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Microbiology correct answers The specialized area of biology that deals with organisms too small to be seen with the naked eye 6 major groups of microorganisms correct answers 1. Bacteria 2. Algae 3. Protozoa 4. Helminths 5. Fungi 6. Viruses What do microbiologists study? correct answers - Cell structure - Growth and Physiology - Genetics - Taxonomy and evolutionary history - Interactions with living and non living environment What are the 6 different branches of study in microbiology? correct answers 1. Medical microbiology 2. Public Health microbiology and Epidemiology 3. Immunology 4. Industrial Microbiology 5. Agricultural Microbiology 6. Environmental Microbiology Medical Microbiology correct answers Study of microbes as they relate to medicine, deals with microbes that causes disease in humans and animals Public Health Microbiology and Epidemiology correct answers Monitor and control the spread of disease in communities. USPHS, CDC, WHO Industrial Microbiology correct answers - Use of microbes to manufacture important compounds - Safeguards our food and water - Also includes biotechnology - Ranges 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 correct answers - Deals with the relationships between microbes and domesticated plants and animals - Plant specialists focus on plant diseases, soil fertility, and nutritional interactions - Animal specialists work with infectious diseases and other associations animals have with microorganisms