Cellular microorganisms - ANSWER fungi
protists
bacteria
archaea
Noncellular Microorganisms - ANSWER Virus
Prion
What primarily defines a eukaryote? - ANSWER A true nucleus.
Empirical findings - ANSWER Finding out information through experience rather than
research or education
Medical microbiology - ANSWER Deals with microbes that cause diseases in humans
and animals
Public health microbiology - ANSWER monitor and control the spread of diseases in
communities
Immunology - ANSWER study of the body's resistance to infectious disease
Vaccination, allergies, blood tests, cancer, autoimmunity
1
,Industrial microbiology - ANSWER branch of microbiology in which microbes are
manipulated to manufacture useful products
Food, water, beer, drugs, vitamins
Environmental microbiology - ANSWER branch of microbiology studying the role of
microorganisms in soils, water, and other habitats
Geomicrobiology, astrobiology, aquatic and soil
Agricultural microbiology - ANSWER concerned with the relationships between
microbes and domesticated plants and animals
Ubiquitous - ANSWER Found everywhere;
Extreme conditions
Abiogenesis - ANSWER The idea that long ago, very simple life forms spontaneously
appeared through chemical reactions.
Theory of Evolution - ANSWER The accumulation of changes that occur in organisms
as they adapt to their environments
Documented every day in all corners of the planet
Testable by science
The progression of the scientific method to a law
Scientific method steps - ANSWER General approach taken by scientists to explain
natural phenomenon.
2
,Formulate a question
Do background research
Construct hypothesis
test
Analyze data
Reject or accept hypotheses (if rejected, return to a previous step)
If accepted, communicate results.
Repetition of experiment yielding similar results results in a THEORY.
Decades later, this can become LAW if information continues to prove expected results.
Hypothesis - ANSWER tentative explanation of a phenomenon based on observations
This is an example of using inductive reasoning
Genetic engineering - ANSWER The direct manipulation of genes for practical
purposes using recombinant DNA tech.
Resulted in things like antibiotics, yeast, insulin, hemoglobin production in pigs, etc.
Bioremediation
Uses? - ANSWER The use of living organisms to detoxify and restore polluted and
degraded ecosystems.
Includes oil spills, cleaning up pesticides, etc.
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, How microbes have shaped the planet - ANSWER Photosynthesis - Co2 into organic
matter and O2. Nearly 70% of the earths O2 came from bacteria and algae doing this.
Decomposition - breakdown of dead matter into liquids and gas.
Helps the earth cycle and stay habitable to humans.
General association of microbes and human disease - ANSWER MOST microbes do not
cause disease
However, of the top 10 causes of death, many of them are related to microbes.
The most common and deadly are influenza and pneumonia.
Many past diseases that weren't thought to be associated with microbes are now seen with
microbial influence, such as with stomach ulcers and cervical cancer.
Infectious vs communicable in microbes - ANSWER For microbial diseases, ALL are
infectious, but not all are communicable.
Prokaryotes vs. Eukaryotes - ANSWER - Prokaryotes have no nucleus or membrane
bound organelles
-- Includes bacteria, archaea
- Eukaryotes have a nucleus and membrane bound organelles
Archaea, Eukarya, Bacteria - ch1
How many cells?
Nucleus?
4
protists
bacteria
archaea
Noncellular Microorganisms - ANSWER Virus
Prion
What primarily defines a eukaryote? - ANSWER A true nucleus.
Empirical findings - ANSWER Finding out information through experience rather than
research or education
Medical microbiology - ANSWER Deals with microbes that cause diseases in humans
and animals
Public health microbiology - ANSWER monitor and control the spread of diseases in
communities
Immunology - ANSWER study of the body's resistance to infectious disease
Vaccination, allergies, blood tests, cancer, autoimmunity
1
,Industrial microbiology - ANSWER branch of microbiology in which microbes are
manipulated to manufacture useful products
Food, water, beer, drugs, vitamins
Environmental microbiology - ANSWER branch of microbiology studying the role of
microorganisms in soils, water, and other habitats
Geomicrobiology, astrobiology, aquatic and soil
Agricultural microbiology - ANSWER concerned with the relationships between
microbes and domesticated plants and animals
Ubiquitous - ANSWER Found everywhere;
Extreme conditions
Abiogenesis - ANSWER The idea that long ago, very simple life forms spontaneously
appeared through chemical reactions.
Theory of Evolution - ANSWER The accumulation of changes that occur in organisms
as they adapt to their environments
Documented every day in all corners of the planet
Testable by science
The progression of the scientific method to a law
Scientific method steps - ANSWER General approach taken by scientists to explain
natural phenomenon.
2
,Formulate a question
Do background research
Construct hypothesis
test
Analyze data
Reject or accept hypotheses (if rejected, return to a previous step)
If accepted, communicate results.
Repetition of experiment yielding similar results results in a THEORY.
Decades later, this can become LAW if information continues to prove expected results.
Hypothesis - ANSWER tentative explanation of a phenomenon based on observations
This is an example of using inductive reasoning
Genetic engineering - ANSWER The direct manipulation of genes for practical
purposes using recombinant DNA tech.
Resulted in things like antibiotics, yeast, insulin, hemoglobin production in pigs, etc.
Bioremediation
Uses? - ANSWER The use of living organisms to detoxify and restore polluted and
degraded ecosystems.
Includes oil spills, cleaning up pesticides, etc.
3
, How microbes have shaped the planet - ANSWER Photosynthesis - Co2 into organic
matter and O2. Nearly 70% of the earths O2 came from bacteria and algae doing this.
Decomposition - breakdown of dead matter into liquids and gas.
Helps the earth cycle and stay habitable to humans.
General association of microbes and human disease - ANSWER MOST microbes do not
cause disease
However, of the top 10 causes of death, many of them are related to microbes.
The most common and deadly are influenza and pneumonia.
Many past diseases that weren't thought to be associated with microbes are now seen with
microbial influence, such as with stomach ulcers and cervical cancer.
Infectious vs communicable in microbes - ANSWER For microbial diseases, ALL are
infectious, but not all are communicable.
Prokaryotes vs. Eukaryotes - ANSWER - Prokaryotes have no nucleus or membrane
bound organelles
-- Includes bacteria, archaea
- Eukaryotes have a nucleus and membrane bound organelles
Archaea, Eukarya, Bacteria - ch1
How many cells?
Nucleus?
4
