Talaro Microbiology Chapter 1
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1. Prokaryotes (pre-nucleus): simple cells, unicellular organism that lacks a nucleus and membrane bound
organelles
2. Eukaryotes (true-nucleus): complex cells, unicellular and multi-cellular nucleus and membrane-bound
organelles
3. viruses: acellular, parasitic particles composed of a nucleic acid and protein
4. photosynthesis: light fueled conversion of carbon dioxide to organic material
5. decomposition: breakdown of dead matter and wastes into simple compounds
6. biotechnology: production of foods, drugs and vaccines using living organisms
7. genetic engineering: manipulating the genes of organisms to make new products
8. bioremediation: using living organisms to remedy an environmental problem
9. parasites: live on or in the body of another organism called the host and it damages the host
10. host: a living organism on which a parasite lives
11. pathogens: microbes that do harm
12. spontaneous generation: the mistaken idea that living things can arise from non-living things
13. theory of biogenesis: Louis Pasteur proved, living things can only arise from other living things
14. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek: dutch linen merchant, first observed microbes with single-lens magnified
up to 300X
15. scientific method: approach taken by scientists to explain certain natural phenomenon
16. hypothesis: tentative explanation that can be supported or refuted
17. endospores: heat resistant bacterial
18. sterility: requires the elimination of all life forms including endospores and viruses
19. Wendall Holmes: mothers of home births had fewer infections than births in hospitals
20. Ignaz Semmelweis: correlated infections with autopsy room to maternity ward
21. Joseph Lister: introduced aseptic techniques to reduce microbes in medical setting and prevent wound
infections
22. The Germ Theory Disease: two major contributors: Louis Pasteur and Robert Koch, diseased is caused
by microbes
23. Louis Pasteur: showed microbes caused fermentation and spoilage, disproved spontaneous generation of
microorganisms, developed pasteurization, demonstrated what is now known as Germ Theory of Disease
24. Robert Koch: established Koch's postulates (verified germ theory), identified cause of anthrax, TB, and
cholera, developed pure culture methods
25. taxonomy: organizing, classifying and naming living things, originated by Carl von Linne
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Study online at https://quizlet.com/_4xo8ke
1. Prokaryotes (pre-nucleus): simple cells, unicellular organism that lacks a nucleus and membrane bound
organelles
2. Eukaryotes (true-nucleus): complex cells, unicellular and multi-cellular nucleus and membrane-bound
organelles
3. viruses: acellular, parasitic particles composed of a nucleic acid and protein
4. photosynthesis: light fueled conversion of carbon dioxide to organic material
5. decomposition: breakdown of dead matter and wastes into simple compounds
6. biotechnology: production of foods, drugs and vaccines using living organisms
7. genetic engineering: manipulating the genes of organisms to make new products
8. bioremediation: using living organisms to remedy an environmental problem
9. parasites: live on or in the body of another organism called the host and it damages the host
10. host: a living organism on which a parasite lives
11. pathogens: microbes that do harm
12. spontaneous generation: the mistaken idea that living things can arise from non-living things
13. theory of biogenesis: Louis Pasteur proved, living things can only arise from other living things
14. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek: dutch linen merchant, first observed microbes with single-lens magnified
up to 300X
15. scientific method: approach taken by scientists to explain certain natural phenomenon
16. hypothesis: tentative explanation that can be supported or refuted
17. endospores: heat resistant bacterial
18. sterility: requires the elimination of all life forms including endospores and viruses
19. Wendall Holmes: mothers of home births had fewer infections than births in hospitals
20. Ignaz Semmelweis: correlated infections with autopsy room to maternity ward
21. Joseph Lister: introduced aseptic techniques to reduce microbes in medical setting and prevent wound
infections
22. The Germ Theory Disease: two major contributors: Louis Pasteur and Robert Koch, diseased is caused
by microbes
23. Louis Pasteur: showed microbes caused fermentation and spoilage, disproved spontaneous generation of
microorganisms, developed pasteurization, demonstrated what is now known as Germ Theory of Disease
24. Robert Koch: established Koch's postulates (verified germ theory), identified cause of anthrax, TB, and
cholera, developed pure culture methods
25. taxonomy: organizing, classifying and naming living things, originated by Carl von Linne
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