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What term is used to describe viruses as they are often referred to as?
What term is used to describe viruses as they are often referred to as?
- Acellular microbes (correct)
- Cellular parasites
- Cellular microbes
- Acellular parasites
How do microorganisms inhibit the growth of pathogens in the body?
How do microorganisms inhibit the growth of pathogens in the body?
- By secreting toxins
- By facilitating pathogen growth
- By increasing food supply
- By reducing food supply (correct)
What term describes the use of living organisms or their derivatives to make or modify useful products or processes?
What term describes the use of living organisms or their derivatives to make or modify useful products or processes?
- Bioremediation
- Genetic engineering
- Both biotechnology and bioremediation
- Biotechnology (correct)
Which microorganism is commercially used to produce human insulin?
Which microorganism is commercially used to produce human insulin?
In the field of microbiology, what is the term for a substance produced by a microbe that is effective in killing or inhibiting other microbes?
In the field of microbiology, what is the term for a substance produced by a microbe that is effective in killing or inhibiting other microbes?
Which disease causes about 50,000 deaths per day, with the majority of deaths occurring in developing countries?
Which disease causes about 50,000 deaths per day, with the majority of deaths occurring in developing countries?
What is the term for the use of microbes in decomposing industrial wastes such as oil spills?
What is the term for the use of microbes in decomposing industrial wastes such as oil spills?
What type of microorganism is a virus classified as?
What type of microorganism is a virus classified as?
What term is used to describe microorganisms that inhibit the growth of pathogens by secreting materials like antibiotics?
What term is used to describe microorganisms that inhibit the growth of pathogens by secreting materials like antibiotics?
In the context of a urinary tract infection caused by Escherichia coli, what type of microorganism is Escherichia coli considered when in the urinary system?
In the context of a urinary tract infection caused by Escherichia coli, what type of microorganism is Escherichia coli considered when in the urinary system?
Which pathogen is responsible for causing malaria?
Which pathogen is responsible for causing malaria?
What type of microorganism is unable to reproduce independently but can direct host cells to produce more copies of itself?
What type of microorganism is unable to reproduce independently but can direct host cells to produce more copies of itself?
Which field involves the study of human pathogens that have existed for thousands of years?
Which field involves the study of human pathogens that have existed for thousands of years?
Who discovered the polio vaccine?
Who discovered the polio vaccine?
Which type of microorganism is used to produce human insulin commercially?
Which type of microorganism is used to produce human insulin commercially?
Who discovered microorganisms using high-quality magnifying lenses in early microscopes?
Who discovered microorganisms using high-quality magnifying lenses in early microscopes?
What is the term for the use of living organisms or their derivatives to make or modify useful products or processes?
What is the term for the use of living organisms or their derivatives to make or modify useful products or processes?
What disease causes about 50,000 deaths per day, with the majority occurring in developing countries?
What disease causes about 50,000 deaths per day, with the majority occurring in developing countries?
