Midterm Review Flashcards
1
Q
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
A
Dutch amateur microscope builder
Observed animalcules
2
Q
Lucretius
A
Disease caused by tiny invisible creatures
3
Q
Aristotle
A
Spontaneous generation
Prevailing concept for 2000 years
4
Q
Francesco Redi
A
Chessecloth over meat did not develop maggots
5
Q
John Needham
A
Boiled broth sealed into flasks still became turbid
6
Q
Lazzaro Spallanzi
A
Sealed flasks of broth that were boiled did not become turbid
Perhaps air was required for microbes to grow
7
Q
Louis Pasteur
A
First to connect cause (microorganisms) and effect (disease, growth, metabolic products) Responsible for: - Discovering fermentation - Determining the nature of disease - Disproving spontaneous generation
8
Q
Spirochetes
A
Twizzler-like
9
Q
Cocci
A
Spheres
10
Q
Staphlyo
A
clusters
11
Q
Strepto
A
chains
12
Q
Sarcina
A
tetrads
13
Q
Diplo
A
pairs
14
Q
Filamentous
A
Caudobacter
Found in freshwater
Ancient
15
Q
Vibrio
A
bent rod
