QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS
, Definition of pathogen - ANSWERmicrobe that causes disease.
Decomposers - ANSWERbreak down of dead organisms.
Genetic Engineering - ANSWERmanipulating genes.
Biotechnology - ANSWERuse microbes for human consumption
Characteristics of viruses - ANSWER-DNA or RNA
-Inactive
-Specificity
Phylogeny - ANSWERevolution. family tree/ pedigree.
Helminthes - ANSWERall parasitic worms.
Taxonomy Hierarchy - ANSWERDomain
Kingdom
Phylum (for plants)
Classes
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Bioremediation - ANSWERintroducing microbe to environment to restore environment
stability.
Six I's of studying microbiology - ANSWER-innoculation
-Incubation
-Isolation
-Inspection
-Info gathering
-Identification
Types of microbial media - ANSWERReducing media, Selective, differential and
enriched media.
Medium for fastidious bacteria - ANSWERBlood agar and Acid fast stains.
Selective medium - ANSWERGrowth of 1 species while inhibiting others.
Differential medium - ANSWERmore than 1 species grow.