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What is simple unicellular organisms that DON’T had a nucleus around the genetic material?

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Bacteria

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Who created binomial nomenclature? (naming of genes and organisms)

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Carolus (Karl) Linnaeus

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Before a nucleo envelope

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Prokaryotic

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What are the three main shapes of microorganisms?

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Bacillus (rodlike)
Coccus (oval or round)
Spiral (corkscrew shape)

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What are microorganisms usually reproduced by?

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Binary fission

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This is found in extreme environments.

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Archaea

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Types of archaea

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Methanogens
Halophiles
Thermophiles (in hot tubs)

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Theae are eukaryotes because they have a true nucleus.

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Fungi

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What does true fungi have in cell wall?

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Chitin

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This is unicellular, eukaryotic microbes that move by pseudopods, flagella or cilia.

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Protozoa

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What is a false foot that clams have?

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Pseudopods

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This is photosynthetic eukaryotes that play important role in balance of nature.

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Algae

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These at multicellular and include flatworms and roundworms.

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Parasites

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These are very small, and have only DNA or RNA surrounded by a protein coat.

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Viruses

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Who discovered cell theory and marked the beginning or microbiology?

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Hooke

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What is Life from non-life?

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Spontaneous generation

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Living cells come from pre-existing cells

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Biogenesis

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This is germ free

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Aseptic technique

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18
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Who began the golden age d microbiology?

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Pasteur

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Who proved the germ theory of disease?

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Koch (koch’s postulates)

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Who was the first father of micro

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Leewenhock

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This is treatment of disease using chemical substances.

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Chemotherapy

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This man was -magic bullet- salcarsan-“salvation from syphilis”

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Paul Ehrlich

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This man accidentally discovered penicillin.

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Alexander Fleming

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Study of bacteria

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Bacteriology

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Who started the study of bacteria - examining tooth scrapings?

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Leeuwenhoeks

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What is the study of fungi

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Mycology

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This is the study of protozoa and parasitic worms

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Parasitology

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This is the study of the immune system.

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Immunology

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Who began the study of the immune system with the first vaccine for cow pox?

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Jenner

30
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Who classifies Streptococcus basses on differences in cell wall?

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Rebecca Lancefield.

31
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Study of viruses

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Virology

32
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Who boosted the tobacco masaic virus?

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Iwanowski

33
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Who discovered conjugation?

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Ledeberg and Tatum

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Who created model for DNA?

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Watson and Crick

35
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Who discovered mRNA leading to the understanding of protein synthesis?

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Jacob and Monod.

36
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What helps break down particulate matter in sewage treatment?

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Zooglea

37
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This is using bacteria to clean up toxic spills.

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Bilremediation

38
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What is the insect pest control that is toxic to the digestive tract of bollworms, corn borers and tomato worms?

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Bacillus thuringensis

39
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What does not allow gene therapy - inserting a missing gene into human cells?

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Biotechnology

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This is the population of bacteria in and on you that helps keep you healthy by providing vitamins and prevent overgrowth of harmful pathogens.

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Normal flora

41
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This disease is when pathogen invades a susceptible host.

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Infectious disease.

42
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This is like bird flu, mad cow disease, west Nile virus, aids HIV.

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Emerging infectious disease.

43
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Who was the first to use aseptic technique is surgery and used phenol to clean instruments?

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Lister

44
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Who did the maggots and meat experiment?

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Redi

45
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Who did the cholera in the wells in London?

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Snow

46
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Who was the father of taxonomy?

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Linneus

47
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Who first saw animalcules in rainwater?

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Leuwenhoek

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Who did the cure for rabies and disapproved the theory of spontaneous generation?

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Pasteur

49
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Who cured silk worm disease?

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Pasteur

50
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Who came up with penicillin?

A

Fleming

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