BIOL 306 EXAM 1 |185 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

What is microbiology? The study of microbes, germs, and microorganisms Why is microbiology important? Microbiology is ubiquitous. Microbes out number humans. What is the most abundant microbe? perchlorococcus- P. marinus What is the biggest microbe species? Armillaria ostoyae (fungus) number of human cells vs number of bacteria cells human cells: 3 x 10^13 bacteria cells: 3.9 x 10 ^13 What happens when something is grown without microbes? underdevelopment. What percent is pathogenic? 0.1% pathogenic which is bad. Morbidity / Mortality What happens when pathogens cause disease? Infectious disease What would happen if all humans died? The microbes would adjust. What would happen if all the microbes died? starvation, death. Give an example of how microbes provide food/ other stuff Microbes can provide food through yogurt, blue cheese, bread. Microbes can produce booze/ drinks Vitamins Prescriptions What is the study of Bacteria? Bacteriology Includes prokaryotes / single-cell What is the first bacteria that came? Archea. Came first and allowed life to occur Microbes include what? Bacteria Algae Fungi Protozoa Parasites Viruses What is the study of Algae and are they eukaryotes or prokaryotes Eukaryotes Study of Phycology What is the study of fungi and what does it consist of. Eukaryotic or prokaryotic? Study of mycology Consists of molds, yeast eukaryotic What is the study of protozoa and is it eukaryotic or prokaryotic? Study of protozoology Eukaryotic What is the study of parasite? give examples and state if eukaryotic or prokaryotic Parasitology Eukaryotes Infect Worms What is the study of viruses and are they eukaryotes or prokaryotes ? Virology Dont fit into eukaryotic/prokaryotic Contains nucleic acid, DNA/RNA, protein coat (capsid), and some may have envelope membrane What field(s) study organisms ? Parasitology Virology What field(s) study behavior? metabolism What field(s) study genetics? Bacteriophages (viruses) Micro ecology immunology Give examples of the field of infection control Chemotherapy Sanitation Applied microbiology includes what? food drinks Environmental microbiology includes what? Soil H2O Sewage Industrial Microbiology includes what? Useful products Pharmacy Microbiology includes what? Medicine Drugs Vaccines Genetic Engineer includes what? Molecular- makes microbes do certain stuff Bioinformatics includes what? Computers Biology DNA sequences (coding) Where did the Black Death occur and what percent of people died? Eyam 75% had died