12 Questions
Microbiology is the study of ______.
microbes
We have 100 trillion ______ in our body.
microbes
Indigenous Micro Biota inhibits the growth of ______ in the body.
pathogens
Escherichia coli (E coli) lives in our ______ tracts.
intestinal
Photosynthesis is the process known for microbes to produce ______.
oxygen
Decomposers/Saprophytes are involved in the decomposition of dead organisms and the waste products of living ______.
organisms
Francesco Redi refuted the idea of spontaneous generation by showing that rotting meat carefully kept from flies will not spontaneously produce ______.
maggots
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek ground tiny glass lenses to create what are known today as single-lens microscopes or ______.
simple microscopes
Robert Hooke discovered cells using a compound light ______.
microscope
Aristotle proposed the theory of spontaneous generation where life arose from nonliving material if the material contained ______.
pneuma (vital heat)
Hans and Zacharias Jansen mounted two lenses in a tube to produce the first compound ______.
microscope
John Needham was an advocate for spontaneous generation, believing that life can arise from nonliving ______.
matter
Explore the fascinating field of microbiology, which involves the study of various microscopic organisms such as bacteria, viruses, and fungi. Learn about the human microbiome and the role of microbes in maintaining health and causing diseases.
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