BIOS 242 Microbiology Midterm Exam Questions With Answers Latest Verified Update

Antoni van Leeuwenhoek was the first person in history to
Question 2 Question :
. Microbes that can live in the presence or absence of oxygen are
called
Question 3 Question :
. Which of the following scientists provided evidence in favor of the
concept of spontaneous generation?
Student Answer:
Pasteur
Student Answer: use a magnifying glass.
develop a taxonomic system.
view protozoa and bacteria.
disprove spontaneous generation.
prove the germ theory.
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Student Answer: anaerobes.
facultative anaerobes.
obligate parasites.
archaea.
prokaryotes.
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Needham
Question 4 Question :
. The microbial production of alcohol from sugar is known as
Question 5 Question :
. Which of the following statements concerning Koch's postulates is
false?
Redi
Buchner
Spallanzani
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Student Answer: fermentation.
pasteurization.
metabolism.
abiogenesis.
antisepsis.
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Student Answer: Koch's postulates cannot be used to demonstrate the cause of all
diseases.
A suspected pathogen must be able to be grown in the
laboratory.
All of Koch's postulates must be satisfied before an organism can
be proven to cause a particular disease.
Koch's postulates involve the experimental infection of
susceptible hosts.
A suspected pathogen must be found in the majority of
individuals with a particular disease.