Microbiology Unit 1 Week 1: Course Structure and Missed Evaluation Policy
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What is the weightage of Lab in the course evaluation?

  • 5%
  • 10%
  • 35%
  • 40% (correct)
  • According to the Missed Evaluation Policy, within how many days should absences requiring accommodation be reported to the professor?

  • 14 days
  • 10 days
  • 7 days
  • 5 days (correct)
  • What is the main focus of UNIT 2 in the course structure?

  • How to observe microorganisms (microscopy)
  • How to grow microorganisms (correct)
  • How to control (kill) microorganisms
  • Lab component
  • What does the Academic Fraud Policy emphasize?

    <p>Strict adherence ensures fairness and respect for hard work</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Where will all slides and handouts be posted?

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

    What is the weightage of Term Tests in the course evaluation?

    <p>16.88% each</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary technique used by microbiologists to isolate a specific microorganism from a population?

    <p>Pure culture technique</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which discipline involves studying individuals infected with Covid 19 who are asymptomatic or symptomatic and focuses on their immune response?

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

    From where did Covid 19 originate and how did it spread globally?

    <p>London, UK - spread via person to person transmission and community transmission</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main focus of the discipline of Public Health in the context of Covid 19?

    <p>Determining how to manage re-opening countries' economies</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was Antoni van Leeuwenhoek's primary contribution to microbiology?

    <p>Observing living microbes using simple microscopes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Antoni van Leeuwenhoek visualize when he examined water through his microscopes?

    <p>Tiny animals, fungi, and algae</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of microscope did Antoni van Leeuwenhoek primarily use to observe living microbes?

    <p>Compound brightfield microscope</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which field of microbiology involves developing vaccines to vaccinate over 7.8 billion people?

    <p>&quot;Operation warp speed&quot;</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary focus of the discipline of Epidemiology in the context of Covid 19?

    <p>&quot;Highly infectious&quot; origin and spread of Covid 19</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the essential technique used by microbiologists to examine organisms using a compound brightfield microscope?

    <p>&quot;Creating resolving power, working distance, and contrast by staining&quot;</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Microbiology is the study of microorganisms.

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

    Missed Evaluation Policy states that absences requiring accommodation should be reported to the professor within 5 days of return to campus.

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

    Academic Fraud Policy states that cheating and plagiarism are not tolerated.

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

    The course structure includes 3 units: How to observe microorganisms, How to grow microorganisms, and How to control (kill) microorganisms.

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

    Microbiologists are encouraged to cooperate, but lab reports and tests should be based solely on individual knowledge and effort.

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

    Term Tests have a weightage of 16.88% each in the course evaluation.

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

    Microbiologists first culture a specific microorganism in pure culture before isolating it.

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

    Serology involves Canadian Gov’t approved 'Antibody Testing' for Covid 19.

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

    Epidemiology studies the immune response of individuals infected with Covid 19.

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

    Covid 19 triggers infections in the respiratory tract.

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

    Chemotherapy involves developing antiviral drugs and vaccines to extinguish the virus.

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

    Public Health specialists consult with governments to manage the re-opening of countries' economies while ensuring public safety.

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

    Pharmaceutical discipline is currently vaccinating over 7.8 billion people.

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

    Leeuwenhoek was the first to observe living microbes using simple microscopes that magnified up to 300X.

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

    Microbiologists primarily use a compound brightfield microscope to examine organisms.

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

    Antoni van Leeuwenhoek visualized tiny animals, fungi, algae, and single-celled protozoa when examining water through his microscopes.

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

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