MICROBIOLOGY FUNDAMENTALS A
CLINICAL APPROACH 4TH EDITION
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⩥ Major groups of microorganisms in order from largest to smallest.
Answer: Bacteria
Archaea
Protozoa
Fungi
Helminths
Viruses
Algae
⩥ Microbes are easy to study because.... Answer: They reproduce
rapidly
They can be grown in large populations in the lab
⩥ Microbes are difficult to study because.... Answer: They can't be
directly seen & have to be analyzed through indirect means
,⩥ Eu-kary. Answer: True nucleus
⩥ Pro-kary. Answer: Pre nucleus
⩥ Prokaryotes include.... Answer: Bacteria
Archaea
⩥ Prokaryotes have been on the planet.... Answer: 3.5 billion years
⩥ Eukaryotes have been on the planet.... Answer: 1.8 billion years
⩥ Eukaryotes were precursors to.... Answer: Organisms that eventually
formed multicellular animals
⩥ Ubiquitous. Answer: Microbes are found everywhere! Earth's crust,
polar ice caps, oceans, bodies of plants & animals
⩥ How microbes benefit humans (10). Answer: Bacteria are primary
decomposers (recycle nutrients)
Microbes produce various food products (alcohol, cheese)
Microbes are used to produce antibiotics (penicillin from Penicillium
notatum)
, Bacteria synthesize chemicals our bodies cannot (E. coli in colon
produces vitamins B & K)
Biochemistry & metabolism
Microbial antagonism (natural flora)
Insect pest control (Bacillus thuringiensis produces endotoxins in
caterpillars, bollworms, & corn borers)
Bioremediaton (using microbes to clean pollutants/toxic wastes)
Recombinant DNA technology/Gene therapy/Genetic engineering
(bacteria can produce enzymes & proteins like insulin, HG, &
interferon)
Microbes form basis of food chain
⩥ Bacteria. Answer: Prokaryotic
Peptidoglycan cell wall
Reproduce by binary fission
Gain energy from organic chemicals, inorganic chemicals, or
photosynthesis
⩥ Archaea. Answer: Prokaryotic
No peptidoglycan cell wall
Live in extreme environments (methanogens, halophiles, thermophiles)
⩥ Fungi. Answer: Eukaryotic
CLINICAL APPROACH 4TH EDITION
COWAN SMITH TEST BANK CERTIFICATION
SCRIPT 2026 VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED
A+
⩥ Major groups of microorganisms in order from largest to smallest.
Answer: Bacteria
Archaea
Protozoa
Fungi
Helminths
Viruses
Algae
⩥ Microbes are easy to study because.... Answer: They reproduce
rapidly
They can be grown in large populations in the lab
⩥ Microbes are difficult to study because.... Answer: They can't be
directly seen & have to be analyzed through indirect means
,⩥ Eu-kary. Answer: True nucleus
⩥ Pro-kary. Answer: Pre nucleus
⩥ Prokaryotes include.... Answer: Bacteria
Archaea
⩥ Prokaryotes have been on the planet.... Answer: 3.5 billion years
⩥ Eukaryotes have been on the planet.... Answer: 1.8 billion years
⩥ Eukaryotes were precursors to.... Answer: Organisms that eventually
formed multicellular animals
⩥ Ubiquitous. Answer: Microbes are found everywhere! Earth's crust,
polar ice caps, oceans, bodies of plants & animals
⩥ How microbes benefit humans (10). Answer: Bacteria are primary
decomposers (recycle nutrients)
Microbes produce various food products (alcohol, cheese)
Microbes are used to produce antibiotics (penicillin from Penicillium
notatum)
, Bacteria synthesize chemicals our bodies cannot (E. coli in colon
produces vitamins B & K)
Biochemistry & metabolism
Microbial antagonism (natural flora)
Insect pest control (Bacillus thuringiensis produces endotoxins in
caterpillars, bollworms, & corn borers)
Bioremediaton (using microbes to clean pollutants/toxic wastes)
Recombinant DNA technology/Gene therapy/Genetic engineering
(bacteria can produce enzymes & proteins like insulin, HG, &
interferon)
Microbes form basis of food chain
⩥ Bacteria. Answer: Prokaryotic
Peptidoglycan cell wall
Reproduce by binary fission
Gain energy from organic chemicals, inorganic chemicals, or
photosynthesis
⩥ Archaea. Answer: Prokaryotic
No peptidoglycan cell wall
Live in extreme environments (methanogens, halophiles, thermophiles)
⩥ Fungi. Answer: Eukaryotic
