Introduction to Microbiology

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Who made the first useful microscopes and was the first to observe and describe single-celled organisms?

  • Louis Agassiz
  • Louis Pasteur
  • Antony van Leeuwenhoek (correct)
  • Robert Hooke

What was the concept of 'Spontaneous generation' related to?

  • The study of ancient microbial fossils
  • The development of vaccines for infectious diseases
  • The discovery of genetic recombination in bacteria
  • The belief that microbes could arise spontaneously from non-living material (correct)

What is microbiology?

  • The study of celestial bodies in outer space
  • The study of very large living things that can be seen with the naked eye
  • The study of ancient organisms found in fossils
  • The science that studies very small living things that cannot be seen with the naked eye (correct)

Where are microorganisms commonly found?

<p>Everywhere, including on plant surfaces, in the air, water, dust, and soil (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the size of microorganisms?

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

Who improved the design of Leeuwenhoek's microscope and observed the structure of plant cells and some microbes?

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

Who discovered the first relatively safe and effective antibiotics isolated from microorganisms?

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

Which branch of microbiology primarily deals with the study of Fungi and Yeast?

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

Who developed the first useful drug against a variety of bacterial infections, the first sulfa drug?

<p>Gerhardt Domagk (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which technique was developed by Robert Koch and his colleagues for obtaining pure culture of colonies of bacteria and fungi?

<p>Solid media (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the branch of microbiology that is concerned with the study of viruses?

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

Who demonstrated that microorganisms are present in the air?

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

Which percentage of all known species of bacteria are beneficial?

<p>87% (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did Waksman discover?

<p>Streptomycin and a number of other antibiotics (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which branch of microbiology is concerned with the studying of Algae?

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

What did Robert Koch and his colleagues develop?

<p>Solid media technique for obtaining pure culture of colonies of bacteria and fungi (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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