Chapter 3 Lecture Quiz

1.Who was earliest recorded scholar to articulate the theory of spontaneous generation?
a.Aedesia
b.Aristotle
c.Agamemnon
d.Acrion
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1.Who was earliest recorded scholar to articulate the theory of spontaneous generation?
a.Aedesia
b.Aristotle
c.Agamemnon
d.Acrion
Aristotle
2. _____________ _____________ experimental setup consisted of an open container, a container sealed with a cork top, and a container covered in mesh that let in air but not flies.
a. Marina Gamba's
b. Galileo Galilei's
c. Francesco Redi's
d. Marc Amelius's
Francesco Redi's
3. In 1745, John Needham (1713-1781) published a report of his own experiments, in which he briefly boiled broth infused with plant or animal matter, hoping to kill all preexisting microbes. He then sealed the flasks. After a few days, Needham observed that the broth had become cloudy and a single drop contained numerous microscopic creatures. He argued that the new microbes must have arisen spontaneously.What is the likely explanation for this result?
a. None of these
b. Spontaneous generation
c. Needham likely did not boil the broth enough to kill all preexisting microbes.
d. All of the existing microbes had been killed
Needham likely did not boil the broth enough to kill all preexisting microbes.
4. Who definitively refuted the long-disputed theory of spontaneous generation?
a. Lazzaro Spallanzani
b. Marie Curie
c. Louis Pasteur
d. Galileo Galilei
Louis Pasteur
5. The English scientist Robert Hooke first used the term "__________" in 1665 to describe the small chambers within cork that he observed under a microscope of his own design.
a. Organisms
b. Ribosomes
c. Cells
d. microsomes
cells
6. In what decade did we recognize the modern cell theory?
a. 1950s
b. 1850s
c. 1940s
d. 1840s
1850s
7. Who was the first scientist to articulate the endosymbiotic hypothesis?
a. Andreas Schimper
b. Konstantin Mereschkowski
c. Ivan Wallin
d. Robert Brown
Konstantin Mereschkowski
8. Which of the following individuals did not contribute to the establishment of cell theory?
a. Robert Remak
b. Robert Hooke
c. Matthias Schleiden
d. Girolamo Fracastoro
Girolamo Fracastoro
9. Which of the following terms refers to a prokaryotic cell that is spiral shaped?
a. Coccus
b. Vibrio
c. Spirillum
d. coccobacilli
Vibrio
10. Which bacterial structures are important for adherence to surfaces? (Select all that apply.)
a. Fimbriae
b. Endospores
c. cell walls
d. flagella
Fimbriae
11. Who conducted studies to track the source of cholera outbreaks in London which ultimately resulted in the first known public health response to an epidemic? a. John Snow b. Louis Pasteur c. Ignaz Semmelweis d. Joseph ListerJohn Snow12. _________________ cells lack a nucleus. a. Eukaryotic b. Plant c. Animal d. ProkaryoticProkayotic13. When the concentration of solutes is greater on one side of the membrane, water diffuses across the membrane from the side with the lower concentration (more water) to the side with the higher concentration (less water) until the concentrations on both sides become equal. This diffusion of water is called _____________ . a. Membrane b. Potential c. Osmosis d. diffusionOsmosis14. Ribosomes are structures responsible for ________________ synthesis. a. Carbohydrate b. Lipid c. Protein d. all of theseProtein15. Eukaryotic cells possess a _____________, which is surrounded by a complex nuclear membrane that houses the ___________ . a. mitochondria, prokaryotes b. nucleus, DNA c. DNA, nucleus d. microglia, mitochondrianucleus, DNA