Introduction to Microbiology Branches Quiz
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Introduction to Microbiology Branches Quiz

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Which branch of microbiology involves the study of viruses?

  • Bacteriology
  • Virology (correct)
  • Mycology
  • Parasitology

    • Which type of microorganisms are studied in mycology?

  • Bacteria
  • Viruses
  • Fungi (correct)
  • Protozoa

    • What does immunology focus on studying?

  • Human diseases (correct)
  • Plant pathogens
  • Food production processes
  • Soil microorganisms

    • Which branch of microbiology includes the study of nematodes?

    <p>Nematology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary focus of food microbiology?

    <p>Microorganisms that spoil food</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which branch of microbiology is concerned with microorganisms interacting with plants and soils?

    <p>Agricultural microbiology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is known as 'The Father of Microbiology'?

    <p>Anton Van Leeuwenhoek</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Francesco Redi observe that led him to challenge the theory of spontaneous generation?

    <p>Flies laying eggs on meat</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which scientist is renowned for discoveries in microbial fermentation and pasteurization?

    <p>Louis Pasteur</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the study of microorganisms used in pharmaceutical products known as?

    <p>Pharmaceutical Microbiology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why is microbiology relevant to nursing?

    <p>To know about harmful and harmless microorganisms</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Anton Van Leeuwenhoek view under a microscope that made him 'The Father of Microbiology'?

    <p>Bacteria in water</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who was the first to use oil immersion lens, condenser, and microphotography in microscopy?

    <p>Robert Koch</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is credited with defining Koch's postulates, which outline the procedure for proving that a specific organism causes a specific disease?

    <p>Robert Koch</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which scientist accepted the idea of spontaneous generation, proposing that mice could arise from rags and wheat kernels in an open container?

    <p>Jan Baptist van Helmont</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who argued that new microbes arose spontaneously because his boiled broth became cloudy after a few days in sealed flasks?

    <p>John Needham</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which scientist's results contradicted John Needham's findings by showing that microbes did not spontaneously arise in sealed flasks?

    <p>Lazzaro Spallanzani</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who discovered the bacterium Yersinia pestis, which causes bubonic plague?

    <p>Shibasaburo Kitasato</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which biologist proposed the 5 kingdom classification system?

    <p>Robert Whittaker</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which kingdom includes organisms that are multicellular, eukaryotic, and without a cell wall?

    <p>Kingdom Animalia</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who introduced the classification system through a systemic method known as taxonomic nomenclature?

    <p>Carl Linnaeus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which domain includes prokaryotic organisms?

    <p>Archaea</p> Signup and view all the answers

    In the three domain system, which domain includes organisms with eukaryotic cells?

    <p>Eukarya</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the distinguishing feature of Kingdom Plantae's cell wall composition?

    <p>Made up of cellulose</p> Signup and view all the answers

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