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MBIO 1220 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED LATEST
UPDATE GRADED A++ 2025/2026
Terms in this set (941)
what are the prokaryotes, eukaryotes, acellular
three groups of infectious agents
microorganisms
does bacteria, eukaryotes
archae or
eukaryotes have
membrane bound
organelles
What is the genus Escheriria
for Escheriria coli
what is the species coli
for Escheria coli
why is it essential Prevents disease by competing with
to have a healthy pathogens, Aid with digestion,
microbiome in Promote immune system
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your body development
pathogens disease-causing microbes
what do Work in almost every industry:
microbiologists do food, agriculture,
bioremediation,biotechnology,
pharmaceuticals, health,
government agencies andlabs,
education, research, etc
robert hooke Used a crude microscope to view
individual cells and called them
"microscopical mushroom" (it was
bread mold)• He created the
beginning of cell theory
Antonie van Built microscopes that could view
Leeuwenhoek living microorganisms. He called
them 'little animalcules'
Spontaneous Hypothesis stating that life could arise
generation from nonliving matter.
Biogenesis development of life from preexisting life
Louis Pasteur Used swan necked flasks to disprove the
theory of spontaneous generation.
t was believed that air was
responsible for turning sugars into
Pasteur and alcohol. Pasteur showed that
fermentation microscopic yeast (fungi) convert
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17
, 7/21/25, 8:49
AM
sugar to alcohol using a process
called fermentation. Pasteur's
solution: Heat beer or wine after
fermentation to kill the bacteria
and prevent spoilage - this process
is called pasteurization
Louis Pasteur's work on fermentation
Pasteurs germ showed that microbes were responsible for
theory on diseases chemical and physical changes to
their environment. This prompted
the speculation that microbes could
also be responsible for disease
Germ theory of mircroorganisms cause certain death
disease
joseph lister Used phenol to clean surgical
instruments and treat surgical
wounds. Led to development of
disinfectants and antiseptics
Investigated the cause of anthrax.
Isolated bacteria from the blood of
infected cows.
Robert Koch He showed that a particular bacterium was
present in all cases of the disease. He
injected the bacterium into healthy
cows. Those cows contracted
3/
17
AM
MBIO 1220 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED LATEST
UPDATE GRADED A++ 2025/2026
Terms in this set (941)
what are the prokaryotes, eukaryotes, acellular
three groups of infectious agents
microorganisms
does bacteria, eukaryotes
archae or
eukaryotes have
membrane bound
organelles
What is the genus Escheriria
for Escheriria coli
what is the species coli
for Escheria coli
why is it essential Prevents disease by competing with
to have a healthy pathogens, Aid with digestion,
microbiome in Promote immune system
1/
17
,7/21/25, 8:49
AM
your body development
pathogens disease-causing microbes
what do Work in almost every industry:
microbiologists do food, agriculture,
bioremediation,biotechnology,
pharmaceuticals, health,
government agencies andlabs,
education, research, etc
robert hooke Used a crude microscope to view
individual cells and called them
"microscopical mushroom" (it was
bread mold)• He created the
beginning of cell theory
Antonie van Built microscopes that could view
Leeuwenhoek living microorganisms. He called
them 'little animalcules'
Spontaneous Hypothesis stating that life could arise
generation from nonliving matter.
Biogenesis development of life from preexisting life
Louis Pasteur Used swan necked flasks to disprove the
theory of spontaneous generation.
t was believed that air was
responsible for turning sugars into
Pasteur and alcohol. Pasteur showed that
fermentation microscopic yeast (fungi) convert
2/
17
, 7/21/25, 8:49
AM
sugar to alcohol using a process
called fermentation. Pasteur's
solution: Heat beer or wine after
fermentation to kill the bacteria
and prevent spoilage - this process
is called pasteurization
Louis Pasteur's work on fermentation
Pasteurs germ showed that microbes were responsible for
theory on diseases chemical and physical changes to
their environment. This prompted
the speculation that microbes could
also be responsible for disease
Germ theory of mircroorganisms cause certain death
disease
joseph lister Used phenol to clean surgical
instruments and treat surgical
wounds. Led to development of
disinfectants and antiseptics
Investigated the cause of anthrax.
Isolated bacteria from the blood of
infected cows.
Robert Koch He showed that a particular bacterium was
present in all cases of the disease. He
injected the bacterium into healthy
cows. Those cows contracted
3/
17
