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10 Important Facts About Microbiology

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What is the primary significance of microbiology in medicine?

To distinguish between infectious disease-causing organisms and beneficial ones (correct)

To understand the evolution of microorganisms

To develop new medicines

To study the structure of microorganisms

What is the term for the study of fungi?

Bacteriology

Virology

Parasitology

Mycology (correct)

What is the scientific study of microorganisms referred to as?

Microbiology (correct)

Virology

Immunology

Biology

Why is understanding microbiology crucial for sterile processing technicians?

To decontaminate and sterilize medical instruments from harmful microbes Signup and view all the answers

What is the subfield of microbiology that deals with the study of parasites?

Parasitology Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary reason for studying microbiology?

To understand the impact of microorganisms on Earth's processes Signup and view all the answers

What is the estimated proportion of human cells in the human body?

43% Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the largest bacteria that is visible to the naked eye?

Thiomargarita magnifica Signup and view all the answers

What is the reason Mycoplasmas are resistant to most common antibiotics like penicillin?

They lack a cell wall around their cell membranes Signup and view all the answers

What was the purpose of Dmitri Ivanovsky's trip to Ukraine and Bessarabia in 1887?

To investigate a disease damaging Tobacco plants Signup and view all the answers

What is the estimated total mass of microorganisms in the human body?

200 g Signup and view all the answers

What was the discovery made by Alexander Fleming in 1928?

Mold could kill harmful bacteria Signup and view all the answers