Micro

Microbiology is the study of

The charachteristic that all microorganisms have in common is that they are too small to be seen

Pathogenic means

the bacterium that causes the bubonic plaugue is

The irish potato famine was caused by a fungus called

Hornando Cortez brought infectious diseases such as _____________& ____________to Native Americans

Warfare and infectious diseases are connected because of _____, _________, and exposure to vulnerable diseases.

In addition, would related bacterial infections such as _____&_____ are a constant threat.

List the 6 subgroups in microbiology:

The 6 subgroups are not closely related but are grouped together because of their _______ as well as he teniques used for identifying them, cultivating them, and studying them.

Microbes are charachterized by being either:

Prokaryotes

Eukaryotes

List 2 examples of a prokaryote

List 4 examples of a eukaryote

List the shapes of bacteria:

some bacteria are autotrophic, which means they make thier own food thru

some bacteria are heterotrophic which means they obain thier nutrients from

Some baceria are chemotrophic which means they obtain thier nutrients from

Some bacteria can lie in freezing temps, while others can live in

Some bacteria have __________while others are not capable of moving.

Some bacteria are pathogenic while others are

ancient bacteria are called

archae live in hostile enviroments such as extreme heat, acidic environments, and areas of high concentrations of

If a microbe is discovered in a local waterway, with high temp & high acidity & it does not cause human diseases it probably belongs to a group of

archaea are non-

algae are eukaryotic organisms that

phytoplankton are microscopic organisms found on the surface of ________&______

Are fungi eukaryotic or prokaryotic?

are fungi autotrophic or heterotrophic?

in humans, some fungi may cause ringworm, athelete's foot, or

List examples of fungi

protozoa means

are protozoa autotrophs or heterotrophs?

List 2 diseases caused by protozoa

Viruses contain either RNA or DNA that is surrounded by a protein coat called a

what kind of microscope is used to view a virus

are viruses a cell?

list 3 diseases caused by viruses

Helminthes are worms that belong to the

list 2 types of disease causing helminthes

VAn Leeuwenhoek invented

what is spontaneous generation

Francesco Redi rejected

In pasteur's experiments on spontaneous generation, the purpose of the curve in his flasks containing meat broth was to

a researcher attepts to duplicate the experiments on spontaneous generation conducted by pasteur. Nutrient broth is sealed in glass flasks with curved necks and is sterilized with heat. the broth is cooled to room temperature. After 48 hours the research observes that bacteria populate the broth in the flask. The best explanation for this observation is that the bacteria studied can form

Koch's postulates were formulated while he was studying __________, a disease of sheep, cattle, and humans.

List Koch's Postulates:

What is agar?

what is nutrient agar?

Edward Jenner was the first to develop a way to induce_______ to a disease without actually getting the disease

What disease did Jenner help prevent by inoculating an 8 yr old boy with fluid from a cowpox blister?

Pasteur made a vaccine by culturing disease=causing microbes and _________(weakened) them by heat

A bacterial culture can double its number of cells every 30 minutes. One bacterial cell placed in nutrient broth leads to the production of _____cells in 1 hour

Improved sewage disposal and clean drinking water helped to prevent outbreaks of many diseases, including

One important metod of personal hygiene is

Paul Eherlich, a german physician-chemist, is known as the father of chemotherapy, because he established

what does selective toxicity mean?

what was the first medically useful antibiotic ad who discovered it?