Lessons 1-4 Micro

Question 1

The individual who received the nobel peace prize for his discovery of penicillin was?

Answer 1

Alexander Fleming

Question 2

Who is credited with inventing the microscope?

Answer 2

Robert Hooke

Question 3

Correct method for typing the name of an organism?

Answer 3

Can be italicized or underlined

Question 4

What physician is credited with advocating handwashing between patients to prevent cross infection?

Answer 4

Semmelweis

Question 5

What are Bacteria which are rod shaped called?

Answer 5

Bacilli

Question 6

What is Selective media utilized for?

Answer 6

To determine the organisms resistance and sensitivity to certain antibiotics.

Question 7

What was required to visualize Viruses?

Answer 7

the electron microscope

Question 8

Spore formation is a type of?

Answer 8

environmental protection in bacteria.

Question 9

Obligate aerobes require?

Answer 9

air/oxygen to survive.

Question 10

What color do Gram-positive bacteria appear when observed under the microscope?

Answer 10

purple

Question 11

Pinocytosis

Answer 11

cell drinking

Question 12

lysosome

Answer 12

digestion of debris

Question 13

golgi vessicles

Answer 13

transports manufactured substances from the golgi apparatus/body.

Question 14

Rough endoplasmic reticulum

Answer 14

studded with ribosomes; manufactures and stores proteins (usually connected to the nucleus)

Question 15

Smooth Endoplasmic reticulum

Answer 15

involved in the manufacturer of lipids especially hormones such as steroids

Question 16

Cell membrane

Answer 16

controls items entering and leaving cell; maintains borders of the cell

Question 17

Mitochondria

Answer 17

ATP energy production

Question 18

Golgi apparatus

Answer 18

manufactures substances needed by the cell or produced by the cell to be excreted.

Question 19

Nucleolus

Answer 19

membrane-less structure composed of RNA and proteins; synthesize ribosomes;

Question 20

Nucleus

Answer 20

he command center; membrane bound structure contains the cell’s hereditary DNA information, controls the cell’s growth and reproduction.

Question 21

Centrioles

Answer 21

Reproduction - forms the spindles that draw the chromosome(s) to each end of the cell prior to division (mitosis - 2 daughter cells with 3 pairs of chromosomes; or meiosis - 4 daughter cells with 23 single strand chromosomes).

Question 22

Microtubules

Answer 22

provide support and structure for the cell.

Question 23

cytoplasm

Answer 23

fluid component of the cell

Question 24

Ribosome

Answer 24

produces proteins required by the cell.

Question 25

Identify the four steps of Koch's Postulates

Answer 25

1. Obtain organism from diseased animal. 2. Grow organism in pure culture. 3. Inject into animal; produces same disease. 4. Isolate same organism from the animal.

Question 26

Define morphology

Answer 26

Study of shape and size - organisms.

Question 27

The movement of water from a higher concentration to a lower concentration through a semi-permeable membrane is called ________________.

Answer 27

osmosis

Question 28

A __________________requires a living host.

Answer 28

parasite

Question 29

____________ __________________ is a type of reproduction for fungi where the released cell may lay dormant for a long period of time before finding an environment which is conducive to growth.

Answer 29

Spore Formation

Question 30

The three basic shapes of bacteria are __________________, ____________________, and __________________.

Answer 30

Cocci - round; bacilli - rods; spirochetes - spirillum or spirals

Question 31

___________________ is the sum of all chemical reactions.

Answer 31

Metabolism

Question 32

___________________ is the sum of all chemical reactions.

Answer 32

Mitosis

Question 33

What is the movement of molecules from a higher concentration to a lower concentration called?

Answer 33

Diffusion

Question 34

In metabolism, the building up of substances/nutrients is called ______________________________?

Answer 34

Anabolism

Question 35

A solution that causes human cells (cancer) to explode when placed in this solution would be a _________ solution such as ___________.

Answer 35

hypotonic; water

Question 36

What is the definition of Microbiolgy?

Answer 36

the study of organisms so small they must be seen with a microscope

Question 37

What is the best way to visualize motility?

Answer 37

Hang drop slide

Question 38

Which of the following is an example of an isotonic solution?

Answer 38

normal saline is a 0.9% solution

Question 39

What is the smallest measurements utilized from smallest to largest?

Answer 39

Smallest to largest = Angstrom, nanometer, micrometer, centermeter, decimeter and then meter.

Question 40

Who is the Father of Modern Surgery, he first used carbolic spray as an antiseptic?

Answer 40

Joseph Lister