Micro for nursing

Prokaryotic organisms have been around for about how long?

3.5 Billion years

Which were some of the first organisms that were genetically engineered?

Bacteria Fungi

Greehouse______ such as carbon dioxide and______ are produced by microbes

Blank 1: Gases or gas Blank 2: methane

Thinking of the two major cell types in the world: _________ cells contain organelles, such as the Golgi apparatus and mitochondria. However, these organelles are not found in _________ cells.

Blank 1: eukaryotic, eukaryotes, or eukaryote Blank 2: prokaryotic, prokaryotes, or prokaryote

_______Is a specialized area of biology that deals with living things ordinarily too small to be seen without magnification

Microbiology

In general, disease-causing organisms are referred to as which of the following?

Pathogens

Which type of cell does not contain organelles, such as mitochondria or a nucleus?

Prokaryotic

Which type of microorganism lacks a membrane-bound nucleus and most membrane-bound organelles?

Prokaryotic

The major types of microorganisms or agents include which of the following?

Protozoa Algae Bacteria Viruses Fungi

Microbiology involves the study of microscopic organisms or agents, including which of the following?

Protozoa Bacteria Fungi Helminths Viruses

Which are the most common microbes on earth?

Viruses

Which of the following is not able to replicate on its own?

Viruses

Microbiology involves the study of microscopic organisms or agents, including which of the following?

Viruses Helminths Bacteria Fungi Protozoa

Which group of microorganisms includes the parasitic worms?

helminths

The unit of measurement for most bacterial cells is ______ and most viruses is ______.

micrometers; nanometers