Introduction Flashcards
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Microbiology is the field of science that studies _____
microorganism/microbes/microscopic organism
Give six (6) types of microbes
- viruses
- archaeobacteria
- eubacteria
- fungi (not all are minute)
- algae (not all are minute)
- protozoa
Microbiology derived its name from three Greek words:
____ (āsmallā)
_____ (ālifeā)
_____ (āscienceā)
mikros (āsmallā)
bios (ālifeā)
logia (āscienceā)
Study of life too small to be seen by unaided eye
Mcrobiology
Microbes need microscope at <____ mm for us to see them
< 0.1 mm
Using techniques of microbiology
- isolate microorganism
- study their characteristics
Can be eukaryotic, archaeal, or bacterial
Microorganism
Microorganism can be ____, _____, or _____
eukaryotic, archaeal, or bacterial
- Lack membrane bound nucleus
- self replicate
prokaryotes
Prokaryotes lack ______
membrane bound nucleus
Prokaryotes can self ____
self replicate
Two (2) microbes under prokaryotes
- Bacteria
- Archaea
Relative size and detection device of atom
size: 0.1 nm
detection device: electron microscope
size: 0.1 nm
detection device: elecrton microscope
atom
Microorganisms typically live in complex____
microbial communities
Two (2) majors in the field of microbiology
Basic Microbiology and Applied Microbiology
Where the fundamental nature and properties of microorganisms are studied
Basic Microbiology
where information learned from basic microbiology is employed to control and use microorganism in beneficial ways.
Applied Microbiology
Fields in Basic Microbiology
- By organisms
- By process
- Disease related
Fields in Applied Microbiology
- Disease related
- Environmentally related
- Industrial
Contributions of microbes
-Keeps us healthy
- Makes air breathable
- Provides new source of medicine
- Helps us digest food
- Keeps our environment clean
- Support and protect crops
He described the fruiting structure of molds in 1665
Robert Hooke
Robert Hooke described the ______ in 1665
fruiting structure of molds
First person to describe microorganism
Robert Hooke