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BIOD 171 ESSENTIAL MICROBIOLOGY
PORTAGE LEARNING MODULE 3 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Antibodies in blood serum, practically as an indicator of infection - correct-answer
-Serology
Bodys defense against specific diseases - correct-answer -Immunology
Frequency, distribution, and spread of disease - correct-answer -Epidemiology
Causes of disease - correct-answer -Etiology
Hygiene in health care settings and control of healthcare -associated infections -
correct-answer -Infection control
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Development and use of drugs to treat infectious diseases - correct-answer -
Chemotherapy
Use at microbes to remove pollutants - correct-answer -Bioremediation
Sewage treatment, water purification, and control of insects that spread diseases -
correct-answer -Public health microbiology
Use of microbes to control insect pest - correct-answer -Agricultural microbiology
Reduction or elimination of harmful microbes in food or drinks - correct-answer -
Food and beverage technology
Manufacture of vaccines and antibodies - correct-answer -Pharmaceutical
microbiology
Attention of microbial genes to synthesize useful products - correct-answer -
Recombinant DNA technology (genetic engineering)
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A _______ is a small, membrane enclosed unit of life built with macromolecules
that retains each characteristic of life: responsiveness, growth and reproduction,
metabolism, homeostasis, and organization - correct-answer -Cell
Types of cells - correct-answer -Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic
-Unicellular
-Small and simple
-Most abundant
-Bacteria and Archaea
-NO nucleus
-DNA in circular plasmids
-No membrane-bound organelles - correct-answer -Prokaryotic Cells
-Large and complex
-Single and Multicellular
-Plant, Animal and fungal
-DNA stored in nucleus
-Specialized organelles - correct-answer -Eukaryotic cells
BIOD 171 ESSENTIAL MICROBIOLOGY
PORTAGE LEARNING MODULE 3 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Antibodies in blood serum, practically as an indicator of infection - correct-answer
-Serology
Bodys defense against specific diseases - correct-answer -Immunology
Frequency, distribution, and spread of disease - correct-answer -Epidemiology
Causes of disease - correct-answer -Etiology
Hygiene in health care settings and control of healthcare -associated infections -
correct-answer -Infection control
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Development and use of drugs to treat infectious diseases - correct-answer -
Chemotherapy
Use at microbes to remove pollutants - correct-answer -Bioremediation
Sewage treatment, water purification, and control of insects that spread diseases -
correct-answer -Public health microbiology
Use of microbes to control insect pest - correct-answer -Agricultural microbiology
Reduction or elimination of harmful microbes in food or drinks - correct-answer -
Food and beverage technology
Manufacture of vaccines and antibodies - correct-answer -Pharmaceutical
microbiology
Attention of microbial genes to synthesize useful products - correct-answer -
Recombinant DNA technology (genetic engineering)
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A _______ is a small, membrane enclosed unit of life built with macromolecules
that retains each characteristic of life: responsiveness, growth and reproduction,
metabolism, homeostasis, and organization - correct-answer -Cell
Types of cells - correct-answer -Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic
-Unicellular
-Small and simple
-Most abundant
-Bacteria and Archaea
-NO nucleus
-DNA in circular plasmids
-No membrane-bound organelles - correct-answer -Prokaryotic Cells
-Large and complex
-Single and Multicellular
-Plant, Animal and fungal
-DNA stored in nucleus
-Specialized organelles - correct-answer -Eukaryotic cells
