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What is the main focus of Industrial Microbiology?
What is the main focus of Industrial Microbiology?
- Study of microorganisms in food processing
- Diagnosis and treatment of diseases
- Industrial production of alcoholic beverages, vitamins, and amino acids (correct)
- Production of antibiotics, enzymes, and vaccines
What is the main difference between Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic cells?
What is the main difference between Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic cells?
- Presence or absence of a cell wall
- Shape and size of the cell
- Presence or absence of a nuclear membrane (correct)
- Mode of nutrition
Which branch of microbiology deals with the study of microorganisms in freshwater and marine water?
Which branch of microbiology deals with the study of microorganisms in freshwater and marine water?
- Aquatic Microbiology (correct)
- Agricultural Microbiology
- Air Microbiology
- Food Microbiology
What is the main focus of Pharmaceutical Microbiology?
What is the main focus of Pharmaceutical Microbiology?
Which branch of microbiology deals with the study of microorganisms in air and their role in contamination and spoilage of food?
Which branch of microbiology deals with the study of microorganisms in air and their role in contamination and spoilage of food?
What is the main focus of Agricultural Microbiology?
What is the main focus of Agricultural Microbiology?
What is the main focus of Epidemiology?
What is the main focus of Epidemiology?
What is the main characteristic of Eukaryotic cells?
What is the main characteristic of Eukaryotic cells?
What percentage of known microorganisms are capable of causing disease?
What percentage of known microorganisms are capable of causing disease?
Which branch of microbiology deals with the study of causative agents of infectious diseases in human beings?
Which branch of microbiology deals with the study of causative agents of infectious diseases in human beings?
What is the term used to describe microorganisms that are beneficial to humans and live in a mutual or commensal relationship?
What is the term used to describe microorganisms that are beneficial to humans and live in a mutual or commensal relationship?
Which of the following is NOT a category of microorganisms?
Which of the following is NOT a category of microorganisms?
What is the term used to describe disease-causing microorganisms?
What is the term used to describe disease-causing microorganisms?
Which branch of microbiology is a pure science?
Which branch of microbiology is a pure science?
What is the main difference between medical microbiology and epidemiology?
What is the main difference between medical microbiology and epidemiology?
What is the term used to describe the study of microorganisms that are too small to be seen by the naked eye?
What is the term used to describe the study of microorganisms that are too small to be seen by the naked eye?
Which term is used to describe Antonie van Leeuwenhoek's contribution to microbiology?
Which term is used to describe Antonie van Leeuwenhoek's contribution to microbiology?
What discovery did Louis Pasteur make while researching why wine becomes sour?
What discovery did Louis Pasteur make while researching why wine becomes sour?
What process did Louis Pasteur develop to kill microorganisms in liquids?
What process did Louis Pasteur develop to kill microorganisms in liquids?
Which scientist is credited with the first proof that bacteria cause disease?
Which scientist is credited with the first proof that bacteria cause disease?
According to Koch's Postulates, what must be true for a microorganism to be proven as the cause of a disease?
According to Koch's Postulates, what must be true for a microorganism to be proven as the cause of a disease?
Which scientist developed the compound microscope?
Which scientist developed the compound microscope?
Which temperature and duration are used to achieve pasteurization?
Which temperature and duration are used to achieve pasteurization?
Which of the following is NOT a condition of Koch's Postulates?
Which of the following is NOT a condition of Koch's Postulates?
