Module 1

Question 1

Who is the English physicist that looked at a silver of cork through a microscope lens and noticed pores or cells in it? First person to use the word cell and published micrographia

Answer 1

Robert Hooke

Question 2

Father of Microbiology, “wee animacules”

Answer 2

Anton Van Leeuwenhoek

Question 3

Theory that life spontaneously developed from non living matter. according to it, a “vital force” forms life

Answer 3

Spontaneous generation

Question 4

Alternative hypothesis: living organism arise from pre existing living cells (Rudolf Virchow)

Answer 4

Biogenesis

Question 5

Spontaneous generation is a theory made by?

Answer 5

Francisco Redi

Question 6

Who made the discovery of fermentation, disprove spontaneous generation, pasteurization and s shaped flask that let air in but microbes out?

Answer 6

Louis pasteur

Question 7

Responsible for fermentation?

Answer 7

Yeast

Question 8

Sour wine contained _ that use alcohol yo produce vinegar (acetic acid)?

Answer 8

Bacteria

Question 9

Application of high heat for a short time is called?

Answer 9

Pasteurization

Question 10

Who used a chemical disinfectant to prevent surgical wound infections?

Answer 10

Joseph lister

Question 11

Who proposed germ theory of disease?

Answer 11

Robert koch

Question 12

Gelatin like product derived from seaweed?

Answer 12

Agar

Question 13

1. Specific microorganisms is present in all cases of the disease
2. Organism canbe obtained in pure culture outside of the host
3. Organism when re-inoculated into host causes the same symptoms
4. Organism can be isolated in pure culture from experimentally infected host

Answer 13

Koch postulates

Question 14

Who discovered the first antibiotic?

Answer 14

Alexander Fleming

Question 15

What microorganism is pinicillin made of that kill S. Aureus?

Answer 15

Penicillium fungus

Question 16

Who is the german physician that speculated about a magic bullet that could hunt down and destroy pathogens without harming the host?

Answer 16

Paul ehrlich

Question 17

Father of modern microbiology?

Answer 17

Louis pasteur

Question 18

Kingdom that is Single celled and usually move by cilia, flagella or by amoeboid mechanisms?

Answer 18

Protist

Question 19

Kingdom that is multicellular, moving and acquire nutrients by ingestion

Answer 19

Animal

Question 20

Kingdom that is Multicellular, non moving and acquire nutrients by photosynthesis?

Answer 20

Plants

Question 21

Kingdom that is multicellular, non moving and acquire nutrients by absorption?

Answer 21

Fungi

Question 22

Kingdom that is single celled, no organelled and nucleus, no visible feeding mechanism but absorb nutrients or photosynthesis?

Answer 22

Monera

Question 23

Three domains of life?

Answer 23

Bacteria, eukarya, archaea

Question 24

Who devised a system based upon the cellular organization of the 3 organisms in 3 domains? Based on differences in ribosomal RNA structure

Answer 24

Carl Woese

Question 25

What cells are 10 times smaller than eukaryotic cells?

Answer 25

Prokaryotic (archaeal and bacterial)

Question 26

The five subgroups of microorganisms are?

Answer 26

Bacteria Algae Fungi Protozoa Viruses

Question 27

Who established the system of scientific nomenclature?

Answer 27

Carl linnaeus

Question 28

Staphylococcus aureus came from the word _ which means clustered arrangement of the cells?

Answer 28

Staphylo

Question 29

Golden color of the colonies came from the word?

Answer 29

Aur

Question 30

Escherichia coli came from honors of the discoverer?

Answer 30

Theodor escherich

Question 31

What microorganism contains the ff characteristics? Prokaryotes Peptidoglycan cell wall Binary fission Use organic and inorganic chemicals or photosynthesis

Answer 31

Bacteria (eubacteria)

Question 32

What microorganism contains the following characteristics? Prokaryotic Lack Peptidoglycan Live in extrem environments Include Methanogens Extreme halophiles Extreme thermophiles

Answer 32

Archaea

Question 33

What microorganism contains the following characteristics? Eukaryotes Cellulose cell walls Use photosynthesis for energy Produce molecular and organic compounds Metabolically diverse

Answer 33

Algae

Question 34

What microorganism contains the following characteristics? Eukaryotes Chitin cell walls Organic chemicals for energy Mold and mushroom are multicellular Yeasts are unicellular

Answer 34

Fungi

Question 35

What do you call the masses of mycelia which are composed of filaments?

Answer 35

Hyphae

Question 36

What microorganism contajns the following characteristics? Eukaryotes Absorb or ingest organic chemicals Motile via psuedopods, cilia or flagella Most are parasites

Answer 36

Protozoa

Question 37

What type of microorganisms have the ff characteristics ? Acellular Consist of dna or rna core Core is surrounded by protein coat or lipid envelope Replicated when they are in a living host cell Prions

Answer 37

Viruses

Question 38

Virus composed exclusively of proteins called?

Answer 38

Prions

Question 39

Study of bacteria?

Answer 39

Bacteriology

Question 40

Study of fungi?

Answer 40

Mycology

Question 41

Study of algae?

Answer 41

Phycology

Question 42

Study of protozoans?

Answer 42

Parasitology

Question 43

Study of viruses?

Answer 43

Virology