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Which sub-disciplines are encompassed by microbiology?
Which sub-disciplines are encompassed by microbiology?
- Physics, chemistry, and astronomy
- Virology, bacteriology, protistology, mycology, immunology, and parasitology (correct)
- Genetics, biochemistry, and molecular biology
- Botany, zoology, and ecology
What does microbiology study?
What does microbiology study?
- Only multicellular organisms
- Unicellular, multicellular, and acellular organisms (correct)
- Only acellular organisms
- Only unicellular organisms
What distinguishes eukaryotic microorganisms from prokaryotic microorganisms?
What distinguishes eukaryotic microorganisms from prokaryotic microorganisms?
- Lack of cellular structure
- Lack of membrane-bound organelles
- Possession of membrane-bound organelles (correct)
- Complex cellular structure
What do microbiologists currently rely on with the emergence of biotechnology?
What do microbiologists currently rely on with the emergence of biotechnology?
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What traditional methods did microbiologists rely on for the isolation and identification of microorganisms?
What traditional methods did microbiologists rely on for the isolation and identification of microorganisms?
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