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1
"Microbiology" is the study of bacteria and the effects they cause.
A)True
B)False
2
The cell classification of "procaryote" includes all bacteria and archaea.
A)True
B)False
3
Most bacteria cause disease, and people would be better off if we could find ways to kill them all.
A)True
B)False
4
An "hypothesis" is only an educated guess that can be tested by an experimenter.
A)True
B)False
5
An "hypothesis" becomes a "theory" when it has been proven by experiment.
A)True
B)False
6
"Spontaneous generation" is the hypothesis that microorganisms are agents of human disease.
A)True
B)False
7
In his studies on fermentation, Louis Pasteur presented the first evidence that some microorganisms could grow anaerobically (in the absence of oxygen).
A)True
B)False
8
Sergei Winogradsky and Martinus Beijerinck demonstrated that microbes have an essential role in the fixation of atmospheric nitrogen into usable nitrates.
A)True
B)False
9
Most microbiologists study infectious disease.
A)True
B)False
10
The primary difference between Koch's original postulates and the "molecular" Koch's postulates is that instead of the presence or absence of a particular microorganism, we consider whether a particular virulence gene is present and active.
A)True
B)False





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