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microbiology Chapter 1

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In the 16th century a father and son team produced a compound microscope consisting of a simple tube wit lenses at each end   Janseen  
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"Animalcules" were first described by   Antony van Leeuwenhoek  
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Micrographia. a publication illustrating insects, sponges, as well as plant cells, published by   Robert Hooke  
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Low- power microscopes designed for observing fairly large objects such as insects or worms are   Stereomicroscopes  
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A microscope that provides a three dimensional image of a specimen is a   scanning electron microscope  
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The tool of choice to observe living microorganisms is the   Phase- contrast microscope  
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Which scientist is most responsible for ending the controversy about spontaneous generation?   Louis Pasteur  
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Molds belong to which of the following groups of eukaryotic organisms?   Fungi  
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Complex communities of microorganisms on surfaces are called   Biofilms  
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A relationship between organisms in which the waste product of one provides nutrients for another is called   Commensalism  
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The correct descending order of taxonomic catergories is   Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Genus, Species  
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Which of the following sites of human body does not have a normal flora?   Blood  
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Which of the following lack nucleic acids?   Prions  
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The binominal system of nomenclature was originally developed by   Linnaeus  
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Which of the following scientists performed the first vaccination against smallpox?   Jenner  
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Which of the following diseases is generally caused by contaminated food?   Shigellosis  
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Which of the following diseases is generally caused by contaminated food?   Psittacosis  
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Which of the following organisms is used in the production of cheese?   Propionibactrium shermanii  
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Which of the following scientists discovered the antibiotic properties Penicillium   Alexander Fleming  
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In a compound light microscope the lens closest to the eye is?   The ocular lens  
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Another term for spontaneous generation is?   Abiogenesis  
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Microorganisms of various species are often organized into complex communities on a surface are called   Biofilms  
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All bacteria are   Prokaryotic cells  
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Cells that contain a nucleus are   Eukaryotic cells  
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The taxonomic resources for information on bacteria is   Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology  
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A relationship in which two organisms benefit is referred to as   Mutaualisn  
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The proteins implicated in spongiform encephalopathy are   Prions  
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The cleanup of various industrial wastes by living organsisms is referred to as   Bioremediation  
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