Robert Koch: Pioneer of Microbiology

Robert Koch: Pioneer of Microbiology

Assessment

Interactive Video

Biology

10th - 12th Grade

Hard

Created by

Jennifer Brown

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5 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What significant challenge did Robert Koch face while researching Anthrax during the Franco-Prussian War?

Lack of scientific equipment and colleagues

Language barriers

Opposition from the military

Insufficient funding

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which innovative method did Koch develop in Berlin for isolating pathogens?

Using a microscope

Using chemical dyes

Cultivating bacteria in test tubes

Placing augers in a flat dish

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the significance of Koch's postulates in microbiology?

They were a new type of microscope

They were a guide for laboratory safety

They were a set of laws for medical ethics

They provided a method to identify pathogens as disease causes

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the outcome of Koch's discovery of tuberculin?

It led to a major scientific breakthrough

It was used to treat cholera

It was later deemed a fraudulent cure

It was a successful cure for tuberculosis

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which prestigious award did Robert Koch receive in 1905?

The International Microbiology Prize

The German National Science Award

The Nobel Prize for Physiology and Medicine

The Nobel Prize for Chemistry