Microbes and Society: Chapter 1 Practice Quiz

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Chapter 1 The Microbial World: Surprising and Stunning

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1: Which of the following pairs of investigators lived at the same time:
	A: Darwin and Woese
	B: Koch and Pasteur
	C: Van Leeuenhoek and Ricketts
	D: Berg and Hooke

2: All the following are considered microbes except:
	A: Viruses
	B: Bacteria
	C: Protozoa
	D: Worms

3: The science of microbiology blossomed during the period known as:
	A: The Golden Age of Microbiology
	B: The Age of Molecular Genetics
	C: The Time of Seminal Discovery
	D: The Time of Microbial Appreciation

4: The appealing concept of putting microbes to work to help clean up the environment is called:
	A: Pasteurization
	B: Scaling up
	C: Bioremediation
	D: Fermentation

5: The two major components of viruses are:
	A: Fat and protein
	B: Nucleic acid and protein
	C: Carbohydrate and nucleic acid
	D: Fat and carbohydrate

6: The toxins produced by bacteria:
	A: Kill viruses
	B: Encourage bacterial reproduction
	C: Interact only with fungi
	D: Interfere with physiological processes in the body

7: The terms "mycelium" and "hyphae" are associated with the:
	A: Alga
	B: Fungi
	C: Protozoa
	D: Viruses

8: The foundation for the germ theory of disease was set down by:
	A: Robert Koch
	B: Ronald Ross
	C: Louis Pasteur
	D: Walter Reed

9: Bacillus thuringiensis is useful as a bacterial:
	A: Source of antibiotics
	B: Producer of vitamins
	C: Pesticide
	D: Herbicide

10: The individual best remembered for bringing microbes to the world''s attention was:
	A: Robert Hooke
	B: Anton Van Leeuenhoek
	C: Robert Koch
	D: Masaki Ogata

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