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,Antoonie van Leeuwenhoekfungi
Select the individual below that was a Dutch linen merchant who ground glass lenses to ever
finer specifications so that he was able to develop a microscope for observing and describing
living microscopic animalcules.
Biotechnology
The term used to describe the broad field of science that employs the human manipulation of
microbes for use in industrial processes.
The major groups of microorganisms studied by microbiologists include bacteria and archaea,
algae, helminths, protozoans, viruses, and _______.
fungi
Please choose the term that describes the system of arranging and naming organisms.
taxacomny
Most microorganisms that are found in and on humans do not cause harm and can sometimes
benefit the host.true/false
true
Select all answers that are roles played by microorganisms in our environment.
a. carry out photosynthesis
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, b. biological decomposition
c. nutrient recycling
d. complex relationships with animals but not plants
a. carry out photosynthesis
b. biological decomposition
c. nutrient recycling
Which of the following choices is a correct way to denote the binomial name of a
microorganism?
(italicized) Staphylococcus aureus
The scientific name of a microorganism is a combination of the _____ name, which is
capitalized, followed bythe _____ name, which begins with a lowercase letter.
genus, species
physical state (media)
- Liquid - broth; does not solidify
- Semisolid - contains solidifying agent
- Solid - firm surface or colony formation, contains solidifying agent, liquefiable and
nonliquefiable
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