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What is the study of biochemical activities in microbiology primarily concerned with?
Which field of microbiology deals with the study of strains and their characteristics?
What is the main focus of virology in microbiology?
What do the terms 'genomics' and 'proteomics' refer to in microbiology?
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What is the study of microorganisms called?
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Which type of microorganism causes a range of diseases such as thrush and athlete's foot?
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What is the system for organizing, classifying & naming living things called?
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Which infectious agent is unable to replicate independently and must invade host cells to replicate?
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What is the study of the humoral and cellular immune response to disease agents and allergens called?
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Which type of microorganism is known for its occurrence in extreme environments such as high salt and heat?
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Basic Microbiology focuses on the utilization of microorganisms in beneficial ways.
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Medical Microbiology is a subfield of Applied Microbiology.
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Strains are descendants of a single colony from a mixed culture.
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Algae is not involved in the process of photosynthesis.
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Viruses are capable of independent replication outside of a living cell.
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Fungi are not classified as eukaryotic organisms.
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Bacteriology is the study of viruses.
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Molds reproduce by budding.
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Approximately 50% of hospital patients are on antibiotics at any one time.
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Genetic engineering does not make use of molecular biology and recombinant DNA techniques.
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