Chapter 1 Keywords

Question 1

A set of rules used to establish that a particular microorganism causes a particular disease

Answer 1

kochspostulates

Question 2

Cells that Do contain a distinct membrane-bound nucleus

Answer 2

eukaryotic

Question 3

Prokaryotic organisms that resemble bacteria but are different from them genetically, biochemically and in certain aspects of their chemical structure

Answer 3

archaea

Question 4

The branch of biology that deals with microorganisms and their effects on other living organisms

Answer 4

microbiology

Question 5

An infectious agent having a simple acellular organization with a protein coat and a nucleic acid genome

Answer 5

virus

Question 6

A tentative explanation for an observation, phenomenon, or scientific problem that can be tested by further investigation

Answer 6

hypothesis

Question 7

Calls that Do Not contain a distinct membrane-bound nucleus

Answer 7

prokaryotic

Question 8

An organism that is too small to be seen without the help of magnification

Answer 8

microorganism

Question 9

A set of statements or principles devised to explain a group of facts or phenomena, especially one that has been repeatedly tested or is widely accepted and can be used to make predictions about natural phenomena

Answer 9

theory

Question 10

Two unlike organisms living together with one being inside the other

Answer 10

endosymbiosis

Question 11

The supposed development of living organisms from nonliving matter

Answer 11

spontaneous generation