Quiz 1 MICR 290 WCU\\MICR
290 Quiz 1 WCU – Study Guide
& Key Concepts
What is microbiology the study of?
organisms on the microscopic level
How is microbiology used in vaccinations?
Mild forms of microorganisms are placed via IV in the body
Who made and started using microscopes?
Antoni van Leeuwenhoek
What did
Antoni van Leeuwenhoek visualize?
Animals, fungi, algae, and single-celled protozoa
Did
Antoni van Leeuwenhoek describe the type of microbe called viruses?
No because viruses can't be seen using simple light microscopy
This term consists of: Classification, Nomenclature, Identification
Taxonomy
He discovered the 3 domain classification system
Carl Woese
What are the 3 domain systems that Carl Woese discovered?
1. Archaea
2. Bacteria
3. Eukarya
What domain contains all prokaryotes?
Archaea and bacteria
What domain includes all eukaryotes?
, Eukarya
Who refuted Aristotle's theory of spontaneous generation?
Lazzaro Spallanzani
He studied the causation of diseases
Robert Koch
What is etiology?
study of the cause of disease
What is Koch's postulate?
Used today to establish the link between a particular microorganism and a particular disease
What did Hans Christian Gram develop?
A staining technique with dyes to determine the structure of a bacterial cell wall
Gram stain negative
thin layer of peptidoglycan
LPS layer
stains pink
Gram stain positive
-thick layer of peptidoglycan
-no LPS layer
-stains purple
Who required medical students to wash their hands in chlorinated lime water?
Ignaz Semmelweis
Who advanced antiseptic technique?
Joseph Lister (sprayed wounds with carbolic acid, phenol)
What is serology?
The study of blood serum
What is immunology?
The study of the bodies ability to defend itself agains pathogens
What is chemotherapy?
the use of chemicals to treat a disease
What chemical was discovered as a method of chemotherapy?
290 Quiz 1 WCU – Study Guide
& Key Concepts
What is microbiology the study of?
organisms on the microscopic level
How is microbiology used in vaccinations?
Mild forms of microorganisms are placed via IV in the body
Who made and started using microscopes?
Antoni van Leeuwenhoek
What did
Antoni van Leeuwenhoek visualize?
Animals, fungi, algae, and single-celled protozoa
Did
Antoni van Leeuwenhoek describe the type of microbe called viruses?
No because viruses can't be seen using simple light microscopy
This term consists of: Classification, Nomenclature, Identification
Taxonomy
He discovered the 3 domain classification system
Carl Woese
What are the 3 domain systems that Carl Woese discovered?
1. Archaea
2. Bacteria
3. Eukarya
What domain contains all prokaryotes?
Archaea and bacteria
What domain includes all eukaryotes?
, Eukarya
Who refuted Aristotle's theory of spontaneous generation?
Lazzaro Spallanzani
He studied the causation of diseases
Robert Koch
What is etiology?
study of the cause of disease
What is Koch's postulate?
Used today to establish the link between a particular microorganism and a particular disease
What did Hans Christian Gram develop?
A staining technique with dyes to determine the structure of a bacterial cell wall
Gram stain negative
thin layer of peptidoglycan
LPS layer
stains pink
Gram stain positive
-thick layer of peptidoglycan
-no LPS layer
-stains purple
Who required medical students to wash their hands in chlorinated lime water?
Ignaz Semmelweis
Who advanced antiseptic technique?
Joseph Lister (sprayed wounds with carbolic acid, phenol)
What is serology?
The study of blood serum
What is immunology?
The study of the bodies ability to defend itself agains pathogens
What is chemotherapy?
the use of chemicals to treat a disease
What chemical was discovered as a method of chemotherapy?
