BY 206 Chapter 1 & 2 Willems Questions and Answers with
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QUESTION
Microbes are so tiny that they require...
Answer:
Magnification
QUESTION
What type of microbe can infect all living organisms?
Answer:
Viruses
QUESTION
Microbes are ubiquitous. What does this mean?
Answer:
That they are found everywhere
*except lava
QUESTION
What do microbes eat?
Answer:
Everything
QUESTION
What are rusticles?
Answer:
Icicles of rust; bacterial colonies typically underwater
, QUESTION
What percentage of microbes are actually harmful to humans?
Answer:
5-15%
*it's when populations of microbes become unbalanced that problems/infections occur
QUESTION
What is biotechnology?
Answer:
The manipulation of organisms or their components to make useful products
QUESTION
What are 3 uses of biotechnology?
Answer:
1. Genetic engineering transfer of DNA
2. Recombinant DNA technology-splice DNA
3. Bioremediation
QUESTION
What is genetic engineering?
Answer:
Manipulation of the genetics of microbes
QUESTION
What is recombinant DNA technology?
Answer:
The transferring of genetic material from one organism to another
QUESTION
What is bioremediation?
Answer:
The ability of microorganisms to restore
QUESTION
What are pathogens?
Answer:
Microbes that cause disease
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QUESTION
Microbes are so tiny that they require...
Answer:
Magnification
QUESTION
What type of microbe can infect all living organisms?
Answer:
Viruses
QUESTION
Microbes are ubiquitous. What does this mean?
Answer:
That they are found everywhere
*except lava
QUESTION
What do microbes eat?
Answer:
Everything
QUESTION
What are rusticles?
Answer:
Icicles of rust; bacterial colonies typically underwater
, QUESTION
What percentage of microbes are actually harmful to humans?
Answer:
5-15%
*it's when populations of microbes become unbalanced that problems/infections occur
QUESTION
What is biotechnology?
Answer:
The manipulation of organisms or their components to make useful products
QUESTION
What are 3 uses of biotechnology?
Answer:
1. Genetic engineering transfer of DNA
2. Recombinant DNA technology-splice DNA
3. Bioremediation
QUESTION
What is genetic engineering?
Answer:
Manipulation of the genetics of microbes
QUESTION
What is recombinant DNA technology?
Answer:
The transferring of genetic material from one organism to another
QUESTION
What is bioremediation?
Answer:
The ability of microorganisms to restore
QUESTION
What are pathogens?
Answer:
Microbes that cause disease