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pathogen - ANSWERdisease causing microbe
opportunistic pathogens - ANSWERcause a disease only in a weakened host
aseptic technique - ANSWERpreventing the introduction of potentially dangerous
microbes to patients
sterile - ANSWERabsent of all microbes
healthcare-acquired infection - ANSWERinfection acquired by health care provider or
facility
morphology - ANSWERphysical traits (size, shape, arrangements)
unicellular - ANSWER1 cell
Multicellular - ANSWERmore than 1 cell
Prokaryote - ANSWERcells that lack a nucleus around DNA
Eukaryote - ANSWERcells that have a nucleus around DNA
Symbiosis - ANSWERrelationship between two or more organisms
parasitism - ANSWERone organism benefits and other organism is hurt
mutualism - ANSWERboth organisms benefit in a relationship
commensalism - ANSWERone organism benefit and the other organism is unaffected
strain - ANSWERgenetic variants of the same species
normal microbiota - ANSWER"good" bacteria found in your body
transient microbe - ANSWERtemporary passengers on our bodies from touching
objects
microbiology - ANSWERThe study of microorganisms
microbes - ANSWERmicroscopic organisms
, several uses of microorganisms - ANSWERbreak down waste, generate O2, produce
vitamins B and K, used to produce alcohol
Bacteriology - ANSWERstudy of bacteria
Mycology - ANSWERstudy of fungi
Virology - ANSWERstudy of viruses
Immunology - ANSWERstudy of the immune system
Cell type and cell number- Bacteria - ANSWERProkaryote, unicellular
Cell types and cell number- archaea - ANSWERprokaryote, unicellular, Thermus
aquaticus
Cell types and cell number- protozoa - ANSWEReukaryote, unicellular, paramecium
Cell types and cell number- fungi - ANSWEReukaryote, multicellular or unicellular,
volvox
Cell types and cell number- viruses - ANSWERacellular, none, HIV
taxonomy - ANSWERThe scientific study of how living things are classified
Phylogeny - ANSWERthe study of the evolutionary history of organisms
Domain Eukarya - ANSWEREukaryotes, plants, animals, fungi, protozoa
Domain Bacteria - ANSWERprokaryotes, ecoli
Domain Archaea - ANSWERprokaryote, thermus aquaticus
binomial nomenclature - ANSWERtwo name naming system, genus and species
Robert Hooke - ANSWERfirst to observe "small chambers" in cork and call them cells.
antonie van leeuwenhoek - ANSWERobserved bacteria
Carl Linnaeus - ANSWERdeveloped binomial nomenclature
Edward Jenner - ANSWERDeveloped a vaccine for smallpox
Ignaz Semmelweis - ANSWERhand washing