Microbiology Exam #1 (Chapter
1,3,4,5,6)
Microbiology - -The specialized area of biology that deals with organisms too
small to be seen with the naked eye
-6 major groups of microorganisms - -1. Bacteria
2. Algae
3. Protozoa
4. Helminths
5. Fungi
6. Viruses
-What do microbiologists study? - -- Cell structure
- Growth and Physiology
- Genetics
- Taxonomy and evolutionary history
- Interactions with living and non living environment
-What are the 6 different branches of study in microbiology? - -1. Medical
microbiology
2. Public Health microbiology and Epidemiology
3. Immunology
4. Industrial Microbiology
5. Agricultural Microbiology
6. Environmental Microbiology
-Medical Microbiology - -Study of microbes as they relate to medicine, deals
with microbes that causes disease in humans and animals
-Public Health Microbiology and Epidemiology - -Monitor and control the
spread of disease in communities. USPHS, CDC, WHO
-Industrial Microbiology - -- Use of microbes to manufacture important
compounds
- Safeguards our food and water
- Also includes biotechnology
- Ranges from bread making to gene therapy
- Microbes can be used to create large quantities of substances such as
amino acids, beer, drugs, enzymes, and vitamins
-Agricultural Microbiology - -- Deals with the relationships between microbes
and domesticated plants and animals
,- Plant specialists focus on plant diseases, soil fertility, and nutritional
interactions
- Animal specialists work with infectious diseases and other associations
animals have with microorganisms
-Immunology - -Studies a diverse areas such as vaccination, blood testing,
and allergy. Immunologists investigate the role of the immune system in
cancer and autoimmune diseases
-Environmental Microbiology - -Studies the effect of microbes on the earth's
diverse habitats.
Example- aquatic microbiology, soil microbiology, geomicrobiology, and
astrobiology
-eu-kary means? - -true nucleus; cells with a nucleus are classified as
eukaryotes
-Pro-kary means? - -Pre-nucleus; bacteria and archaea do not have a
nucleus and have been traditionally classified as prokaryotes
-What is a microbe? - -A microorganism
-How are biology and microbiology different? How are they similar? - -
Biology is concerned with all the different scales of size that microorganisms
exist on, but many fields on biology are concerned with more complex
organisms such as mammals. Microbiology is concerned specifically with
smaller, individual organisms. Microbiologists might be concerned with
something as big as a bacteria, and they do study systems, such as the
immune system, but generally they focus on smaller individual organisms.
They are similar because they both study organisms, just on different scales.
-Bacteria - -- Unicellular microorganisms
- Some cause human, animal, or plant diseases; others are beneficial.
- Prokaryotic
-Algae - -- Unicellular microorganisms
- Prokaryotic
- Food or water borne
- Reproduce Asexually
- Photosythetic
-Protozoa - -- Unicellular
- Eukaryotic
- Live independently or as parasites
- Mostly found in soil or water
, -Helminths - -- Multicellular
- Eukaryotic
- Worms
-Fungi/Yeast - -- Eukaryotic
- Multicellular
- Protists characterized by the absence of chlorophyll and by the presence of
a rigid cell wall
-Medical Microbiology - -- Deals with diseases of humans and animals
- Study the way microorganisms cause disease
- Example: A Microbiologist at the CDC may examine a culture of the
influenza virus in order to understand why is is so harmful
-Public Health Microbiology & Epidemiology - -- Monitor and control the
spread of diseases in communities
- CDC, USPHS, & WHO
- Example: Epidemiologists conduct interviews as a part of the effort to curb
the cholera epidemic in Haiti
-Immunology - -- Studies the web of protective substances and cells
produced in response to infection
- Vaccination, blood testing, and allergy
- Immunologists investigate the role of the immune system in cancer and
autoimmune diseases
- Example: Immunologists freeze dry samples of infectious diseases
-Industrial Microbiology - -- Branch of microbiology in which microbes are
manipulated to manufacture useful products
- Ranges from bread making to gene therapy
- Safeguards our food and water
- Microbes can be used to create large quantities of substances such as
amino acids, berm drugs, enzymes and vitamins
- Example: Scientists use a multispectural imaging systems for inspection of
chickens to be manufactured
-Agricultural Microbiology - -- Concerned with the relationship between
microbes and domesticated plants and animals
- Plant specialists focus on plant diseases, soil fertility, and nutritional
interactions
- Animal specialists focus on infectious diseases and other associations
animals have with microorganisms
-Environmental Microbiology - -- Studies the effect of microbes on the
Earth's diverse habitats
- 4 Types: Aquatic, Soil, Geo, and Astro
1,3,4,5,6)
Microbiology - -The specialized area of biology that deals with organisms too
small to be seen with the naked eye
-6 major groups of microorganisms - -1. Bacteria
2. Algae
3. Protozoa
4. Helminths
5. Fungi
6. Viruses
-What do microbiologists study? - -- Cell structure
- Growth and Physiology
- Genetics
- Taxonomy and evolutionary history
- Interactions with living and non living environment
-What are the 6 different branches of study in microbiology? - -1. Medical
microbiology
2. Public Health microbiology and Epidemiology
3. Immunology
4. Industrial Microbiology
5. Agricultural Microbiology
6. Environmental Microbiology
-Medical Microbiology - -Study of microbes as they relate to medicine, deals
with microbes that causes disease in humans and animals
-Public Health Microbiology and Epidemiology - -Monitor and control the
spread of disease in communities. USPHS, CDC, WHO
-Industrial Microbiology - -- Use of microbes to manufacture important
compounds
- Safeguards our food and water
- Also includes biotechnology
- Ranges from bread making to gene therapy
- Microbes can be used to create large quantities of substances such as
amino acids, beer, drugs, enzymes, and vitamins
-Agricultural Microbiology - -- Deals with the relationships between microbes
and domesticated plants and animals
,- Plant specialists focus on plant diseases, soil fertility, and nutritional
interactions
- Animal specialists work with infectious diseases and other associations
animals have with microorganisms
-Immunology - -Studies a diverse areas such as vaccination, blood testing,
and allergy. Immunologists investigate the role of the immune system in
cancer and autoimmune diseases
-Environmental Microbiology - -Studies the effect of microbes on the earth's
diverse habitats.
Example- aquatic microbiology, soil microbiology, geomicrobiology, and
astrobiology
-eu-kary means? - -true nucleus; cells with a nucleus are classified as
eukaryotes
-Pro-kary means? - -Pre-nucleus; bacteria and archaea do not have a
nucleus and have been traditionally classified as prokaryotes
-What is a microbe? - -A microorganism
-How are biology and microbiology different? How are they similar? - -
Biology is concerned with all the different scales of size that microorganisms
exist on, but many fields on biology are concerned with more complex
organisms such as mammals. Microbiology is concerned specifically with
smaller, individual organisms. Microbiologists might be concerned with
something as big as a bacteria, and they do study systems, such as the
immune system, but generally they focus on smaller individual organisms.
They are similar because they both study organisms, just on different scales.
-Bacteria - -- Unicellular microorganisms
- Some cause human, animal, or plant diseases; others are beneficial.
- Prokaryotic
-Algae - -- Unicellular microorganisms
- Prokaryotic
- Food or water borne
- Reproduce Asexually
- Photosythetic
-Protozoa - -- Unicellular
- Eukaryotic
- Live independently or as parasites
- Mostly found in soil or water
, -Helminths - -- Multicellular
- Eukaryotic
- Worms
-Fungi/Yeast - -- Eukaryotic
- Multicellular
- Protists characterized by the absence of chlorophyll and by the presence of
a rigid cell wall
-Medical Microbiology - -- Deals with diseases of humans and animals
- Study the way microorganisms cause disease
- Example: A Microbiologist at the CDC may examine a culture of the
influenza virus in order to understand why is is so harmful
-Public Health Microbiology & Epidemiology - -- Monitor and control the
spread of diseases in communities
- CDC, USPHS, & WHO
- Example: Epidemiologists conduct interviews as a part of the effort to curb
the cholera epidemic in Haiti
-Immunology - -- Studies the web of protective substances and cells
produced in response to infection
- Vaccination, blood testing, and allergy
- Immunologists investigate the role of the immune system in cancer and
autoimmune diseases
- Example: Immunologists freeze dry samples of infectious diseases
-Industrial Microbiology - -- Branch of microbiology in which microbes are
manipulated to manufacture useful products
- Ranges from bread making to gene therapy
- Safeguards our food and water
- Microbes can be used to create large quantities of substances such as
amino acids, berm drugs, enzymes and vitamins
- Example: Scientists use a multispectural imaging systems for inspection of
chickens to be manufactured
-Agricultural Microbiology - -- Concerned with the relationship between
microbes and domesticated plants and animals
- Plant specialists focus on plant diseases, soil fertility, and nutritional
interactions
- Animal specialists focus on infectious diseases and other associations
animals have with microorganisms
-Environmental Microbiology - -- Studies the effect of microbes on the
Earth's diverse habitats
- 4 Types: Aquatic, Soil, Geo, and Astro
