McGraw Hill Connect - Exam 1
Photosynthesis - Correct Answer-- Conversion of light energy from the sun into
chemical energy.
- Light fueled conversion of CO2 into organic material.
Anoxygenic Photosynthesis - Correct Answer-No oxygen produced in photosynthesis
Genetic Engineering - Correct Answer-Manipulation of genetic microbes, plants, and
animals to modify organisms
Recombinant DNA technology - Correct Answer-The transfer of genetic material from
one organism to another to deliberately alter the DNA and produce a specific product.
Pathogen - Correct Answer-- Infectious agent
- Causes disease or illness
Sterile - Correct Answer-Completely free of all life forms, including spores and viruses
Eukaryote - Correct Answer-A cell that contains a nucleus and membrane bound
organelles
Prokaryote - Correct Answer-A unicellular organism that lacks a nucleus and membrane
bound organelles
Ubiquitous - Correct Answer-Present or existing everywhere
Louis Pasteur - Correct Answer-- A French chemist, this man discovered that heat could
kill bacteria that otherwise spoiled liquids including milk, wine, and beer.
- Introduced the germ theory.
- Began pasteurizing milk to kill bacteria.
- Contributed to the understanding of microbial role in wine, beer, and milk.
Robert Koch - Correct Answer-- Developed the culture plate method to identify
pathogens.
- Verified the germ theory.
Six major groups of microorganisms - Correct Answer-- Bacteria
- Helminths (worms)
- Protozoa
- Fungi
- Algae
- Viruses ( can infect all of the above)
, Helminth - Correct Answer-A parasitic worm (Ex. Tapeworm, Liver fluke, Ascarid, or
Leech).
Immunology - Correct Answer-Study of host response to infection
Epidemiology - Correct Answer-- Branch of medical science concerned with the
incidence, distribution, and control of diseases that affect large numbers of people.
- Study of community health.
Geomicrobiology - Correct Answer-Study of microbes in the earth's crust
Biotechnology - Correct Answer-- A form of technology that uses living organisms,
usually genes, to modify products, to make or modify plants and animals, or to develop
other microorganisms for specific purposes.
- The use of microbes of their products for commercial or industrial purposes.
Virus - Correct Answer-- Acellular microbes that are comprised of nucleic acid
surrounded by a protein coat.
- Uses an infected host cells genetic and metabolic machinery for reproduction and
assembly.
- Nonliving agents that require a host cell to complete their life cycle.
Binomial System of Nomenclature - Correct Answer-Scientific name combination
starting with the generic name and ending with the species name
Archaea - Correct Answer-- Domain of unicellular prokaryotes that have cell walls that
do not contain peptidoglycan.
- Prokaryotic single celled organism of primitive origin that are capable of living in
extreme or very harsh environments.
Peptidoglycan - Correct Answer-A protein-carbohydrate compound that makes the cell
walls of bacteria rigid.
Whittaker system of classification - Correct Answer-- Kingdoms based on cell structure
and type, body organization and nutritional type
~ Plantae
~ Protista
~ Monera
~ Fungi
~ Animalia
Levels of classification (largest to smallest) - Correct Answer-~ Domain
~ Kingdom
~ Phylum
~ Class
~ Order
Photosynthesis - Correct Answer-- Conversion of light energy from the sun into
chemical energy.
- Light fueled conversion of CO2 into organic material.
Anoxygenic Photosynthesis - Correct Answer-No oxygen produced in photosynthesis
Genetic Engineering - Correct Answer-Manipulation of genetic microbes, plants, and
animals to modify organisms
Recombinant DNA technology - Correct Answer-The transfer of genetic material from
one organism to another to deliberately alter the DNA and produce a specific product.
Pathogen - Correct Answer-- Infectious agent
- Causes disease or illness
Sterile - Correct Answer-Completely free of all life forms, including spores and viruses
Eukaryote - Correct Answer-A cell that contains a nucleus and membrane bound
organelles
Prokaryote - Correct Answer-A unicellular organism that lacks a nucleus and membrane
bound organelles
Ubiquitous - Correct Answer-Present or existing everywhere
Louis Pasteur - Correct Answer-- A French chemist, this man discovered that heat could
kill bacteria that otherwise spoiled liquids including milk, wine, and beer.
- Introduced the germ theory.
- Began pasteurizing milk to kill bacteria.
- Contributed to the understanding of microbial role in wine, beer, and milk.
Robert Koch - Correct Answer-- Developed the culture plate method to identify
pathogens.
- Verified the germ theory.
Six major groups of microorganisms - Correct Answer-- Bacteria
- Helminths (worms)
- Protozoa
- Fungi
- Algae
- Viruses ( can infect all of the above)
, Helminth - Correct Answer-A parasitic worm (Ex. Tapeworm, Liver fluke, Ascarid, or
Leech).
Immunology - Correct Answer-Study of host response to infection
Epidemiology - Correct Answer-- Branch of medical science concerned with the
incidence, distribution, and control of diseases that affect large numbers of people.
- Study of community health.
Geomicrobiology - Correct Answer-Study of microbes in the earth's crust
Biotechnology - Correct Answer-- A form of technology that uses living organisms,
usually genes, to modify products, to make or modify plants and animals, or to develop
other microorganisms for specific purposes.
- The use of microbes of their products for commercial or industrial purposes.
Virus - Correct Answer-- Acellular microbes that are comprised of nucleic acid
surrounded by a protein coat.
- Uses an infected host cells genetic and metabolic machinery for reproduction and
assembly.
- Nonliving agents that require a host cell to complete their life cycle.
Binomial System of Nomenclature - Correct Answer-Scientific name combination
starting with the generic name and ending with the species name
Archaea - Correct Answer-- Domain of unicellular prokaryotes that have cell walls that
do not contain peptidoglycan.
- Prokaryotic single celled organism of primitive origin that are capable of living in
extreme or very harsh environments.
Peptidoglycan - Correct Answer-A protein-carbohydrate compound that makes the cell
walls of bacteria rigid.
Whittaker system of classification - Correct Answer-- Kingdoms based on cell structure
and type, body organization and nutritional type
~ Plantae
~ Protista
~ Monera
~ Fungi
~ Animalia
Levels of classification (largest to smallest) - Correct Answer-~ Domain
~ Kingdom
~ Phylum
~ Class
~ Order
