PORTAGE LEARNING MICROBIOLOGY BIOD 171 EXAM 4 FINAL PAPER 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FULL SOLUTION GRADED A+

PORTAGE LEARNING MICROBIOLOGY BIOD 171
EXAM 4 FINAL PAPER 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FULL SOLUTION
GRADED A+

◉ An organism or virus too small to be seen without a microscope.
Answer: Microbe


◉ A microbe capable of causing disease
-Not all microbes are pathogens. Answer: Pathogen


◉ Bacteria and Archaea. Answer: Bacteriology


◉ Algae. Answer: Phycology


◉ Fungi. Answer: Mycology


◉ Protozoa. Answer: Protozoology


◉ Parasitic protozoa and parasitic animals. Answer: Parasitology

, ◉ Viruses. Answer: Virology


◉ Biochemistry chemical reactions within cells. Answer: Microbial
metabolism


◉ Functions of DNA and RNA. Answer: Microbial Genetics


◉ Relationships between microbes and among microbes, other
organisms, and their environment. Answer: Environmental
microbiology


◉ Antibodies in blood serum, practically as an indicator of infection.
Answer: Serology


◉ Bodys defense against specific diseases. Answer: Immunology


◉ Frequency, distribution, and spread of disease. Answer:
Epidemiology


◉ Causes of disease. Answer: Etiology


◉ Hygiene in health care settings and control of healthcare -
associated infections. Answer: Infection control