Wallace State Community College- Microbiology 220- Exam 1
Phycology or Algology - ANSWER-The study of simple photosynthetic eukaryotes, the algae, ranging from single-celled forms to large seaweeds
Morphology - ANSWER-study of detailed structure of microorganisms
Physiology - ANSWER-study of microbial function (metabolism) at the cellular and molecular levels
Taxonomy - ANSWER-classification, naming, and identification of microorganism
Microbial Genetics, Molecular Biology - ANSWER-study of the function of genetic material and biochemical reactions that make up a cells metabolism
Microbial Ecology - ANSWER-The study of interrelationships between microbes and the environment; the roles of microorganisms in the nutrient cycles and natural ecosystems.
Kingdoms (5) - ANSWER-Initially only 2 (plants and animals), Protists recognized (lack tissue), then Bacteria; Fungi added as 5th
Kingdom Monera - ANSWER-prokaryotic; unicellular ex. bacteria
Kingdom Protists - ANSWER-eukaryotic; unicellular ex. protozoa, algae, amoeba
Kingdom Fungi - ANSWER-eukaryotic; can be unicellular (mold) or multicellular (mushroom)
Kingdom Plantae - ANSWER-eukaryotic; multicellular (moss and trees)
Kingdom Animalia - ANSWER-eukaryotic; multicellular (worms and birds)
prokaryotic - ANSWER-cell lacking a nucleus and organelles; unicellular (Kingdom Monera; Domains Archaea and Bacteria)
Domain (3) - ANSWER-All inclusive category based on unique cell type; Archaea, Bacteria, Eukarya
Domain Archaea - ANSWER-prokaryotic; includes Kingdom Monera; microbes live in extreme conditions or require unusual nutrients
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Domain Bacteria - ANSWER-prokaryotic; includes Kingdom Monera; microbes live everywhere
Domain Eukarya - ANSWER-eukaryotic; includes the Kingdoms Protists, Fungi, Plantae, Animalia
eukaryotic - ANSWER-complex cell with nucleus and organelles; can be unicellular or multicellular (Domain Eukarya; Kingdoms Protists, Fungi, Plantae, Animalia)
unicellular - ANSWER-one-celled organism (all bacteria, all protists, some fungi)
multicellular - ANSWER-many-celled organism (some fungi, all plants, all animals)
colonial - ANSWER-many one-celled organisms grouped together in a cluster
Bacteriology - ANSWER-Study of bacteria; small single-celled prokaryotic organisms
Mycology - ANSWER-study of fungi; including microscopic eukaryotes like molds and yeasts, and larger organisms like mushrooms and puff balls
Protozoology - ANSWER-The study of protozoa. Animal-like and mostly single-celled eukaryotes.
Virology - ANSWER-study of viruses; minute, non-cellular particles that parasitize cells
Public Health and Epidemiology - ANSWER-branch that monitors and controls the spread of diseases in communities (US Public Health Service, CDC)
Environmental Biology - ANSWER-branch that studies microoorganisms and their ecological relationships in such natural habitats as soil and air (Geomicrobiologist)
Biotechnology - ANSWER-a branch using any process that harnesses the actions of living things to arrive at a desired product (beer, gene therapy, stem cells)
Industrial Microbiology - ANSWER-a subdivision of Biotechnology; uses microbes to produce and harvest large quantities of substances like vaccines, vitamins, drugs, and enzymes
Immunology - ANSWER-branch that studies complex body defenses that protect against infection and invading microbes
Genetic Engineering and Recombinant DNA Technology - ANSWER-Interrelated fields involve deliberate alterations of the
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