historical background and taxonomy

Question 1

It is the systemic study of organisms that are too small to be seen by the naked eye

Answer 1

Microbiology

Question 2

He suggested that disease is caused by “invisible living creatures”

Answer 2

Girolamo Fracastoro

Question 3

He is the first person to observe and describe microorganisms; the first true microbiologist

Answer 3

Anton van Leeuwenhoek

Question 4

What did Anton van Leeuwenhoek call the first microorganisms he observed

Answer 4

Animalcules / Wee Beasties

Question 5

He is the father of Modern Microbiology

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Louis Pasteur

Question 6

Type of disinfection that destroys microorganism-causing spoilage

Answer 6

Pasteurization

Question 7

He disproved Spontaneous Generation and is the proponent for Biogenesis

Answer 7

Louis Pasteur

Question 8

He created attenuated (weakened) vaccines

Answer 8

Louis Pasteur

Question 9

He created attenuated (weakened) vaccines

Answer 9

Louis Pasteur

Question 10

He developed the antiseptic system of surgery

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Joseph Lister

Question 11

He discovered Bacillus anthracis and Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Answer 11

Robert Koch

Question 12

She is the Mother of Microbiology

Answer 12

Fanny Hesse

Question 13

Developed the Agar

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Fanny Hesse

Question 14

Developed the Petri Dish

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Julius Richard Petri

Question 15

He developed the first vaccination from a cow pox lesion to prevent small pox

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Edward Jenner

Question 16

4 postulates by Koch

Answer 16

1. Microorganism must be observed in every case of the disease.
2. It must be isolated and grown in pure culture.
3. The pure culture, when inoculated in animals, must reproduce the disease.
4. Microorganism must be recovered from the diseased animal.

Question 17

He discovered salvarsan to treat syphillis

Answer 17

Paul Ehrlich

Question 18

It is the first targeted treatment developed

Answer 18

Salvarsan

Question 19

He discovered penicillin

Answer 19

Alexander Fleming

Question 20

He is the father of hand hygiene / handwashing

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Ignaz Semmelweiss

Question 21

Most effective way to break the chain of infection

Answer 21

Handwashing

Question 22

Organism asymptomatically carried by Mary Mallon (Typhoid Mary)

Answer 22

Salmonella typhi

Question 23

An area of science that deals with the study of 3 distinct but interrelated disciplines

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Taxonomy

Question 24

What is Polyphasic Taxonomy based on

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Genotypic characteristics
Phenotypic characteristics
Phylogenetic characteristics

Question 25

He is the father of taxonomy

Answer 25

Carolus Linnaeus

Question 26

Binomial nomenclature is limited to what taxa

Answer 26

Genus and Species

Question 27

He developed the 5 Kingdom System

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Robert Whittaker

Question 28

What are the 5 Kingdoms as described by Whittaker

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1. Monera/Prokaryotae 2. Fungi 3. Protistae 4. Animalia 5. Plantae

Question 29

He created the Domain System

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Carl Woese

Question 30

What are the 3 Domain Systems as described by Woese

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1. Bacteria 2. Eukaria / Eukaryota 3. Archaea

Question 31

Hierarchical Classification (in order)

Answer 31

Dear King Philip Came Over For The Good Spaghetti Sauce 1. Domain 2. Kingdom 3. Phylum 4. Class 5. Order 6. Family 7. Tribe 8. Genus 9. Species 10. Subspecies

Question 32

The most basic taxonomic group

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Species / Epithet

Question 33

Hierarchical classification composed of similar divisions

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Kingdom

Question 34

Hierarchical classification having a common attribute

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Family

Question 35

Hierarchical classification containing different species

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Genus

Question 36

Organism population that is differentiated from populations within species

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Strains

Question 37

Variant prokaryotic strains characterized by biochemical or physiological differences

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Biovars

Question 38

Variation in serological reactions; Strains with distinctive antigenic properties

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Serovars

Question 39

What name is capitalized and ends in -aceae

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Family

Question 40

What name ends in -ales

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Order

Question 41

What name ends in -eae

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Tribe

Question 42

Identify the name: Streptococcaceae

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Family

Question 43

Identify the name: Enterobacterales

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Order

Question 44

Identify the name: Pseudomonadeae

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Tribe

Question 45

T/F: In transferring a species from one genus to another, the species should be changed.

Answer 45

False. Species is retained.

Question 46

T/F: Species is writtenin lowercase.

Answer 46

True

Question 47

Who pioneered the use of oil in miscroscopy

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Robert Koch

Question 48

What is the main component of antiseptics

Answer 48

Phenol / Carbolic Acid

Question 49

Any substance that would allow the growth of an organism

Answer 49

Media

Question 50

Normal flora that can cause diseases

Answer 50

Opportunistic bacteria