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BIOS 242 Exam 1
Fundamentals of Microbiology with Lab - Chamberlain
List the major groups of microorganisms.✓ Bacteria, Algae, Protozoa, Helminths, Fungi, Microbes, Viruses, Viroid’s, Prions
What is a Viroid?✓ Viroid’s are infectious RNA pathogenic nucleotides in plants/fungi
What are Prions?✓ Proteinaceous substance with no nucleic acid
What are Viruses?✓ Non-cellular, parasitic, protein-coated genetic elements that cause harm
Describe Prokaryotes & how they reproduce.✓ They do not have a nucleus and are categorized by Bacteria and archaea.They reproduce by binary fission
Describe Eukaryotes & how they reproduce.✓ They contain a nucleus and many organelles. They reproduce either by Mitosis, Meiosis, Schizogony, Budding, & Spores. 1 / 2
Describe Medical Microbiology ✓ Microbes that cause disease in human and animals
Describe Public Health & Epidemiology ✓ Monitor/control spread of diseases in community
Describe Industrial Microbiology ✓ Biotech, Beer, Drugs, Filtration of Food/Water
Describe Agricultural Microbiology ✓ Microbes and their association with plants/animals
Describe Environmental Microbiology ✓ Study of microbe’s diverse habitats
What is Pasteur known for?✓ 1) Busting the spontaneous germ theory
✓ 2) Create Pasteurization
What is Robert Hooke known for?✓ First observations of microbes
What is Antoine van Leeuwenhoek known for?✓ Made a crude microscope to examine threat in fabrics. Also created drawings of "animalcules".
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