Microscope History Quiz

Who is responsible for building the first simple microscope?

• Isaac Newton

• The Royal Society of London

• Antoni van Leeuwenhoek

• Louis Pasteur

In the 1700s, a system was developed for naming plants and animals and grouping similar organisms together. What is such a system called?

• a taxonomic system

• a life categories system

• a descriptive grouping system

• a phylogeny system

The invention of which instrument was most critical to the field of microbiology?

• transfer loop

• Petri dish

• microscope

• centrifuge

Which of the following describes a difference between prokaryotes and archaea?

• Prokaryotes have cell walls composed of peptidoglycan, whereas archaea do not.

• Archaea can live only in water, and prokaryotes can live anywhere.

• Prokaryotes lack nuclei, whereas archaea do not.

• Prokaryotes reproduce asexually, whereas archaea reproduce sexually.

________ contain a nucleus composed of genetic material surrounded by a membrane.

Which of the following is NOT a form of locomotion used by protozoa?

• pseudopodia

• cilia

• flagella

• budding

The specific microbe that causes disease is called a(n)

• pathogen.

• commensal.

• infection.

• antigen.

The study of how our body fights infection from pathogenic microbes is called

• immunology.

• epidemiology.

• molecular biology.

• epistemology.

What is the process that uses living microorganisms to detoxify polluted environments?

• biochemistry

• bioremediation

• biofueling

• biocleaning