Microbiology Exam #1 – Chapters 1, 3, 4, 5 & 6 | Verified
Questions & Answers
1. Microbiology: The specialized area of biology that deals with organisms too
small to be seen with the naked eye
2. 6 major groups of microorganisms: 1. Bacteria
2. Algae
3. Protozoa
4. Helminths
5. Fungi
6. Viruses
3. What do microbiologists study?: - Cell structure
- Growth and Physiology
- Genetics
- Taxonomy and evolutionary history
- Interactions with living and non living environment
,4. What are the 6 different branches of study in microbiology?: 1. Medical
microbiology
2. Public Health microbiology and Epidemiology
3. Immunology
4. Industrial Microbiology
5. Agricultural Microbiology
6. Environmental Microbiology
5. Medical Microbiology: Study of microbes as they relate to medicine, deals with
microbes that causes disease in humans and animals
6. Public Health Microbiology and Epidemiology: Monitor and control the spread
of disease in communities. USPHS, CDC, WHO
7. Industrial Microbiology: - Use of microbes to manufacture important com-
pounds
- Safeguards our food and water
- Also includes biotechnology
- Ranges from bread making to gene therapy
,- Microbes can be used to create large quantities of substances such as amino acids,
beer, drugs, enzymes, and vitamins
8. Agricultural Microbiology: - Deals with the relationships between microbes and
domesticated plants and animals
- Plant specialists focus on plant diseases, soil fertility, and nutritional interactions
- Animal specialists work with infectious diseases and other associations animals
have with microorganisms
9. Immunology: Studies a diverse areas such as vaccination, blood testing, and
allergy. Immunologists investigate the role of the immune system in cancer and
autoimmune diseases
, 10. Environmental Microbiology: Studies the effect of microbes on the earth's
diverse habitats.
Example- aquatic microbiology, soil microbiology, geomicrobiology, and astrobiology
11. eu-kary means?: true nucleus; cells with a nucleus are classified as eukaryotes
12. Pro-kary means?: Pre-nucleus; bacteria and archaea do not have a nucleus
and have been traditionally classified as prokaryotes
13. What is a microbe?: A microorganism
14. How are biology and microbiology different? How are they similar?: Biology
is concerned with all the different scales of size that microorganisms exist on,
but many fields on biology are concerned with more complex organisms such as
mammals. Microbiology is concerned specifically with smaller, individual organisms.
Microbiologists might be concerned with something as big as a bacteria, and they
do study systems, such as the immune system, but generally they focus on smaller
individual organisms. They are similar because they both study organisms, just on
different scales.
Questions & Answers
1. Microbiology: The specialized area of biology that deals with organisms too
small to be seen with the naked eye
2. 6 major groups of microorganisms: 1. Bacteria
2. Algae
3. Protozoa
4. Helminths
5. Fungi
6. Viruses
3. What do microbiologists study?: - Cell structure
- Growth and Physiology
- Genetics
- Taxonomy and evolutionary history
- Interactions with living and non living environment
,4. What are the 6 different branches of study in microbiology?: 1. Medical
microbiology
2. Public Health microbiology and Epidemiology
3. Immunology
4. Industrial Microbiology
5. Agricultural Microbiology
6. Environmental Microbiology
5. Medical Microbiology: Study of microbes as they relate to medicine, deals with
microbes that causes disease in humans and animals
6. Public Health Microbiology and Epidemiology: Monitor and control the spread
of disease in communities. USPHS, CDC, WHO
7. Industrial Microbiology: - Use of microbes to manufacture important com-
pounds
- Safeguards our food and water
- Also includes biotechnology
- Ranges from bread making to gene therapy
,- Microbes can be used to create large quantities of substances such as amino acids,
beer, drugs, enzymes, and vitamins
8. Agricultural Microbiology: - Deals with the relationships between microbes and
domesticated plants and animals
- Plant specialists focus on plant diseases, soil fertility, and nutritional interactions
- Animal specialists work with infectious diseases and other associations animals
have with microorganisms
9. Immunology: Studies a diverse areas such as vaccination, blood testing, and
allergy. Immunologists investigate the role of the immune system in cancer and
autoimmune diseases
, 10. Environmental Microbiology: Studies the effect of microbes on the earth's
diverse habitats.
Example- aquatic microbiology, soil microbiology, geomicrobiology, and astrobiology
11. eu-kary means?: true nucleus; cells with a nucleus are classified as eukaryotes
12. Pro-kary means?: Pre-nucleus; bacteria and archaea do not have a nucleus
and have been traditionally classified as prokaryotes
13. What is a microbe?: A microorganism
14. How are biology and microbiology different? How are they similar?: Biology
is concerned with all the different scales of size that microorganisms exist on,
but many fields on biology are concerned with more complex organisms such as
mammals. Microbiology is concerned specifically with smaller, individual organisms.
Microbiologists might be concerned with something as big as a bacteria, and they
do study systems, such as the immune system, but generally they focus on smaller
individual organisms. They are similar because they both study organisms, just on
different scales.
