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Who is considered the father of microbiology?

  • Louis Pasteur
  • Dr. Özge YILMAZLI
  • Hippocrates
  • Anton van Leeuwenhoek (correct)

What term did Hippocrates use to describe the cause of illnesses resulting from wrong diet?

  • Vapour
  • Dangerous fumes (correct)
  • Indigestible residuals
  • Microorganisms

When did microorganisms first appear on the planet?

  • 3.8 billion years ago (correct)
  • 2.8 billion years ago
  • 4.8 billion years ago
  • 1.8 billion years ago

What did Anton van Leeuwenhoek observe using his microscopes?

<p>Rain water and lake water (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of Medical Microbiology?

<p>Studying microorganisms causing diseases in humans (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who discovered the first antibacterial agent in 1910?

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

What did Louis Pasteur develop a vaccine against?

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

Who is known for identifying the specific causative agents of tuberculosis and cholera?

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

Which of the following is a characteristic of Eukaryotic cells?

<p>Have membrane-bound nucleus (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was described by Francis Crick and James Watson in 1956?

<p>Double helix structure of DNA (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of Medical Microbiology?

<p>Dealing with microorganisms that cause diseases in humans (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is considered the father of medicine?

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

Who is known as the first microbiologist?

<p>Anton van Leeuwenhoek (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What term did Hippocrates use to describe the cause of illnesses resulting from wrong diet?

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

Which scientist is known for developing a vaccine against chicken cholera, anthrax, and rabies?

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

In the binomial system of nomenclature, which name comes first when naming an organism?

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

Who is credited with the discovery of streptomycin in 1943?

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

What is a key characteristic that distinguishes Eukaryotic cells from Prokaryotic cells?

<p>Membrane-bound nucleus (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which scientist proposed a new classification system containing 3 domains in 1990?

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

Which scientist proposed another classification system containing 6 kingdoms

<p>Cavalier-Smith (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is credited with discovering the first antibacterial agent in 1910?

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

Who is known for identifying the specific causative agents of tuberculosis and cholera?

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

What did Joshua Lederberg first discover in 1946?

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

Robert Koch is known for his role in identifying the specific causative agents of tuberculosis and cholera.

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

Joshua Lederberg was the first to discover the double helix structure of DNA.

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

The binomial system of nomenclature uses two names, the genus and species, both of which are italicized.

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

Before the advent of the microscope, living organisms were conveniently divided into three kingdoms: plant, animal, and fungi.

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

Eukaryotic cells consist of single, circular DNA, while prokaryotic cells consist of multiple, linear DNA.

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

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