Bacteria and Bacterial Diseases Quiz

Anton von Leewenhoek

1850

1882

<p>1.25µm</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Mollicuttes measuring 0.15µm</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Various species of bacteria are responsible for decay, fermentation, nitrogen fixation, and many plant and animal diseases.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Notable observations on bacteria using crude microscopes were first made by Anton von Leewenhoek in 1675.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The association of bacteria with anthrax had been known since 1850.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The average size of a bacterium is 1.25µm, while the smallest is 0.15µm and the largest is up to 15µm in length and 1.5 µm in diameter.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Bacteria are prokaryotic in their organization, lacking membrane-bound organelles or a well-organized nucleus, and their cell wall composition is entirely different.</p> Signup and view all the answers