Microbiology MCQs (Quiz 1)

1. Scientist _____________ was the first person to observe living microorganisms, called “animalcules”

2. The mold species responsible for producing penicillin is ________________

3. Robert Koch is best known for _____________

4. The term “cell” was first used by scientist _______________

5. Microbiology is the study of ____________________

6. ___________________ is the process of heating liquids to destroy harmful microorganisms

7. __________________________ is the scientist who disproved spontaneous generation through the swan-neck flask experiment

8. _____________ is universally recognized as the father of microbiology

9. ___________________ discovered penicillin in 1928

10. Edward Jenner developed world’s first vaccine against ____________