BIOS 242 FUNDAMENTALS OF
MICROBIOLOGY CHAPTER 1
QUESTIONS 7 SOLUTIONS
What is Microbiology? - ANSWERThe study of microscopic organisms
Major group of microorganisms - ANSWERBacteria, Viruses, protozoa, helminths, and
fungi. All these are cellular organisms except for the Viruses.
Viruses - ANSWERCause harm to the host cell they infect.
Medical Microbiology - ANSWERthis branch deals with microbes that cause diseases in
humans and animals. researchers examine factors that make the microbes virulent and
mechanisms for inhibiting them
Public Health Microbiology and Epidemiology - ANSWERThese branches monitor and
control the spread of diseases in communities
Immunology - ANSWERThis branch studies the complex web of protective substances
and cells produced in response to infection.
Industrial Microbiology - ANSWERThis branch safeguards our food and water, and also
includes biotechnology, the use of microbial metabolism to arrive at a desired product,
ranging from bread making to gene therapy. microbes can be used to create large
quantities of substances such as amino acids, beer, drugs, enzymes, and vitamins
Agricultural Microbiology - ANSWERThis branch is concerned with the relationship
between microbes and domesticated plants and animals
Environmental Microbiology - ANSWERbranch of microbiology studying the role of
microorganisms in soils, water, and other habitats
LUCA - ANSWERLast Universal Common Ancestor. The shared ancestor that multiple
organisms diverged from
Eukaryotes - ANSWERorganisms made up of one or more cells that have a nucleus
and membrane-bound organelles
Bacteria and Archaea - ANSWERprokaryotic cells
Prokaryotic cell - ANSWERcell that does not have a nucleus or other membrane-bound
organelles.
MICROBIOLOGY CHAPTER 1
QUESTIONS 7 SOLUTIONS
What is Microbiology? - ANSWERThe study of microscopic organisms
Major group of microorganisms - ANSWERBacteria, Viruses, protozoa, helminths, and
fungi. All these are cellular organisms except for the Viruses.
Viruses - ANSWERCause harm to the host cell they infect.
Medical Microbiology - ANSWERthis branch deals with microbes that cause diseases in
humans and animals. researchers examine factors that make the microbes virulent and
mechanisms for inhibiting them
Public Health Microbiology and Epidemiology - ANSWERThese branches monitor and
control the spread of diseases in communities
Immunology - ANSWERThis branch studies the complex web of protective substances
and cells produced in response to infection.
Industrial Microbiology - ANSWERThis branch safeguards our food and water, and also
includes biotechnology, the use of microbial metabolism to arrive at a desired product,
ranging from bread making to gene therapy. microbes can be used to create large
quantities of substances such as amino acids, beer, drugs, enzymes, and vitamins
Agricultural Microbiology - ANSWERThis branch is concerned with the relationship
between microbes and domesticated plants and animals
Environmental Microbiology - ANSWERbranch of microbiology studying the role of
microorganisms in soils, water, and other habitats
LUCA - ANSWERLast Universal Common Ancestor. The shared ancestor that multiple
organisms diverged from
Eukaryotes - ANSWERorganisms made up of one or more cells that have a nucleus
and membrane-bound organelles
Bacteria and Archaea - ANSWERprokaryotic cells
Prokaryotic cell - ANSWERcell that does not have a nucleus or other membrane-bound
organelles.
