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1. 1.1 Microbiology: Specialized area of biology that deals with living things ordinarliy too
small to be seen without magnification
2. 1.1 Microscopic is also an and .:
microogranism and microbe
3. 1.1 In context of infection and disease people call them what?: germs,
viruses, agents, "bugs"
4. 1.1 A small minority of microorganisms cause harm to other
living beings. True or false: True
5. 1.1 Cellular microorganisms: bacteria, fungi, protozoa
6. 1.1 Helminths: multicellular animals whose mature form is visible to the naked eye
7. 1.1 acellular microorganisms cause what?: viruses and prions
8. 1.1 Archae are microorganisms: single celled
9. 1.1 microorganisms grow and reproduce rapidly. true or false: true
10. 1.1 We usually can't see microorganisms. true or false: true
11. 1.1 what do microbiologist study?: every aspect of microbes
12. 1.1 Medical microbiology: deals with microbes that cause diseases in humans and
animals
13. 1.1 public health microbiology: monitor and control health and the spread of
diseases in commu- nities
14. 1.1 immunology: studies the complex of protective substances and cells produced in
response to infection; vaccination, blood testing, and allergy
15. 1.1 industrial microbiology: safe guards our food and water, includes
biotechnology, the use microbial metabolism to arrive at a desired product, ranging from bread
making to gene threrapy.
16. 1.1 agricultural microbiology: relationships between microbes and domesticated
plants and animals
17. 1.1 environmental microbiology: study the ettect of microbes on the earth's
diverse habitats
18. 1.2 What were the two types of single-celled organisms that
were developed from the original ancient cells?: Bacteria and Archea
19. 1.2 What was the 3rd most complex cell to develop after
the earth was formed?: eukaryotes
20. 1.2 Eukaryotes: Only cells that contain a nucleus