MICRO FINAL REVIEW HCC EXAM QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS  

MICRO FINAL REVIEW HCC EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS

, Definition of pathogen - ANSWERmicrobe that causes disease.

Decomposers - ANSWERbreak down of dead organisms.

Genetic Engineering - ANSWERmanipulating genes.

Biotechnology - ANSWERuse microbes for human consumption

Characteristics of viruses - ANSWER-DNA or RNA
-Inactive
-Specificity

Phylogeny - ANSWERevolution. family tree/ pedigree.

Helminthes - ANSWERall parasitic worms.

Taxonomy Hierarchy - ANSWERDomain
Kingdom
Phylum (for plants)
Classes
Order
Family
Genus
Species

Bioremediation - ANSWERintroducing microbe to environment to restore environment
stability.

Six I's of studying microbiology - ANSWER-innoculation
-Incubation
-Isolation
-Inspection
-Info gathering
-Identification

Types of microbial media - ANSWERReducing media, Selective, differential and
enriched media.

Medium for fastidious bacteria - ANSWERBlood agar and Acid fast stains.

Selective medium - ANSWERGrowth of 1 species while inhibiting others.

Differential medium - ANSWERmore than 1 species grow.