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What does the word microbiology mean?
What does the word microbiology mean?
- Study of small life forms (correct)
- Study of viruses, bacteria, and fungi
- Study of unicellular organisms
- Study of acellular organisms
Which discipline does microbiology include?
Which discipline does microbiology include?
- Parasitology, Mycology, and Immunology
- Virology, Mycology, and Bacteriology (correct)
- Parasitology, Protozoology, and Virology
- Epidemiology, Virology, and Immunology
What distinguishes eukaryotic microorganisms from prokaryotic microorganisms?
What distinguishes eukaryotic microorganisms from prokaryotic microorganisms?
- Complexity of DNA
- Examples of organisms
- Presence of membrane-bound organelles (correct)
- Cell size
How is the identification of microorganisms traditionally relayed?
How is the identification of microorganisms traditionally relayed?
Which branch of microbiology focuses on the study of bacteria?
Which branch of microbiology focuses on the study of bacteria?
What is the study of viruses known as in microbiology?
What is the study of viruses known as in microbiology?
What is the study of fungi known as in microbiology?
What is the study of fungi known as in microbiology?
Who discovered the cause of Anthrax (Bacillus anthracis) in the 1870s?
Who discovered the cause of Anthrax (Bacillus anthracis) in the 1870s?
What did Spallanzani find regarding the sterilization of boiled broth?
What did Spallanzani find regarding the sterilization of boiled broth?
Who was one of the first people to observe microorganisms using a microscope of his own design?
Who was one of the first people to observe microorganisms using a microscope of his own design?
What is the size range of most bacteria in terms of diameter?
What is the size range of most bacteria in terms of diameter?
Which classification of bacteria divides into two planes and remains in groups of four?
Which classification of bacteria divides into two planes and remains in groups of four?
What did Koch establish about microbes and disease?
What did Koch establish about microbes and disease?
Which branch of microbiology involves the manipulation of microorganisms at the genetics and molecular level to generate useful products?
Which branch of microbiology involves the manipulation of microorganisms at the genetics and molecular level to generate useful products?
What is the shape of bacilli?
What is the shape of bacilli?
Who proposed the classification of bacteria into four groups based on shape?
Who proposed the classification of bacteria into four groups based on shape?
