Openstax Microbiology chapter 1 solution guide
Openstax Microbiology
chapter 1 solution
guide
Should a spinal tap normally be clear or cloudy?
Clear
Pasteurization Growth media
,are used to grow microorganisms; liquids; others are more solid or gel-like.
Provides nutrients, including water, various salts, a source of carbon (like
glucose), and a source of nitrogen and amino acids (like yeast extract) so
microorganisms can grow and reproduce. .
parasitology,
study of parasites
virology
study of viruses
Mycology
study of fungi
Bacteriology
study of bacteria
What specific yeast is responsible for the rising of bread?
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
What is the name of a famous iceman that was found and what illnesses was he
found with?
His name was Otzi the iceman Eggs of a parasite (trichuris trichiura) and lyme
disease bacterium. He tried to treat them by cutting lesions in his flesh and
burning herbs in them (look like tattoos) and he also had a woody fruit fungus
with him. Researchers think he was 5300 years old
, What is one of the first examples of people thinking that diseases were
communicable?
In the Bible where the Israelites are ordered to quarantine sick people and dead
bodies (shows how God was supernaturally helping them out as other
civilizations around them were not so sanitary)
How did the Romans prevent illnesses from human waste?
They made massive aqueducts that brought in fresh water and made a huge
sewer called Cloaca Maxima to dump a whole lot of nasty into the river Tiber
Openstax Microbiology
chapter 1 solution
guide
Should a spinal tap normally be clear or cloudy?
Clear
Pasteurization Growth media
,are used to grow microorganisms; liquids; others are more solid or gel-like.
Provides nutrients, including water, various salts, a source of carbon (like
glucose), and a source of nitrogen and amino acids (like yeast extract) so
microorganisms can grow and reproduce. .
parasitology,
study of parasites
virology
study of viruses
Mycology
study of fungi
Bacteriology
study of bacteria
What specific yeast is responsible for the rising of bread?
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
What is the name of a famous iceman that was found and what illnesses was he
found with?
His name was Otzi the iceman Eggs of a parasite (trichuris trichiura) and lyme
disease bacterium. He tried to treat them by cutting lesions in his flesh and
burning herbs in them (look like tattoos) and he also had a woody fruit fungus
with him. Researchers think he was 5300 years old
, What is one of the first examples of people thinking that diseases were
communicable?
In the Bible where the Israelites are ordered to quarantine sick people and dead
bodies (shows how God was supernaturally helping them out as other
civilizations around them were not so sanitary)
How did the Romans prevent illnesses from human waste?
They made massive aqueducts that brought in fresh water and made a huge
sewer called Cloaca Maxima to dump a whole lot of nasty into the river Tiber
