MICR 3164 Micro-bio Exam #1 Questions
and Answers
Prokaryote - Answer--No nucleus
-Divide by binary fission
-Unicellular and lack organelles
Eukaryotes - Answer--Found in animals, plants, fungi, protozoa
-Contain organelles that perform useful functions
Microbiology - Answer-Branch of science that deals with microorganisms
Virology - Answer-the study of viruses
Mycology - Answer-The study of fungi and yeasts
Parasitology - Answer-the study of worms, protozoan and amoeba (parasites)
Bacteriology - Answer-the study of bacteria
, Viruses - Answer--Infect cells to replicate
-Around 100 nm
-Classified by host range and nucleic acid content
Viruses - Answer--Parasitic
-Protein-coated genetic elements
-Dependent on their host
-Connected with the evolution of microbes and humans
Anton van Leeuwenhoek - Answer-discovered the microscope
Louis Pasteur - Answer-pasteurization (heating to kill bacteria)
The Germ Theory of Disease
Joseph Lister - Answer-created a disinfectant and aseptic technique
Alexander Flemming - Answer-Discovered penicillin
Robert Koch - Answer-Koch's postulates verifies the germ theory
Ignaz Semmelsweis - Answer-discovered the importance of hand washing
first word: genus
second word: species - Answer-Binomial Nomenclature
and Answers
Prokaryote - Answer--No nucleus
-Divide by binary fission
-Unicellular and lack organelles
Eukaryotes - Answer--Found in animals, plants, fungi, protozoa
-Contain organelles that perform useful functions
Microbiology - Answer-Branch of science that deals with microorganisms
Virology - Answer-the study of viruses
Mycology - Answer-The study of fungi and yeasts
Parasitology - Answer-the study of worms, protozoan and amoeba (parasites)
Bacteriology - Answer-the study of bacteria
, Viruses - Answer--Infect cells to replicate
-Around 100 nm
-Classified by host range and nucleic acid content
Viruses - Answer--Parasitic
-Protein-coated genetic elements
-Dependent on their host
-Connected with the evolution of microbes and humans
Anton van Leeuwenhoek - Answer-discovered the microscope
Louis Pasteur - Answer-pasteurization (heating to kill bacteria)
The Germ Theory of Disease
Joseph Lister - Answer-created a disinfectant and aseptic technique
Alexander Flemming - Answer-Discovered penicillin
Robert Koch - Answer-Koch's postulates verifies the germ theory
Ignaz Semmelsweis - Answer-discovered the importance of hand washing
first word: genus
second word: species - Answer-Binomial Nomenclature
