BIO 210 (MICRO BRCC) EXAM 1(100%
ACCURATE.)
Koch - ANSWER-linked a specific organism with a specific disease
-established a series of proofs that verified the germ theory of disease
Hooke - ANSWERfirst observations of microbes in the 1600s
Pasteur - ANSWER-invented pasteurization
-showed that human diseases can arise from infections
-disproved spontaneous generation with the use of swan necked flasks
Leeuwenhoek - ANSWER-made early microscopes to examine threads in fabric
-made drawings of what he called "animalcules" in rainwater and scrapes from his teeth
Lister - ANSWER-development of aseptic techniques (hand washing and misting of
operating rooms)
-techniques became foundation for modern microbial control
Fleming - ANSWERdiscovered penicillin
Woese and Fox - ANSWER-studied small subunit of ribosomes
-proposed a separate taxonomic unit: archaea
-proposed new taxonomic system with three domains: eukarya, bacteria, and archaea
immunology - ANSWERstudy the protective substances of cells produced in response
to infection
epidemiology - ANSWERmonitor and control the spread of diseases
saprobe or saprocyte - ANSWERa microbe that decomposes organic remains from
dead organisms
the top causes of worldwide infections diseases - ANSWERmicroorganisms
Purpose of experimentation - ANSWER-eventually lead to conclusions that either
support or refute the hypothesis
-the results of an experiment must be published and repeated by other investigators
taxonomy - ANSWERthe science of classifying living things
biotechnology - ANSWERmanipulation of microorganisms to make products in an
industrial setting
ACCURATE.)
Koch - ANSWER-linked a specific organism with a specific disease
-established a series of proofs that verified the germ theory of disease
Hooke - ANSWERfirst observations of microbes in the 1600s
Pasteur - ANSWER-invented pasteurization
-showed that human diseases can arise from infections
-disproved spontaneous generation with the use of swan necked flasks
Leeuwenhoek - ANSWER-made early microscopes to examine threads in fabric
-made drawings of what he called "animalcules" in rainwater and scrapes from his teeth
Lister - ANSWER-development of aseptic techniques (hand washing and misting of
operating rooms)
-techniques became foundation for modern microbial control
Fleming - ANSWERdiscovered penicillin
Woese and Fox - ANSWER-studied small subunit of ribosomes
-proposed a separate taxonomic unit: archaea
-proposed new taxonomic system with three domains: eukarya, bacteria, and archaea
immunology - ANSWERstudy the protective substances of cells produced in response
to infection
epidemiology - ANSWERmonitor and control the spread of diseases
saprobe or saprocyte - ANSWERa microbe that decomposes organic remains from
dead organisms
the top causes of worldwide infections diseases - ANSWERmicroorganisms
Purpose of experimentation - ANSWER-eventually lead to conclusions that either
support or refute the hypothesis
-the results of an experiment must be published and repeated by other investigators
taxonomy - ANSWERthe science of classifying living things
biotechnology - ANSWERmanipulation of microorganisms to make products in an
industrial setting
