Chapter 1 BONUS
Microbiology involves the study of microscopic organisms or agents, including which of the following?
-Helminths -Viruses -Bacteria -Protozoa -Fungi
Which of the following are criteria for the Whittaker system to classify organisms?
-Nutritional type -Structure -Body organization -Cell type
Which of the following are criteria for the Whittaker system to classify organisms?
-Nutritional type -Cell type -Body organization -Structure
The major types of microorganisms or agents include which of the following?
-Protozoa -Viruses -Fungi -Bacteria -Algae ALL OF THEM
Which of the following are major branches of study in microbiology?
-Virology -Bacteriology -Mycology
The five kingdoms of the Whittaker classification are
-monera -fungi -protists -plants -animals
What is a helminth?
A parasitic worm
Which photosynthetic single-celled or multicellular microorganisms are often found in aquatic environments?
Algae
Who developed the first single-lens microscope?
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
Which of the following microorganisms represent prokaryotic cell types?
Bacteria
Humans belong the the Phylum ________and Class ______________
Blank 1: Chordata Blank 2: Mammalia
Which scientist discovered heat-resistant endospores?
Ferdinand Cohn
Which group of microorganisms includes the parasitic worms?
Helminths
Humans and apes belong to the Family
Hominoidea or Hominidae
Which describes a good hypothesis?
It must be able to be supported or rejected by experimentation.
The formal system of organizing, classifying, and naming living things was started by which of the following scientists?
Linnaeus
A prokaryotic microorganism in which of the following kingdoms using the Whittaker system of classification?
Monera
term defines the organism in/on which smaller organisms (or viruses) live, feed, and reproduce?
Pathogen
Which is correct regarding the writing of an organism's name?
Staphylococcus aureus
Which event helped establish the science of microbiology?
The development of the microscope
True or false: When writing a binomial name, the initial letter of the genus is capitalized and the species is in lower case.
True
Which term is not used to describe microscopic organisms?
Vertebrates
What microbe is not cellular (acellular) and is composed of nucleic acid surrounded by a protein coat?
Virus
protozoa
are the group of single-celled eukaryotic organisms that lack a cell wall.
The study of small, single-celled prokaryotic organisms is called
bacteriology
Taxonomy
classification, naming, and identification of microorganisms
The theory of ____________states that living things change gradually over time through natural selection.
evolution
For the microbe, Escherichia coli, Escherichia represents the ____________level of classification
genus
Fungi
heterotrophic unicellular or multicellular eukaryotic organisms including yeast, molds, mushroom
Physiology
investigation of organismal metabolism at the cellular and molecular levels
Microbiology
is a specialized area of biology that deals with living things ordinarily too small to be seen without magnification.
hypothesis
is tentative explanation of an observation.
mycology
is the study of fungi.
protozoology
is the study of protozoa.
Virology
is the study of viruses.
pathogen
is the term used for any infectious agent that causes disease, such as parasites, bacteria, and viruses.
In the levels of classification, the___________is the level just below domain.
kingdom
Charles Darwin labeled the process of evolution as
natural selection
Microorganisms are _____________meaning they are found in all natural habitats as well as most artificial habitats created by humans.
obiquitous
Microbiology has many branches of study, including_______________ which is the study of pathogenic protozoa, helminth worms, and certain insects.
parasitology
Phycology or algology
study of simple photosynthetic eukaryotes, the algae; ranging from single-celled forms to large seaweeds
Microbial genetics and molecular biology
study of the genetic material and biochemical reactions that make up a cell's metabolism
Microbial ecology
the interrelationships between microbes and the environment; the roles of microorganisms in nutrient cycles and natural ecosystems
Bacteriology
the study of bacteria; small, single-celled prokaryotic organisms
Protozoology
the study of protozoa; a group of mostly single-celled eukaryotes
Morphology
the study of the detailed structure of microorganisms
Virology
the study of viruses; noncellular particles that parasitize cells
