BIOL 2261 Chapter 1: The Microbial World and You
Questions With Complete Solutions
Agostino Bassi Correct Answer Germ theory - silkworm
disease by fungi
Alexander Fleming Correct Answer Antibiotic (penicillin) -
mass production
Algae Correct Answer Eukaryotic organisms with cellulose
cell walls; produce oxygen and carbohydrates via photosynthesis
Antibiotics Correct Answer Chemicals produced by bacteria
and fungi that inhibit or kill other microbes
Anton van Leeuwenhoek Correct Answer 1st observation of
microbes ("animalcules")
Archaea Correct Answer Prokaryotes found in extreme
environments; do not have peptidoglycan cell walls
Bacteria Correct Answer Unicellular prokaryotic microbes
enclosed in peptidoglycan cell walls
Bacteriology Correct Answer The study of bacteria
Biofilm Correct Answer A microbial community that usually
forms as a slimy layer on a surface
Biogenesis Correct Answer The hypothesis that living cells
arise only from preexisting living cells
, Biotechnology Correct Answer The use of microbes for
practical applications
Carl Woese Correct Answer Classification of microorganisms
Cell theory Correct Answer All living things are composed of
cells
Chemotherapy Correct Answer Treatment of disease by
chemical agents
Chitin [cell walls] Correct Answer Polysaccharide fibrous
substance
Dmitri Iwanowski Correct Answer Organism causes mosaic
disease in tobacco
Edward Jenner Correct Answer Discovered vaccinations (by
smallpox)
Emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) Correct Answer New
diseases and diseases increasing in incidence
Eukaryotes Correct Answer Distinct nucleus with DNA;
includes fungi, protozoa, algae, and multicellular animal
parasites
Fermentation Correct Answer The microbial conversion of
sugar to alcohol in the absence of air
Questions With Complete Solutions
Agostino Bassi Correct Answer Germ theory - silkworm
disease by fungi
Alexander Fleming Correct Answer Antibiotic (penicillin) -
mass production
Algae Correct Answer Eukaryotic organisms with cellulose
cell walls; produce oxygen and carbohydrates via photosynthesis
Antibiotics Correct Answer Chemicals produced by bacteria
and fungi that inhibit or kill other microbes
Anton van Leeuwenhoek Correct Answer 1st observation of
microbes ("animalcules")
Archaea Correct Answer Prokaryotes found in extreme
environments; do not have peptidoglycan cell walls
Bacteria Correct Answer Unicellular prokaryotic microbes
enclosed in peptidoglycan cell walls
Bacteriology Correct Answer The study of bacteria
Biofilm Correct Answer A microbial community that usually
forms as a slimy layer on a surface
Biogenesis Correct Answer The hypothesis that living cells
arise only from preexisting living cells
, Biotechnology Correct Answer The use of microbes for
practical applications
Carl Woese Correct Answer Classification of microorganisms
Cell theory Correct Answer All living things are composed of
cells
Chemotherapy Correct Answer Treatment of disease by
chemical agents
Chitin [cell walls] Correct Answer Polysaccharide fibrous
substance
Dmitri Iwanowski Correct Answer Organism causes mosaic
disease in tobacco
Edward Jenner Correct Answer Discovered vaccinations (by
smallpox)
Emerging infectious diseases (EIDs) Correct Answer New
diseases and diseases increasing in incidence
Eukaryotes Correct Answer Distinct nucleus with DNA;
includes fungi, protozoa, algae, and multicellular animal
parasites
Fermentation Correct Answer The microbial conversion of
sugar to alcohol in the absence of air
