MICROBIOLOGY: AN
INTRODUCTION (TORTORA) CH. 1
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
CORRECT ANSWERS// GRADED A+
AIDs - correct answerA serious (often fatal) disease of the immune system
transmitted through blood products especially by sexual contact or contaminated
needles. Often called acquired immunodeficiency disease
Alexander Fleming - correct answerDiscovered penicillin. A contaminated culture
had mold growth. The mold had a clear area where bacterial grown had been
inhibited.
Algae (sing: alga) - correct answerEukaryotes, Cellulose cell walls. Use
photosynthesis for energy. Produce molecular oxygen and organic compounds
Antibiotics - correct answerDrugs that block the growth and reproduction of
bacteria
Anton Von Lewenhoek - correct answerFirst to create microscope
Archaea - correct answerProkaryotic single-celled organisms that lack
peptidoglycan in their cells walls. Live in extreme environments. Divided into
three subsets: Methanogens, Extreme Halophiles, Thermophiles.
, Aseptic techniques - correct answerTechniques that prevent contamination by
unwanted microorganisms, which are now standard practice in laboratory and
medical procedures
Avery, MacLeod, and McCarty - correct answerDNA was established as the
hereditary material in 1944.
Bacteria (singular bacterium) - correct answerSimple, single-celled, prokaryotic
organisms, have peptidoglycan cell walls, reproduce through binary fission. Make
energy by use of organic and inorganic chemicals, and/or through photosynthesis
Bacteriology - correct answerStudy of bacteria
Beadle and Tatum - correct answerDemonstrated the relations between genes
and enzymes in 1941.
Biofilm - correct answerA complex aggregation of microbes. Microbes attach to
solid surfaces and grow into masses (e.g. rocks, pipes, teeth, medical implants,
etc.)
Biogenesis - correct answerthe production of living organisms from other living
organisms
Bioremediation - correct answerBacteria degrade organic matter in sewage.
Bacteria degrade or detoxify pollutants such as oil and mercury. Toxins can be
removed from underground wells, chemical spills, toxic waste sites, and oil spills.
Biotechnoogy - correct answerUse of microorganisms to produce some common
foods and chemicals. Is centuries old (ex. manufacture of insulin)
Carolus Linnaeus - correct answerOriginated our system of scientific
nomenclature.
Cell Theory - correct answerTheory that all living things are composed of cells
INTRODUCTION (TORTORA) CH. 1
QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
CORRECT ANSWERS// GRADED A+
AIDs - correct answerA serious (often fatal) disease of the immune system
transmitted through blood products especially by sexual contact or contaminated
needles. Often called acquired immunodeficiency disease
Alexander Fleming - correct answerDiscovered penicillin. A contaminated culture
had mold growth. The mold had a clear area where bacterial grown had been
inhibited.
Algae (sing: alga) - correct answerEukaryotes, Cellulose cell walls. Use
photosynthesis for energy. Produce molecular oxygen and organic compounds
Antibiotics - correct answerDrugs that block the growth and reproduction of
bacteria
Anton Von Lewenhoek - correct answerFirst to create microscope
Archaea - correct answerProkaryotic single-celled organisms that lack
peptidoglycan in their cells walls. Live in extreme environments. Divided into
three subsets: Methanogens, Extreme Halophiles, Thermophiles.
, Aseptic techniques - correct answerTechniques that prevent contamination by
unwanted microorganisms, which are now standard practice in laboratory and
medical procedures
Avery, MacLeod, and McCarty - correct answerDNA was established as the
hereditary material in 1944.
Bacteria (singular bacterium) - correct answerSimple, single-celled, prokaryotic
organisms, have peptidoglycan cell walls, reproduce through binary fission. Make
energy by use of organic and inorganic chemicals, and/or through photosynthesis
Bacteriology - correct answerStudy of bacteria
Beadle and Tatum - correct answerDemonstrated the relations between genes
and enzymes in 1941.
Biofilm - correct answerA complex aggregation of microbes. Microbes attach to
solid surfaces and grow into masses (e.g. rocks, pipes, teeth, medical implants,
etc.)
Biogenesis - correct answerthe production of living organisms from other living
organisms
Bioremediation - correct answerBacteria degrade organic matter in sewage.
Bacteria degrade or detoxify pollutants such as oil and mercury. Toxins can be
removed from underground wells, chemical spills, toxic waste sites, and oil spills.
Biotechnoogy - correct answerUse of microorganisms to produce some common
foods and chemicals. Is centuries old (ex. manufacture of insulin)
Carolus Linnaeus - correct answerOriginated our system of scientific
nomenclature.
Cell Theory - correct answerTheory that all living things are composed of cells
