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, CHAPTER 01 – 12e
1) All cellular organisms can be placed into one of three_________blank, which includes
theBacteria, Archaea, and theEukarya.




2) Archaea are cellular organisms that have unique cell membrane_________blank.




3) Elie Metchnikoff discovered_________blank, which is a major feature of the host
immune response.




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4) An Italian physician,_________blank, challenged the concept of spontaneous generation
by demonstrating that maggots do not arise from decaying meat but rather from developing fly
eggs.




5) _________blank discovered that soil bacteria could oxidize iron, sulfur, and ammonia to
obtain energy.




6) _________blank was the first to isolate a root nodule bacterium capable of nitrogen
fixation.




7) The branch of microbiology that deals with diseases of humans and animals is
called_________blank microbiology.




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, 8) The branch of microbiology that deals with the mechanisms by which the human body
protects itself from disease-causing organisms is called_________blank.




9) _________blank _________blank microbiologists monitor community food
establishments and water supplies in order to control the spread of communicable diseases.




10) The branch of microbiology that studies the relationship between microorganisms and
their habitats is called _________blank _________blank.




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11) _________blank microbiology involves the use of microorganisms to make products
such as antibiotics, vaccines, steroids, alcohols, vitamins, amino acids, and enzymes.




12) Microbial_________blank are scientists who investigate the synthesis of antibiotics and
toxins, the production of energy with microorganisms, and the ways in which microorganisms
survive harsh environmental conditions.




13) Microbial_________blank focuses on the nature of heredity and how it regulates the
development and function of cells and organisms.




14) A microbial _________blank is a collection of strains that share many stable properties
and differ significantly from other groups of strains.




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, 15) Protists contain all of the following forms of life EXCEPT _________blank.

A) protozoa
B) fungi
C) slime molds
D) algae




16) Cells with a relatively complex morphology that have a true membrane-delimited nucleus
are called_________blank.




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A) prokaryotes
B) eukaryotes
C) urkaryotes
D) nokaryotes




17) Cells with a relatively simple cell morphology that do not have a true membrane-
delimited nucleus are called_________blank.


A) prokaryotes
B) eukaryotes
C) urkaryotes
D) nokaryotes




18) The ribosomal RNA studies that led to the division of prokaryotic organisms into the
Bacteria and the Archaea were begun by_________blank.




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Joanne Willey, Kathleen Sandman, Dorothy Wood ISE Prescott\'s Microbiology
Publisher: 2022 ISBN: 9781265123031 Edition: Unknown

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