Microbiology Fundamentals: A Clinical
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\.Microbiology - Answer- A specialized area of biology that deals with living things ordinarily
too small to be seen without magnification.
\.Microorganisms include: - Answer- Bacteria, archaea, fungi, and protozoa
\.Helminths - Answer- Multicellular animals whose mature form is visible to the naked eye.
\.Virus and prions - Answer- Acellular organisms that cause human disease
\.Bacterium/ archaeon and eukaryote - Answer- Cellular organisms
\.Eukaryotic cell - Answer- Contains a nucleus
\.Prokaryotic cell or akaryote - Answer- Lacks the nucleus
\.Three domains - Answer- Bacteria, Archaea, Eukarya
\.ubiquitous - Answer- found everywhere
, \.Theory of evolution - Answer- The accumulation of changes that occur in organisms as they
adapt to their environments.
\.Alexander fleming - Answer- Discovered penicillin. Also discovered that mold generated a
substance that kills bacteria
\.Biotechnology - Answer- The manipulation of living organisms or their components to
produce useful products.
\.Genetic engineering - Answer- Manipulating the genetics of microbes, plants and animals to
create new products. Called GMO's
\.Bioremediation - Answer- The use of organisms to detoxify and restore polluted and
degraded ecosystems.
\.Pathogens - Answer- disease causing agents
\.Infectious disease - Answer- disease caused by a microorganism
\.Which disease processes has microbial infection been implicated? - Answer- Gastric ulcers,
diabetes type 1, schizophrenia, and obesity.
\.Organelles - Answer- Small membrane-bound structures in the eukaryotic cell that perform
specific functions and include the nucleus, mitochondria, and chloroplasts.
\.spontaneous generation - Answer- the belief that invisible vital forces present in matter led
to the creation of life
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\.Microbiology - Answer- A specialized area of biology that deals with living things ordinarily
too small to be seen without magnification.
\.Microorganisms include: - Answer- Bacteria, archaea, fungi, and protozoa
\.Helminths - Answer- Multicellular animals whose mature form is visible to the naked eye.
\.Virus and prions - Answer- Acellular organisms that cause human disease
\.Bacterium/ archaeon and eukaryote - Answer- Cellular organisms
\.Eukaryotic cell - Answer- Contains a nucleus
\.Prokaryotic cell or akaryote - Answer- Lacks the nucleus
\.Three domains - Answer- Bacteria, Archaea, Eukarya
\.ubiquitous - Answer- found everywhere
, \.Theory of evolution - Answer- The accumulation of changes that occur in organisms as they
adapt to their environments.
\.Alexander fleming - Answer- Discovered penicillin. Also discovered that mold generated a
substance that kills bacteria
\.Biotechnology - Answer- The manipulation of living organisms or their components to
produce useful products.
\.Genetic engineering - Answer- Manipulating the genetics of microbes, plants and animals to
create new products. Called GMO's
\.Bioremediation - Answer- The use of organisms to detoxify and restore polluted and
degraded ecosystems.
\.Pathogens - Answer- disease causing agents
\.Infectious disease - Answer- disease caused by a microorganism
\.Which disease processes has microbial infection been implicated? - Answer- Gastric ulcers,
diabetes type 1, schizophrenia, and obesity.
\.Organelles - Answer- Small membrane-bound structures in the eukaryotic cell that perform
specific functions and include the nucleus, mitochondria, and chloroplasts.
\.spontaneous generation - Answer- the belief that invisible vital forces present in matter led
to the creation of life
