Microbiology Fundamentals: A Clinical Approach, 2nd Edition, Chapter 1, Comprehensive Exam Preparation Guide (Graded A+)

MICROBIOLOGY FUNDAMENTALS: A CLINICAL
APPROACH, 2ND EDITION. CHAPTER 1. A
COMPREHENSIVE AND WELL ANALYSED EXAM
PREPARATION GUIDE (GRADED A+)




Microbiology ANSWER >> Specialized area of biology that deals with living things too
small to be seen without magnification


Major groups of microorganisms in order from largest to smallest ANSWER >>
Bacteria


Archaea


Protozoa


Fungi


Helminths



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, Viruses


Algae


Microbes are easy to study because... ANSWER >> They reproduce rapidly


They can be grown in large populations in the lab


Microbes are difficult to study because... ANSWER >> They can't be directly seen &
have to be analyzed through indirect means


Eu-kary ANSWER >> True nucleus


Pro-kary ANSWER >> Pre nucleus


Prokaryotes include... ANSWER >> Bacteria


Archaea


Prokaryotes have been on the planet... ANSWER >> 3.5 billion years


Eukaryotes have been on the planet... ANSWER >> 1.8 billion years


Eukaryotes were precursors to... ANSWER >> Organisms that eventually formed
multicellular animals


Ubiquitous ANSWER >> Microbes are found everywhere! Earth's crust, polar ice caps,
oceans, bodies of plants & animals




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