MODULE 1 AND 2 Flashcards
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THE FATHER OF MICROBIOLOGY
LOUIS PASTEUR
THE STUDY OF ALL LIVING ORGANISMS THAT ARE TOO SMALL TO BE SEEN
MICROBIOLOGY
WHY MICROBIOLOGY MATTERS?
> KEEPS THE PLANT HEALTHY
AGRICULTURE
COMBATING DISEASES
INDUSTRY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
WHY IS MICROBIOLOGY IMPORTANT IN KEEPING THE PLANTS HEALTHY?
BECAUSE MICROBIOLOGY PLAYS A MAJOR ROLE IN RECYCLING ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS
WHY IS MICROBIOLOGY IMPORTANT IN AGRICULTURE?
BECAUSE THIS ENABLES FARMERS TO INCREASE YIELD AND PRODUCTIVITY IN A SUSTAINABLE WAY
WHY IS MICROBIOLOGY IMPORTANT IN COMBATING DISEASES?
ETIOLOGY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY, CONTROL AND PREVENTION
WHY IS MICROBIOLOGY IMPORTANT IN INDUSTRY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY?
BECAUSE THIS HELPS CREATE ANTIBIOTICS AND VACCINES, AND GENETIC ENGINEERING
THE FIRST BACTERIA DISCOVERED ON EARTH
CYANOBACTERIA
CYANOBACTERIA IS A PROKARYOTIC BLUE GREEN ALGAE
TRUE
THIS IS FOUND IN FRESHWATER AND MARINE SYSTEMS
VOLVOX
APPLICATIONS OF VOLVOX
> IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY
PIGMENTS AND CAROTENOIDS
POLYUNSATURATED FATS
ANTIOXIDANTS
TYPES OF MICROBIAL CELLS
PROKARYOTIC AND EUKARYOTIC
THEY LACK TRUE CELL MEMBRANE AND NUCLEUS
PROKARYOTIC
WHAT PROKARYOTE IS EXEMPTED IN LACKING TRUE CELL MEMBRANE
PLANKOMYCETES
HAVE CELL MEMBRANE AND NUCLEUS
EUKARYOTIC
ORGANISMS AND BIOLOGICAL ENTITIES CAN BE DIVIDED INTO TWO GROUPS:
CELLULAR AND ACELLULAR
THESE ARE UNDER CELLULAR
FUNGI, PROTIST, BACTERIA, ARCHAEA
ACELLULAR INCLUDES:
VIRUSES, VIROIDS, VIRUSOIDS, PRIONS
THESE ARE THE SMALLEST OF MICROBES. REQUIRES CELL HOST TO REPLICATE
VIRUSES
THESE COMPOSED THE VIRUSES
PROTEIN AND NUCLEIC ACID
THESE ARE INFECTIOUS AGENTS CAUSED BY RNA
VIROIDS AND VIRUSOIDS
INFECTIOUS PROTEINS
PRIONS
THIS CAUSES FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE
PRIONS
THIS HAS A PROTEIN COAT AND GENETIC MATERIAL
ACELLULAR