Microbiology: The microbial world Flashcards

A minute living thing that are too small to be seen with the unaided eyes are generally referred to as

What are the types of microorganism

Joseph Lister

Give some examples of prokaryotes

give some examples of eukaryotes

What are some of the shapes of bacteria

The theory that all living things are composed of cells was marked after the discovery of cells of whom

one of the main composition of the bacterial cell wall is

Bacteria and archaea reproduce by what method of cell division

does archaea have peptidoglycan in their cell walls

list some types of archaea

is it true that fungus can be unicellular or multicellular

most typical fungus occur as

protozoa can move by what structure

chemicals produced naturally by bacteria and fungus to treat infections are called

who discovered penicillin

what is the name of the fungus from which penicillin was first isolated

a field of study of fungus is called

a field of stud of protozoa and other parasitic worms is called

In the scientific name, escherichia coli, escherichia is the

all of the following are examples of biotechnology except which one

In pasteur's swan neck flask experiment, the importance of the S-shaped curves in the flasks was two-fold. The curves allowed entry of air, and yet excluded

Which is not a characteristic of the normal microbiota (normal flora)

which of the following is not true of the archaea

pasteurization is used for all of the following purposes except

which is not a characteristic of bacteria

flagella are appendages that allow locomotion in bacteria

Methanogens, extreme halophils, extreme themophilis, are the types of

microorganisms whose DNA is not enclosed within a membrane and arranged in a single circular ring are classified as

mad cow disease is caused by a prion which is an infectious

all of the following are eukaryotes except

which of the following groups is not resolved with the light microscope

in 1978 Carl Woese designed a system of classification based on cellular organization of organism. According to this classification all life can be classified into three domains:

In the bacterial name vibrio cholerae the word cholarae represents the

the process by which bacteria reproduce is known as

which of the following is not a characteristic of bacteria

the first observations of bacteria and protozoa was made by

the germ theory of disease was proven by

Which of the following is a scientific name

Using microbes to clean up pollutants is called

which one of the following is an example of bioremediation

which one of the following was the most significant difference in the experiments that resulted in pasteur's proof of biogenesis being accepted over Needham's proof

pasteurization was first developed to kill

robert Koch's studies on bacillus anthracis established a sequence of experimental steps to prove that microbes

how would you recognize an antibiotic producing soil bacterium on a plate crowded with other bacteria? the bacterial colony producing the antibiotic would be

the usefulness of antibiotics is hampered by

mad cow is caused by a prion which is an infectious

in a nomenclature system designed by Carolus Linnaeus each living organism is assigned two names

examples of fungi include yeast,molds, and mushrooms

E. coli O157:H7 is part of the normal microbiota in the human large intestine

Viruses can be only observed with a high power microscopy (+ oil)

Viruses contain DNA and RNA but not the cytoplasm

what was the major discovery of Edward Jenner

What was the major discovery of Joseph Lister

Name the fungus identified by Alexander Fleming which produced a specific antibiotic that killed the bacteria on agar plate?

who discovered salvarsan

Bacteriology

virology

oncology

mycology

parasitology

immunology

bioremediation

insertion of a missing gene or replacing a defective one with the good gene in a human cell is called

Name few of the human genetic disorders which has been successfully treated with the gene therapy technique

what is the difference between normal microbiota and pathogens

what is the other term used to describe normal microbiota

what does MRSA stand for

what is the scientific name for the mad cow disease

name the agent of creutzfeldt-jakon disease

name the pathogenix strain of E. coli, which cause bloody diarrhea and kidney faillure

what does avirulence mean

what presented the germ theory of disease

the preventative measures in any procedure taken to avoid contamination by unwanted microorganisms is called

who demonstrated that microorganisms are present in the air and can contaminate sterile solutions, but that air itself does not create microbes

scientists and philosophers believed that some form of life could arise from nonliving matter, they called the hypothetical process as:

what are the chemicals produced naturally by bacteria and fungi to act against other microorganisms is called

protection from disease provided by vaccination is called

an ability of our bodies to ward off diseases and overcome offensive tactics of microbes is called

what is the scientific term for a bird flu

what is considered as a magic bullet against syphilis

prokaryotes

eukaryotes

bacteria

archaea

fungi

classification of microorganisms

helminths

cell theory

biogenesis

aseptic techniques

germ theory of disease

carolus Linnaeus

theordore Escherich

Cael Woese

Robert Hooke

anton van leeuwenhoek

francesco Redi

rudolf virchow

Louis Pasteur

Joseph Lister

Koch's postulate

Edward Jenner

chemotherapy

Paul Ehrlich

microbial ecology

gene therapy