MICROBIOLOGY FUNDAMENTALS - A CLINICAL
APPROACH CHAPTER 1 WELL-RESEARCHED
QUESTIONS DESIGNED FOR EXAM SUCCESS
Polysaccharide ANSWER >> A carbohydrate that can be hydrolyzed into a number of
monosaccharides; examples: cellulose, starch, glycogen.
Abiogenesis ANSWER >> The belief in spontaneous generation as a source of life.
Peptidoglycan ANSWER >> A network of polysaccharide chains cross-linked by short
peptides that forms the rigid part of bacterial cell walls. Gram-negative bacteria have a
smaller amount of this rigid structure than do gram-positive bacteria.
Ubiquitous ANSWER >> Present everywhere at the same time.
Evolution ANSWER >> Scientific principle that states that living things change
gradually through hundreds of millions of years, and these changes are expressed in
structural and functional adaptations in each organism. Evolution presumes that those
traits that favor survival are preserved and passed on to following generations, and
those traits that do not favor survival are lost.
Cellulose ANSWER >> A long, fibrous polymer composed of β-glucose; one of the
most common substances on earth.
Pathogen ANSWER >> Any agent (usually a virus, bacterium, fungus, protozoan, or
helminth) that causes disease.
Bioremediation ANSWER >> Decomposition of harmful chemicals by microbes or
consortia of microbes.
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APPROACH CHAPTER 1 WELL-RESEARCHED
QUESTIONS DESIGNED FOR EXAM SUCCESS
Polysaccharide ANSWER >> A carbohydrate that can be hydrolyzed into a number of
monosaccharides; examples: cellulose, starch, glycogen.
Abiogenesis ANSWER >> The belief in spontaneous generation as a source of life.
Peptidoglycan ANSWER >> A network of polysaccharide chains cross-linked by short
peptides that forms the rigid part of bacterial cell walls. Gram-negative bacteria have a
smaller amount of this rigid structure than do gram-positive bacteria.
Ubiquitous ANSWER >> Present everywhere at the same time.
Evolution ANSWER >> Scientific principle that states that living things change
gradually through hundreds of millions of years, and these changes are expressed in
structural and functional adaptations in each organism. Evolution presumes that those
traits that favor survival are preserved and passed on to following generations, and
those traits that do not favor survival are lost.
Cellulose ANSWER >> A long, fibrous polymer composed of β-glucose; one of the
most common substances on earth.
Pathogen ANSWER >> Any agent (usually a virus, bacterium, fungus, protozoan, or
helminth) that causes disease.
Bioremediation ANSWER >> Decomposition of harmful chemicals by microbes or
consortia of microbes.
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