16 Questions
What does the word microbiology mean?
Study of small life forms
Which discipline does microbiology include?
Virology, Mycology, and Bacteriology
What distinguishes eukaryotic microorganisms from prokaryotic microorganisms?
Presence of membrane-bound organelles
How is the identification of microorganisms traditionally relayed?
Culture, staining and microscopy
Which branch of microbiology focuses on the study of bacteria?
Bacteriology
What is the study of viruses known as in microbiology?
Virology
What is the study of fungi known as in microbiology?
Mycology
Who discovered the cause of Anthrax (Bacillus anthracis) in the 1870s?
Koch
What did Spallanzani find regarding the sterilization of boiled broth?
Boiling broth would sterilize it and kill any microorganisms in it
Who was one of the first people to observe microorganisms using a microscope of his own design?
Van Leeuwenhoek
What is the size range of most bacteria in terms of diameter?
$0.2$ to $2.0$ μm
Which classification of bacteria divides into two planes and remains in groups of four?
Tetrad
What did Koch establish about microbes and disease?
Microbes can cause disease
Which branch of microbiology involves the manipulation of microorganisms at the genetics and molecular level to generate useful products?
$Microbial$ biotechnology
What is the shape of bacilli?
$Rod-shaped$
Who proposed the classification of bacteria into four groups based on shape?
Cohn
Test your knowledge of microbiology with this quiz covering the fundamentals of microscopic organisms, including unicellular, multicellular, and acellular organisms. Explore disciplines like virology, mycology, and bacteriology.
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