Chapter 1 - What is Microbiology? Flashcards
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Microbiology Definition
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the study of organisms too small to see with the human eye
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What kinds of organisms are involved in microbiology?
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bacteria, fungi, archaea, protists, viruses
3
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Who was responsible for the first discovery of the micro world? What did he/she do?
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Anthony van Leeuwenhoek was a lens maker who looked into a drop of lake water and saw “animalcules”
4
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What was the theory of Spontaneous Generation?
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that organisms can arise from non-living matter
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Who conducted the meat in a jar experiment in the first attempt to debunk spontaneous generation?
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Francesco Redi
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What experiment conclusively debunked the theory of spontaneous generation?
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Pasteur Experiment - sterile broth using special bended tip flask
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