Microbial Classification and Cell Structures Quiz
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Who was the first person to observe microbes via a microscope?

  • Robert Hook
  • Francesco Redi
  • Antoni Van Leeuwenhoek (correct)
  • Carolus Linnaeus
  • What did Robert Hook propose about all living things?

  • They are made of little boxes called 'cells' (correct)
  • They are made of organic compounds
  • They are generated spontaneously
  • They are composed of tiny organisms
  • Which type of microorganism was the first evidence against the theory of spontaneous generation?

  • Virus
  • Bacteria (correct)
  • Fungi
  • Algae
  • What is the study of organisms too small to be seen without magnification called?

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

    What did Antoni Van Leeuwenhoek observe for the first time via a microscope?

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

    What was the popular belief before the acceptance of Biogenesis?

    <p>Spontaneous Generation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who proposed the theory of Biogenesis?

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

    What did Robert Hook propose about the structure of living things?

    <p>They are composed of cells</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is NOT one of the six types of microorganisms?

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

    Who is known for the debate over Spontaneous Generation?

    <p>Francesco Redi</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Robert Hook propose about the origin of living cells?

    <p>Living cells arise from pre-existing living cells</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is credited with the first accurate drawings of microbes?

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

    Who is considered the Father of Epidemiology?

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

    What did Edward Jenner do?

    <p>Inoculated a person with cowpox virus to protect from smallpox</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is known for the initiation of prevention and treatment of diseases?

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

    What did Robert Koch establish in the 1870s?

    <p>The relationship between Bacillus anthracis and anthrax</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is credited with the discovery of the first antibiotic?

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

    What is the significance of Mary Mallon?

    <p>She was known as Typhoid Mary</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did John Snow trace a cholera outbreak to?

    <p>Contaminated water sources</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Luis Pasteur disprove?

    <p>Spontaneous generation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Nicolas Appert begin in 1795?

    <p>The preservation of food</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of Alexander Fleming's discovery?

    <p>Discovered the first antibiotic</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did M. J. Berkeley (ca. 1845) link to a fungus?

    <p>Great Potato Blight of Ireland</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the significance of Edward Jenner's work?

    <p>Developed the concept of vaccination</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who was the first person to observe microbes via a microscope?

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

    What did Robert Hooke propose about the structure of living things?

    <p>All living things are made of little boxes 'cells'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the popular belief before the acceptance of Biogenesis?

    <p>Spontaneous Generation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is credited with the first accurate drawings of microbes?

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

    What did Francesco Redi provide the first evidence against?

    <p>Theory of Spontaneous Generation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Antoni Van Leeuwenhoek observe for the first time via a microscope?

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

    What did Louis Pasteur disprove?

    <p>Theory of Spontaneous Generation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Francesco Redi provide evidence against?

    <p>Theory of Spontaneous Generation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Robert Hooke propose about living cells?

    <p>All living things are made of little boxes 'cells'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who proposed the theory of Biogenesis?

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

    Who is credited with the development of vaccines for chicken cholera, anthrax, and rabies?

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

    Who is considered the Father of Bacteriology?

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

    Who is known for establishing the relationship between Bacillus anthracis and anthrax?

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

    Who is credited with the discovery of the first antibiotic, Penicillin?

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

    Who is known for tracing a cholera outbreak to water sources contaminated with sewage?

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

    Who is credited with the initiation of prevention and treatment of diseases?

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

    Who is known for using a chemical disinfectant (carbolic acid) to prevent surgical wound infections?

    <p>Joseph Lister</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is credited with the inoculation of a person with cowpox virus to protect against smallpox?

    <p>Edward Jenner</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is credited with the beginning of preservation of food in 1795?

    <p>Nicolas Appert</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is known for the association of Brucellosis with Brucella abortis in milk in the 1930s?

    <p>Alice Catherine Evans</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is credited with the development of vaccines for Polio, Smallpox, and other diseases?

    <p>Edward Jenner</p> Signup and view all the answers

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