Unit 1

Question 0

Microbes are seen using what piece of equipment?

Answer 0

Microscope

Question 1

What is microbiology? What makes up this life?

Answer 1

Study of small life, microorganisms

Question 2

Name the five groups of microorganisms.

Answer 2

Bacteria, fungi, virus, Protozoa, helminths

Question 3

What’s the #1 benefit of microorganisms?

Answer 3

Decomposition

Question 4

Name 6 benefits of microbes?

Answer 4

1) Part of normal flora, 2) decomposes, 3) soil fertility, 4) sewage treatment, 5) food industry, 6) pharmaceuticals

Question 5

% of microbial photosynthesis

Answer 5

50% microbes, 50% plants

Question 6

Subdivisions of Microbiology (7)

Answer 6

Bacteriology
Virology
Mycology
Parasitology
Helminthology 
Immunology
Chemotherapy

Question 7

What is taxonomy?

Answer 7

Study of classification

Question 8

Whittaker developed the 5 kingdom system, what are they?

Answer 8

Monera (only prokaryote) 
Protista
Fungi
Plantae
Animalia

Question 9

Eukaryotes

Answer 9

• Protozoa, fungi, plants, animals
• Defined nucleus
• unicellular &multi
• DNA : helix
• complex w/ organelles
• mit & meiosis

Question 10

Prokaryotes

Answer 10

Bacteria only

• no nucleus or nuc mem
• unicellular
• DNA: circular
• cell walls: peptidoglycan
• mitosis: binary fission

Question 11

Protista

Answer 11

1st of eukaryotes
Protozoa & simple algae
Mainly unicellular

Question 12

Fungi

Answer 12

Molds, yeast & mushroom

• unicellular & multi
• absorbs organic matter from environ.

Question 13

Plantae

Answer 13

-multicellular
-photosynthetic
(Mosses, ferns, plants)

Question 14

Animalia

Answer 14

Sponges, worms, insects, animals

• multicellular
• ingest organic matter

Question 15

Do viruses belong in the kingdom system?

Answer 15

No! Viruses are unable to replicate by self, therefore not considered “living thing”

Question 16

Woese developed the Three Domains, what are they?

Answer 16

Eucarya : all eukaryotes
Bacteria: all “true” bacteria, have cell walls
Archaea: extremophils (methanogens, halophiles, thermoacidophiles)

Question 17

How are organisms classified?

Answer 17

Binomial nomenclature: Genus & species
Means of identification

Taxonomic hierarchy

Question 18

K, P, C, O, F, G, S =

Answer 18

Kingdom
Phylum 
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species

Question 19

Types of microscopes

Answer 19

Compound light
Dark field
Fluorescent
Phase contrast
Electron: smaller then .2 um (virus)