BIOL 2320: Microbiology 2320 Lecture
Exam #1 Questions All Solved.
Define Microbiology? - Answer Study of Microorganisms or Microbes.
What is the Importance of Microbiology? - Answer Drugs & Medication,
Health & Diseases,
Environment,
Foods & Products,
Microbiota.
Define Microbiota? - Answer Part of Body.
What are the Main Groups of Microorganisms? - Answer Bacteria,
Viruses,
Algae,
Fungi,
Protozoa,
Worms.
The Study of Bacteria is called? - Answer Bacteriology.
The Study of Viruses is called? - Answer Virology.
The Study of Algae is called? - Answer Phycology.
The Study of Fungi is called? - Answer Mycology.
The Study of Protozoa is called? - Answer Protozology.
The Study of Worms is called? - Answer Helminthology.
Is Spontaneous Generation (abiogenesis) of Microbes possible? - Answer No.
Who is Credited with Inventing the First Mircoscope? - Answer Leeuwenhoek.
, Biogenesis is Defined as? - Answer Life from existing life.
Spontaneous Generation (abiogenesis) is Defined as? - Answer Life from non-life.
Needham's experiment was about? - Answer Boiling beef gravy into a Broth, then placed
Broth in a Flask & Covered it, then concluded that Microbes came from Broth (Incorrect).
Spallanzani's counter-experiment was about? - Answer Concluding that Needham's choice of
Flask was not long enough, the Flask allowed bacteria to grow within it because of it's
shape,which Disproves Needham's experiment.
What is Louis Pasteur known for? - Answer Finally disproving Spontaneous Generation
(abiogenesis) with Swan-neck Flask, figuring out the process of Fermentation, figuring out the
process of Pasteurization.
Define Pasteurization? - Answer Using heat to kill Microbes while not affecting quality of
Food or Drink.
Define Germ Theory of Disease? - Answer Microorganisms are able to cause Disease.
Define Kock's Postulates? - Answer 1: Agent MUST be found in every Patient with Disease &
ABSENT in Healthy individuals.
2: Agent MUST be Isolated & Grown outisde host.
3: Introduce agent into Healthy individual, they MUST get Disease.
4: Agent MUST be found in person.
Semmelweis's contribution was? - Answer Handwashing.
Lister's contribution was? - Answer Aspectic technique (Avoiding contamination).
Nightengale's contribution was? - Answer Aspectic technique (Nursing).
Jenner's contribution was? - Answer Discovering Vaccine for Small Pox (Immunology)
Exam #1 Questions All Solved.
Define Microbiology? - Answer Study of Microorganisms or Microbes.
What is the Importance of Microbiology? - Answer Drugs & Medication,
Health & Diseases,
Environment,
Foods & Products,
Microbiota.
Define Microbiota? - Answer Part of Body.
What are the Main Groups of Microorganisms? - Answer Bacteria,
Viruses,
Algae,
Fungi,
Protozoa,
Worms.
The Study of Bacteria is called? - Answer Bacteriology.
The Study of Viruses is called? - Answer Virology.
The Study of Algae is called? - Answer Phycology.
The Study of Fungi is called? - Answer Mycology.
The Study of Protozoa is called? - Answer Protozology.
The Study of Worms is called? - Answer Helminthology.
Is Spontaneous Generation (abiogenesis) of Microbes possible? - Answer No.
Who is Credited with Inventing the First Mircoscope? - Answer Leeuwenhoek.
, Biogenesis is Defined as? - Answer Life from existing life.
Spontaneous Generation (abiogenesis) is Defined as? - Answer Life from non-life.
Needham's experiment was about? - Answer Boiling beef gravy into a Broth, then placed
Broth in a Flask & Covered it, then concluded that Microbes came from Broth (Incorrect).
Spallanzani's counter-experiment was about? - Answer Concluding that Needham's choice of
Flask was not long enough, the Flask allowed bacteria to grow within it because of it's
shape,which Disproves Needham's experiment.
What is Louis Pasteur known for? - Answer Finally disproving Spontaneous Generation
(abiogenesis) with Swan-neck Flask, figuring out the process of Fermentation, figuring out the
process of Pasteurization.
Define Pasteurization? - Answer Using heat to kill Microbes while not affecting quality of
Food or Drink.
Define Germ Theory of Disease? - Answer Microorganisms are able to cause Disease.
Define Kock's Postulates? - Answer 1: Agent MUST be found in every Patient with Disease &
ABSENT in Healthy individuals.
2: Agent MUST be Isolated & Grown outisde host.
3: Introduce agent into Healthy individual, they MUST get Disease.
4: Agent MUST be found in person.
Semmelweis's contribution was? - Answer Handwashing.
Lister's contribution was? - Answer Aspectic technique (Avoiding contamination).
Nightengale's contribution was? - Answer Aspectic technique (Nursing).
Jenner's contribution was? - Answer Discovering Vaccine for Small Pox (Immunology)
