MicroBiology 290 chapter 1 WCU\\
Microbiology 290 Chapter 1 WCU –
Study Guide & Key Concepts real
exam!!!
Antoni van Leeuwenhoek (lā′vĕn-huk; 1632-1723)
a Dutch clothier, merchant, and lens grinder, and the man who first discovered the bacterial world. Van
Leeuwenhoek was born in Delft, the Netherlands, and lived most of his 90 years in the city of his birth.
created microscope of his own from lenses. Discovered the previously unknown microbial world, which
today we know to be populated with tiny animals, fungi, algae, and single-celled protozoa
Microorganisms/Microbes
Both terms include all organisms that are too small to be seen without a microscope. (WITH THE
UNAIDED EYE)
When was Leeuwenhoek elected to the Royal Society of London?
1680
Swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus (1707-1778)
developed a Taxonomic system—a system for naming plants and animals and grouping similar
organisms together. Grouped organisms into animal or plant kingdom
biologists still use this basic system, but they have modified Linnaeus's scheme by adding categories that
more realistically reflect the relationships among organisms
scientists no longer classify yeasts, molds, and mushrooms as plants but instead as fungi.
Microbiology 290 Chapter 1 WCU –
Study Guide & Key Concepts real
exam!!!
Antoni van Leeuwenhoek (lā′vĕn-huk; 1632-1723)
a Dutch clothier, merchant, and lens grinder, and the man who first discovered the bacterial world. Van
Leeuwenhoek was born in Delft, the Netherlands, and lived most of his 90 years in the city of his birth.
created microscope of his own from lenses. Discovered the previously unknown microbial world, which
today we know to be populated with tiny animals, fungi, algae, and single-celled protozoa
Microorganisms/Microbes
Both terms include all organisms that are too small to be seen without a microscope. (WITH THE
UNAIDED EYE)
When was Leeuwenhoek elected to the Royal Society of London?
1680
Swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus (1707-1778)
developed a Taxonomic system—a system for naming plants and animals and grouping similar
organisms together. Grouped organisms into animal or plant kingdom
biologists still use this basic system, but they have modified Linnaeus's scheme by adding categories that
more realistically reflect the relationships among organisms
scientists no longer classify yeasts, molds, and mushrooms as plants but instead as fungi.
