Introduction to Microbiology Quiz

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What is microbiology?

  • The study of non-living things
  • The study of very large living things visible to the naked eye
  • The study of very small living things that cannot be seen with the naked eye (correct)
  • The study of very small living things visible to the naked eye

What does the word 'microbiology' derive from?

  • Three Latin words
  • Three Greek words (correct)
  • Two Greek words
  • Four Latin words

What is a characteristic of microorganisms?

  • They are very large in size
  • They are present only in water
  • They are unicellular and very small in size (correct)
  • They are multicellular

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

<p>Antony van Leeuwenhoek (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who improved the design of Leeuwenhoek's microscope?

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

What did humans realize long ago about microbes?

<p>They are linked to disease (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

Which branch of microbiology is concerned with the study of parasites?

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

What did Robert Koch and his colleagues develop in the field of microbiology?

<p>Technique for obtaining pure culture of colonies of bacteria and fungi (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who synthesized the first successful but very toxic drug against syphilis?

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

Which branch of microbiology is concerned with the study of bacteria?

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

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

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

Which branch of microbiology is concerned with the studying of fungi and yeast?

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

Who demonstrated that microorganisms are present in the air?

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

Which microbes are mainly responsible for causing infections in humans and animals?

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

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