1. Definition And Concepts Of Microbiology Flashcards
(20 cards)
Which branch of microbiology involves the study of bacteria?
Bacteriology
What is the specialized area of biology that studies living things too small to be seen without magnification?
Microbiology
Identification, classification and characterization of bacterial species are aspects of which subdivision of microbiology?
Bacteriology
What is mycology
The study of fungi
Genetic properties, biochemical properties, and taxonomy are a part of which subdivision of microbiology
Mycology
What is protozoology
The branch of microbiology studying a group of unicellular eukaryotic organisms
Virology is the study of viruses and their (5 things)
Structure
Classification
Evolution
Ways to infect and exploit host cells for reproduction
Interaction with host organism physiology and immunity
What is parasitology
The study of parasites, their hosts and that relationship between them
What is the study of algae
Phycology or algology
What does microbial morphology refer to?
The size, shape and arrangement of bacteria
What does microbial physiology study?
The function of bacteria at the cellular and molecular level
What does microbial taxonomy study (3 things)
Classification
Naming
Identification of microorganism
What studies the function of genetic material and the biochemical reactions of cells involved in metabolism and growth
Microbial genetics, molecular biology
Microbial ecology studies the interrelationships between _____ and _____, and the roles of microorganisms in the nutrient cycles of soil, water and other natural communities
microbes, the environment
What division of applied microbiology studies the body’s defines that protect against infection
immunology
What does epidemiology study?
How to monitor and control the spread of diseases in communities
The study of the role of microbes, both beneficial and harmful, in consumable food and drink is?
Food Microbiology
Agricultural Microbiology studies the interrelationship between _____ and _____,
With an emphasis on ____________________________.
It uses microbes which are (HARMFUL or NOT HARMFUL) to humans to kill pests
Microbes and crops
improving yield and combating plant diseases
NOT harmful
The use of microbes to produce or harvest large quantities of useful and necessary materials such as vitamins, amino acids, drugs, enzymes is studied in what section of microbiology?
What is an example of this
Industrial Microbiology
Ex. create bacteria to clean up oil spill
What division of applied microbiology studies techniques that deliberately alter the genetic makeup of organisms to induce new compounds, different genetic combinations, and even unique organisms
Genetic Engineering
