Introduction to Microbiology
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Introduction to Microbiology

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Which term refers to the principle that microorganisms cause disease?

  • Pathogen
  • Germ theory of disease (correct)
  • Sterile
  • Pure culture
  • What is the process of heating foods to eliminate harmful microbes while retaining non-harmful ones called?

  • Photosynthesis
  • Pasteurization (correct)
  • Biotechnology
  • Sterilization
  • What does the term 'aseptic techniques' aim to prevent?

  • Genetic engineering
  • Role in food spoilage
  • Light fueled conversion of CO2 to organic material
  • Contamination by unwanted microorganisms (correct)
  • Which process involves the use of microbes or their products in the commercial or industrial realm?

    <p>Biotechnology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the term 'spontaneous generation' or 'abiogenesis' refer to?

    <p>Hypothesis that living organisms can originate from non-living matter</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which process is defined as the light-fueled conversion of CO2 to organic material accompanied by O2 formation?

    <p>Photosynthesis</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the term for a culture containing a single kind of microorganism?

    <p>Pure culture</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the term 'abiogenesis' or 'spontaneous generation' refer to?

    <p>The hypothesis that living organisms can originate from non-living matter</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the principle that microorganisms cause disease known as?

    <p>Germ theory of disease</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the term 'aseptic techniques' aim to prevent?

    <p>Contamination by unwanted microorganisms</p> Signup and view all the answers

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