10 Important Facts About Microbiology
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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?

    <p>To decontaminate and sterilize medical instruments from harmful microbes</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

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

    What is the primary reason for studying microbiology?

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

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

    <p>43%</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>Thiomargarita magnifica</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>They lack a cell wall around their cell membranes</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>To investigate a disease damaging Tobacco plants</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

    <p>200 g</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was the discovery made by Alexander Fleming in 1928?

    <p>Mold could kill harmful bacteria</p> Signup and view all the answers

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