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 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Where will all slides and handouts be posted?

<p>SLATE (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>16.88% each (C)</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 (B)</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 (D)</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 (B)</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 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>Observing living microbes using simple microscopes (D)</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 (D)</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 (A)</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; (D)</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 (B)</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; (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Microbiology is the study of microorganisms.

<p>True (A)</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 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>True (A)</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 (A)</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 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>False (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Covid 19 triggers infections in the respiratory tract.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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

<p>True (A)</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 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Pharmaceutical discipline is currently vaccinating over 7.8 billion people.

<p>False (B)</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 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Microbiologists primarily use a compound brightfield microscope to examine organisms.

<p>True (A)</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 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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