chapter one smartbook
Prokaryotic organisms have been around for about how long?
3.5 billion years
The major types of microorganisms or agents include which of the following?
Algae Protozoa Viruses Bacteria Fungi
Who developed the first single-lens microscope?
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
Which of the following microorganisms represent prokaryotic cell types?
Bacteria
_______ and ________ are microbes that live in complex associations with plants to assist them in obtaining water
Bacteria, Fungi
Humans belong the the Phylum ______ and class _______
Chordata Mammalia
Which of the following diseases have emerged due to human encroaching into new territory and wild habitats?
Ebola fever Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome Lyme disease
Chlamydia infections has been linked to which of the following conditions?
Female infertility
Which scientist discovered heat-resistant endospores?
Ferdinand Cohn
Microbiology involves the study of microscopic organisms or agents, including which of the following?
Fungi Protozoa Bacteria Viruses Helminths
What technology involves the deliberate modification of the genetic structure of an organism to create novel products?
Genetic engineering
Which of the following genera of microbes has been associated with gastric ulcers?
Helicobacter
Which group of microorganisms includes the parasitic worms?
Helminths
Humans and apes belong to the Family
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?
Linneus
__________ is a specialized area of biology that deals with living things ordinarily too small to be seen without magnification.
Microbiology
A prokaryotic microorganism in which of the following kingdoms using the Whittaker system of classification?
Monera
_______ is the term used for any infectious agent that causes disease, such as parasites, bacteria, and viruses.
Pathogen
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
MRSA is a drug-resistant strain of which of the following bacteria?
Staphylococcus aureus
Which is correct regarding the writing of an organism's name?
Staphylococcus aureus
A ________ environment is free of actively growing cells, microorganisms, viruses or endospores.
Sterile
Which event helped establish the science of microbiology?
The development of the microscope
The common cold and AIDS are caused by which type of microbe?
Viruses
Which of the following is not able to replicate on its own?
Viruses
Which of the following diseases are spread by the Aedes mosquito?
Zika Dengue Chikungunya
When people travel disease can spread. Which is the current mode of travel that is likely to be a big factor in the next pandemic?
airplane
Which were some of the first organisms genetically engineered?
bacteria, fungi
The study of small, single-celled prokaryotic organisms is called
bacteriology
________ cells contain organelles, such as the Golgi apparatus and mitochondria, but are not found in ________
eukaryotic, procaryotic
A _______ is a tentative explanation of an observation.
hypothesis
In the levels of classification, the _______ is the level just below domain.
kingdom
The unit of measurement for most bacterial cells is ______ and most viruses is ______.
micrometers, nanometers
The five kingdoms of the Whittaker classification are:monera,
monera protists fungi plants animals
In general, disease-causing organisms are referred to as which of the following?
pathogens
Charles Darwin labeled the process of evolution as natural
selection
Viral particles are usually _______________ (larger/smaller) than prokaryotic cells.
smaller
Some strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis are resistant to so many antibiotics that it has become known as a
superbug
______ is the science of organizing, classifying and naming living things.
taxonomy
True or false: Microbes can be found in the Antarctic.
true
When writing a binomial name, the initial letter of the genus is capitalized and the species is in lower case.
true