LEC: Historical Development, Divisions of Microbiology, and Taxonomy

Question 1

it is the study of organisms that are too small to be seen by the naked eye

Answer 1

microbiology

Question 2

a type of microscopic organism that is eukaryotic, unicellular, and is not considered as a plant, animal, or a type of fungi

Answer 2

protists

Question 3

why are virus not considered as living organisms?

Answer 3

Viruses are not made out of cells, they can’t keep themselves in a stable state, they don’t grow, and they can’t make their own energy. Even though they definitely replicate and adapt to their environment, viruses are more like androids than real living organisms

Question 4

these are the primary focus of clinical microbiology

Answer 4

isolation and identification of microorganisms that can cause disease.