1-7 exam with complete solutions
microbiology - correct answer -The study of small things also known as microorganisms
SUBGROUPS OF MICROBES - correct answer -bacteria archaea fungi protozoans algea virus helminths
prokayotes - correct answer -unicellular organisms that lack a nucleus
eukaryotes - correct answer -organisms made up of one or more cells that have a nucleus and
membrane-bound organelles
bacteriophage - correct answer -A virus that infects bacteria and destroys bacterial cells
avian flu - correct answer -This flu, a disease that is found in poultry, can also affect humans.
helminth - correct answer -A parasitic worm (as a tapeworm, liver fluke, ascarid, or leech).
bacteria - correct answer -single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking
chlorophyll that reproduce by fission
fungi - correct answer -An organism that absorbs nutrients from the environment.
archaea - correct answer -One of two prokaryotic domains, the other being Bacteria.
protozoa - correct answer -microscopic, one-celled animals often found in decayed materials and
contaminated water
algae - correct answer -Grow in soil, on trees and on the bodies of turtles and frogs; smallest of all green
plants and on rocks
, viruses - correct answer -tiny particles, smaller than bacteria and other pathogens, which must invade
living cells in order to reproduce; when they invade, the cells are damaged or destroyed in the process
releasing new particles to infect other cells
TWO TYPES OF PROTOZONES: - correct answer -giardia ameba
bacteriology - correct answer -study of bacteria
mycology - correct answer -study of fungi
parisitology - correct answer -study of parasites
immunology - correct answer -study of the immune system
epidermiology - correct answer -The study of the frequency and distribution of a disease in a defined
population is
biotechnology - correct answer -A form of technology that uses living organisms, usually genes, to
modify products, to make or modify plants and animals, or to develop other microorganisms for specific
purposes.
virology - correct answer -study of viruses and viral diseases
enviromental microbiology - correct answer -relationships between microbes and among microbes,
other organisms, and their environment
bioremediation - correct answer -The use of living organisms to detoxify and restore polluted and
degraded ecosystems