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1035 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
SG........ microbes or microorganisms are - ANSWER minute living things that
usually are too small to be seen by unaided eyes
SG............microorganisms include - ANSWER Bacterial
protozoa fungi (yeast/molds) microscopic algae,
viruses: But all are very different
SG......Miasma Theory - ANSWER disease is caused by invisible organisms
(Bad air/cloud: from putrefying carcasses, rotting vegetation or molds, and
invisible dust particles inside dwellings) or curse/supernatural*.
SG.............where microorganisms known before the invention of the microscope
- ANSWER Known before (or event after) the invention of microscope: Disease
by invisible organism,
SG.......who discovered the first microscope - ANSWER Galileo Galilei (Italian
astronomer): 1609
Zacharias Jansen (Dutch eyeglass maker/spectacles): 3-10X, 1590
Robert Hook (British Scientist): Compound microscope (1665) (~20-50X)
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (1632-1723) ~ 1676/Dutch: Observesed and draw
shape and movement of microorganism/animacules (Bacteria, protozoa, yeast):
Father of Microscopy
SG.......animacules - ANSWER microscopic animals
who was the first person to see bacteria in lake water/bacterial movement -
,ANSWER Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
how big was Antonie van Leeuwenhoek magnification - ANSWER 300x
SG.........Aristotles's doctrine of spontaneous generation. - ANSWER Hypothesis
that living organisms arise from nonliving matter; a "vital force" forms life"
SG...........what were the first two theories of microbiology history - ANSWER
theory of spontaneous generation
living organisms arise from nonliving matter
SG........microbiology the Transition Period: - ANSWER Debate over
Spontaneous Generation (Took over 200 years and many experiments to refute
the theory of Spontaneous Generation)
SG.........biogenesis - ANSWER Hypothesis that the living organisms arise
from preexisting life
SG..........beginning of spontaneous generation experiment - ANSWER
1668:Francesco Redi
•The beginnings of experimental science
•Filled 6 jars with decaying meat
SG........Francesco Redi - ANSWER This scientist disproved spontaneous
generation by showing that maggots do not spontaneously arise from decaying
meat.
from where did the maggot come? - ANSWER flies that flew into the jar
what was the purpose of the sealed jars - ANSWER to see if an isolated piece
of meat would spontaneously make the maggots
SG..........Theory of Spontaneous generation vs Biogenesis - ANSWER How
form of life came in existence?: Living organism arise spontaneously from
nonliving matters. Example dust creates fleas; maggots arise from rotting meat;
toads, snakes and mice from moist soli (There was no concept of sterile
environments).
,john needham experiment (1745) - ANSWER Heated broth in sealed
flasks.When the broth became cloudy with microrganisms, he mistakenly
concluded that they developed spontaneously from the broth
lazzaro spallanzani experiment (1765) - ANSWER was a boiled nutrient
solutions in flasks
SG.......who is the father of the microscope? and why? - ANSWER Antonie van
Leeuwenhoek because of his creation and discovery using it
SG.........Before discovery of microscope and observation of bacteria (invisible
earlier): - ANSWER Theory of Spontaneous Generation: Life arises
spontaneously from non-living material
SG..........1861: Louis Pasteur (theory of biogenesis) - ANSWER
•Demonstrated that microorganisms are present in the air
- living cells arise only from preexisting living cells
Stanley Miller experiment - ANSWER Proved that organic compounds could
come from inorganic compounds in earth's early environment.
Formation of animal acids: Chemical origin of life under certain conditions
- RNA and Protein was formed in the water
SG.....who supported spontaneous generation - ANSWER John Needham and
aristotle
SG...........who supported biogenesis - ANSWER lazzaro spallanzani
louis pasteur
what caused high mortality rates of mothers in the 14.9% century - ANSWER
childbed fever
, childbed fever theories - ANSWER One such theory: It was caused as the result
of the "tightness of stays and petticoat bindings." Peticoats pressed the
intestines, blocked excretion, caused the body to reabsorb it waste.
Other: Inactive lifestyle, improper diet, and the attendance of friends in a small
room during delivery.
SG...........Pre- Pasteur Ignaz Semmelweis Childbed Fever Results - ANSWER
repeatedly showed a drastic drop in incidence of childbed fever, shortly;
Semmelweis instituted handwashing in a new hospital.
SG...........why is Louis Pasteur the father of microbiology - ANSWER - Pre-
Spontaneous generation disproved Pasteur
- Germ theory (Microorganism cause disease/infectious disease) Ignaz
- Wine fermentation (yeasts and bacteria)
- Pasteurization (60-100 C)
- How vaccine works
Semmelweis Childbed Fever Conclusion - ANSWER Semmelweis is acting to
undermine the medical profession because physicians, as everyone knows, have
as their first priority, not harming patients
what happened to Ignaz Semmelweis - ANSWER (1818-1865)
Semmelweis was at one time institutionalized for mental instability. His
SG...........germ theory - ANSWER •Diseases (many/infectious) are caused by
microorganism: Louis Pasteur*
findings were eventually validated.
The Golden Age of Microbiology - ANSWER Microbiology established as a
science
SG.......Louis Pasteur - ANSWER (" regarded as the father of modern
microbiology")