winogradsky and Martinus Beijerinck demonstrated that microbes have an essential role in the fixation of atmospheric nitrogen into usable nitrates.
		A)	True
		B)	False


9	Most microbiologists study infectious disease.
		A)	True
		B)	False


10	The primary difference between Koch's original postulates and the "molecular" Koch's postulates is that instead of the presence or absence of a particular microorganism, we consider whether a particular virulence gene is present and active.
		A)	True
		B)	False

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