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The study of how our body fights infection from pathogenic microbes is called ________.   A. immunology B. epidemiology C. molecular biology D. epistemology

Which of the following is NOT a part of bacterial flagella?    A. Fimbria B. Basal body C. Hook D. Filament

The invention of which instrument was most critical to the field of microbiology?   A. Transfer loop B. Petri dish C. Microscope D. Centrifuge

Which of the following have the thickest peptidoglycan layer in the cell wall? A. Archaea B. Gram-negative bacteria C. Gram-positive bacteria D. Only pathogenic bacteria

The experiments with swan necked flask which knocked out the spontaneous generation of life were conducted by A. Robert Koch B. Louis Pasteur C. Edward Jenner D. Redi

Antoni van Leeuwenhoek was the first person in history to A. Use a magnifying glass. B. Develop a taxonomic system. C. View microorganisms and record these observations. D. Disprove spontaneous generation. E. Propose the germ theory of disease  

Bacteria which have more than ___________ similarity in their DNA sequences are considered to belong to one operational taxonomic unit (OTU)

The midterm elections of 1934 temporarily ended Democratic control over the Senate.

In August 1928, ____________________ declared that American was “nearer to the final triumph over poverty than ever before in the history of any land.”

The leader of the Knights of Labor was ____________________.