MICROBIOLOGY EXAM 1 MCGRAW HILL
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Antoonie van Leeuwenhoekfungi - correct answer Select the individual below that was a Dutch linen merchant who ground glass lenses to ever finer specifications so that he was able to develop a microscope for observing and describing living microscopic animalcules.Biotechnology - correct answer The term used to describe the broad field of science that employs the human manipulation of microbes for use in industrial processes.The major groups of microorganisms studied by microbiologists include bacteria and archaea, algae, helminths, protozoans, viruses, and _______. - correct answer fungi Please choose the term that describes the system of arranging and naming organisms. - correct answer taxacomny Most microorganisms that are found in and on humans do not cause harm and can sometimes benefit the host.true/false - correct answer true Select all answers that are roles played by microorganisms in our environment.
- carry out photosynthesis
- biological decomposition
- nutrient recycling
- complex relationships with animals but not plants - correct answer a. carry out photosynthesis
- biological decomposition
- nutrient recycling
Which of the following choices is a correct way to denote the binomial name of a microorganism? - correct answer (italicized) Staphylococcus aureus 1 / 2
The scientific name of a microorganism is a combination of the _____ name, which is capitalized, followed bythe _____ name, which begins with a lowercase letter. - correct answer genus, species physical state (media) - correct answer - Liquid - broth; does not solidify
- Semisolid - contains solidifying agent
- Solid - firm surface or colony formation, contains solidifying agent, liquefiable and nonliquefiable
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functional type (media) - correct answer general purpose enriched selective differential anaerobic growth specimen transport assay enumeration chemical composition (media) - correct answer synthetic (chemically defined) complex (non synthetic, or chemically defined) Which represent the 5 I's of culturing microorganisms? - correct answer Inoculation Incubation Isolation Inspection Identification Patient specimen is spread onto several types of culture media. - correct answer inoculation