Chapter One Flashcards
(20 cards)
The current system of nomenclature for organisms was established by..
Carl Linnaeus
Scientific nomenclature assigns each organism two names: the genus & the…
Specific epithet
Archaea, often found in extreme environments, are divided into…
Three main groups
In 1978, Carl Woese devised a system of classification that groups organisms into the domains Bacteria, Archaea, & ….
Eukarya
Eukarays includes ALL of the following EXCEPT..
a. Viruses
b. Protists
c. Fungi
d. Plants
a. Viruses
Robert Koch did what?
proved that bacteria can cause disease
Who discovered the structure of DNA?
Watson & Crick
Robert Koch developed his postulates while identifying the cause of which disease?
Anthrax
Alexander Flemming did what?
discovered penicillin
Pasteur did what?
Discovered the cause of fermentation
Lister is associated with…
Aseptic surgery
Jenner is associated with…
Vaccination
The process of using just enough heat to kill bacteria that cause spoilage was developed by who?
Pasteur
HIV destroys which type of immune cells?
CD4+ T cells
What are natural human defenses against disease?
Interferon, skin, mucous membranes
Bacillus thuringiensis is used …
As a natural insecticide
Bioremediation is the use of microbes…
to clean up pollutants & toxic wastes
Biotechnology can best be defined as using living organisms to…
Develop useful products
Gene therapy can be used to treat..
cystic fibrosis
ONLY bacteria can convert which element into a form that is available to plants & animals?
nitrogen
