32 Questions
What is the weightage of Lab in the course evaluation?
40%
According to the Missed Evaluation Policy, within how many days should absences requiring accommodation be reported to the professor?
5 days
What is the main focus of UNIT 2 in the course structure?
How to grow microorganisms
What does the Academic Fraud Policy emphasize?
Strict adherence ensures fairness and respect for hard work
Where will all slides and handouts be posted?
SLATE
What is the weightage of Term Tests in the course evaluation?
16.88% each
What is the primary technique used by microbiologists to isolate a specific microorganism from a population?
Pure culture technique
Which discipline involves studying individuals infected with Covid 19 who are asymptomatic or symptomatic and focuses on their immune response?
Immunology
From where did Covid 19 originate and how did it spread globally?
London, UK - spread via person to person transmission and community transmission
What is the main focus of the discipline of Public Health in the context of Covid 19?
Determining how to manage re-opening countries' economies
What was Antoni van Leeuwenhoek's primary contribution to microbiology?
Observing living microbes using simple microscopes
What did Antoni van Leeuwenhoek visualize when he examined water through his microscopes?
Tiny animals, fungi, and algae
What type of microscope did Antoni van Leeuwenhoek primarily use to observe living microbes?
Compound brightfield microscope
Which field of microbiology involves developing vaccines to vaccinate over 7.8 billion people?
"Operation warp speed"
What is the primary focus of the discipline of Epidemiology in the context of Covid 19?
"Highly infectious" origin and spread of Covid 19
What is the essential technique used by microbiologists to examine organisms using a compound brightfield microscope?
"Creating resolving power, working distance, and contrast by staining"
Microbiology is the study of microorganisms.
True
Missed Evaluation Policy states that absences requiring accommodation should be reported to the professor within 5 days of return to campus.
True
Academic Fraud Policy states that cheating and plagiarism are not tolerated.
True
The course structure includes 3 units: How to observe microorganisms, How to grow microorganisms, and How to control (kill) microorganisms.
True
Microbiologists are encouraged to cooperate, but lab reports and tests should be based solely on individual knowledge and effort.
True
Term Tests have a weightage of 16.88% each in the course evaluation.
False
Microbiologists first culture a specific microorganism in pure culture before isolating it.
False
Serology involves Canadian Gov’t approved 'Antibody Testing' for Covid 19.
True
Epidemiology studies the immune response of individuals infected with Covid 19.
False
Covid 19 triggers infections in the respiratory tract.
True
Chemotherapy involves developing antiviral drugs and vaccines to extinguish the virus.
True
Public Health specialists consult with governments to manage the re-opening of countries' economies while ensuring public safety.
True
Pharmaceutical discipline is currently vaccinating over 7.8 billion people.
False
Leeuwenhoek was the first to observe living microbes using simple microscopes that magnified up to 300X.
True
Microbiologists primarily use a compound brightfield microscope to examine organisms.
True
Antoni van Leeuwenhoek visualized tiny animals, fungi, algae, and single-celled protozoa when examining water through his microscopes.
True
This quiz covers the course structure for microbiology, including term tests, assignments, labs, and the missed evaluation policy regarding absences and exemptions. It also includes information about the posting of slides and handouts on SLATE.
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