Chapter 11 Louie Pasteur Flashcards
Doctors did not know how disease spread
He believed all living things must come from living things, rejecting Darwin’s evolution. Pasteurs germ theory that microbes spread disease was the single most important medical discovery of all time
Pasteur showed science could be used for practical matters, it was difficult to ship food and wine because it spoiled
His discovery of pasteurization helped keep products from spoiling
Pastries grades in school improved when he attended a) a medical conference or b) a chemistry lecture
B
The only difference between galactose and glucose is that they are mirror images of each other
T or F
T
Pasteur showed that fermentation is caused by A) excessive heat or B) yeasts that are alive
B
Pasteurization is the process of air drying to kill harmful micro-organisms
T or F
F
Spontaneous generation is the belief that microscopic life can A) cause fires B) cause meat to spoil C) come into existence from non-living matter D) spread from one generation to the next by infection
C
Louie Pasteur rejected the theory of evolution
T
Louie Pasteur proved that spontaneous generation A) occurs in the high Alps B) never occurs
B
Louie Pasteur showed that silkworms became sick because of A) bad air B) microbes C) poisoned leaves of mulberry bushes
B
When Louie Pasteur suggested that microbes could cause disease doctors A) rushed to test his idea B) said “Pasteur is a quack”
B
Louie Pasteur prepared his mind by reading the Bible and praying each morning
T or F
T
When he was 46 years old Louie Pasteur A) suffered a stroke B) made a fortune from pasteurization
A
