60 Questions
Which field of microbiology focuses on the study of bacteria?
Bacteriology
What is the term used for the study of microscopic organisms and their behavior, evolution, ecology, and biochemistry?
Microbiology
Which theory postulates that complex living organisms can come from non-living matter?
Spontaneous Generation
What is the tiniest microbial dimension mentioned in the text?
Atom
Which field of microbiology focuses on the study of viruses?
Virology
What is the term used for the theory that suggests life came from inorganic molecules that came together due to energy input?
Abiogenesis
Which field of microbiology focuses on the study of fungi?
Mycology
What did Louis Pasteur's experiment on the theory of biogenesis prove?
New living organisms can emerge from previously existing living organisms
Which field of microbiology focuses on the study of parasites and parasitism?
Parasitology
What is the term used for the study of microbes in aquatic, soil, and agricultural environments?
Microbial Ecology
Who is known as the Father of Microbiology?
Antoni Van Leeuwenhoek
Who developed the first ever vaccine against Chicken Cholera, Anthrax, and Rabies?
Louis Pasteur
Which microorganism is responsible for causing Anthrax?
Bacteria
Which microorganism is made up of genetic material encased in a protein coat?
Viruses
Which microorganism is mostly multicellular and acquires nutrients through absorption?
Fungi
Which microorganism is a diverse group of single-celled eukaryotic organisms that are usually motile and generally heterotrophic?
Protozoa
Which domain is the highest rank in biological classification?
Domain
Which system of biological classification was proposed by Carl Woese and George E. Fox in the late 1970s?
Woese-Fox System
Which step in culturing involves obtaining individual colonies that arise from a single microorganism, ensuring culture is pure?
Isolation
Which metabolic strategy refers to obtaining energy from inorganic compounds?
Lithotrophs
Microbiology is the study of living organisms that are invisible to the ______
naked eye
Bacteriology is the study of ______
bacteria
Mycology is the study of ______
fungi
Virology is the study of ______
viruses
Alogology/Phycology is the study of ______
algae
Parasitology is the study of ______
parasitism / parasites
Immunology is the study of ______
immune system
Microbial Ecology is the study of microbes in ______ environments
aquatic, soil, and agricultural
Atom is the ______ microbial dimension mentioned in the text
tiniest
Spontaneous Generation is an obsolete theory that postulates that complex living organisms can come from ______ matter
non-living
Antoni Van Leeuwenhoek is known as the Father of ______
Microbiology
Carolous Von Linnaeus named a uniform system called ______ Nomenclature
Binomial
John Snow is known as the Father of ______
Epidemiology
Louis Pasteur developed the first ever vaccine against Chicken Cholera, ______, and Rabies
Anthrax
Rober Koch is known as the Father of Modern ______
Bacteriology
Bacteria are ______ microorganisms that can be found practically every environment on Earth
prokaryotic
Archaea are ______ microorganisms that thrive in harsh setting to extreme environmental conditions
prokaryotic
Viruses are infectious entities that are made up of genetic material encased in a ______ coat
protein
Protozoa are a diverse group of single-celled ______ microorganisms that are usually motile and generally heterotrophic
eukaryotic
Fungi mostly acquire nutrients through ______ and have chitin-based cell walls
absorption
Microbiology is the study of living organisms that are invisible to the naked ______.
eye
In microbiology, the study of microbes includes its behavior, evolution, ecology, and ______.
biochemistry
Bacteriology is the study of ______.
bacteria
Mycology is the study of ______.
fungi
Protozoology is the study of ______.
protozoans
Virology is the study of ______.
viruses
Alogology/Phycology is the study of ______.
algae
Parasitology is the study of ______ and parasitism.
parasites
Immunology is the study of ______.
immunity
Microbial Ecology is the study of the relationships between microorganisms and their ______.
environment
Antoni Van Leeuwenhoek is known as the Father of ______
Microbiology
Which microorganism is mostly multicellular and acquires nutrients through ______?
Fungi
Which microorganism is made up of genetic material encased in a protein ______?
Viruses
John Snow is known as the Father of ______
Epidemiology
Viruses are infectious entities that are made up of genetic material encased in a ______ coat
protein
Which step in culturing involves obtaining individual colonies that arise from a single microorganism, ensuring culture is ______?
pure
Louis Pasteur developed the first ever vaccine against Chicken Cholera, ______, and Rabies
Anthrax
Which microorganism is responsible for causing ______?
Anthrax
Which field of microbiology focuses on the study of ______?
viruses
Microbial Ecology is the study of microbes in ______ environments
aquatic, soil, and agricultural
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