Microbiology Study Guide Exam Questions with Complete Solutions 2023/2024

Microbiology Study Guide Exam Questions with Complete Solutions 2023/2024 biotechnology- manipulation for production of products Genetic engineering- GMOs recombinant DNA- E. coli making human insulin bioremediation- cleaning up oil spills - Answer-Give an example of how humans use microorganism fin biotechnology? genetic engineering? recombinant DNA? bioremediation? any agent, such as a bacteria, virus, algae, protist or fungi that causes disease (nearly 2000 different microbes are pathogenic) - Answer-What is a pathogen? Plasmodium falciparum- pathogenic protists transmitted by mosquitoes 700,000-1.2 million people killed annually netting for prevention - Answer-What causes malaria? How severe is this disease? Prevention? *Gastric ulcers *links between bacteria, viruses and cancers * virus and diabetes - Answer-Diseases once thought noninfectious are now found to be caused by microbes. Examples soil and water - Answer-The majority of microorganisms live in __________ and __________ and are either harmless or beneficial. An organism that is harbored in or on another (a host) and causes harm. - Answer-What is a parasite? belief that life can come from non-life Redi (1600s) and Pasteur (1800s) disproved - Answer-What is spontaneous generation? Who and when was it disproved?