History of Medical Breakthroughs Quiz

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What is the modern term used for the chemical treatment of non-infectious diseases like cancer?

  • Vaccination
  • Antibiotics
  • Chemotherapy (correct)
  • Taxonomy

Who discovered the first antibiotic known as penicillin?

  • Alexander Fleming (correct)
  • Howard Walter Florey
  • Louis Pasteur
  • Ernst Boris Chain

In the taxonomy system, what is the highest level of classification that includes Bacteria and archeabacteria?

  • Kingdom
  • Domain (correct)
  • Class
  • Phylum

Which scientist observed that Penicillium fungus produced an antibiotic called penicillin that could kill S.aureus?

<p>Alexander Fleming (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What major era is characterized by the development and widespread use of vaccination as a preventive measure for many diseases?

<p>Modern chemotherapy era (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is taxonomy mainly concerned with?

<p>Organization and classification of living things (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which component of taxonomy involves organizing microorganisms with similar morphological, physiological, and genetic traits into specific groups?

<p>Classification (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

During which decade was Penicillin tested clinically and mass-produced after its discovery?

<p>1940 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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