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Introduction to Microbiology Quiz
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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</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who improved the design of Leeuwenhoek's microscope?

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

    What did humans realize long ago about microbes?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Who demonstrated that microorganisms are present in the air?

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

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

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

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