Scientist ๐Ÿฅผ ๐Ÿ”ญ And Their Discoveries Flashcards

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Bacteria ( microorganisms )

A

Antony wen Leeuwenhoek ( 1673 )

Discover bacteria ๐Ÿฆ  in rain water ๐Ÿ’ฆ

Called these small creatures โ€œ Animalcules โ€œ

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2
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Germ theory of disease ๐ŸฆŸ

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Robert Koch

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3
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Louis pasteur

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Vaccine against rabies ( hydrophobia ) / anthrax / fowl cholera

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4
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Who used the term vaccine for the first time ?

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Louis pasteur

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5
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TMV were called as filterable virus by :

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Iwanosky ( 1892 )

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6
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Who crystallized TMV ( infectious particle )

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Stanley ( 1935 )

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7
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Modern system of naming species dates from ?

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Linnaeus

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8
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In homosapiens , first name is the ?

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Generic name

2nd name โ€” specie

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9
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Five kingdom system was given by ?

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American biologist ( Robert H.whittaker )

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10
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Bacteriophage are ??

A

Tadpole shaped
DNA ( genome)

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11
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Herpes virus are of shape ?

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Icosahedral ( with 20 faeces )

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12
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Rhabdo virus are of shape ?

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Bullet ๐Ÿš… shaped

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13
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Retro virus are ?

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Spherical shaped

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14
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Paramyxovirus are ?

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Button ๐Ÿ”˜ shaped virus

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15
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Size of electron microscope ๐Ÿ”ฌ

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10000000 mU ( millimicron )

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16
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Whittaker classification was based on ?

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2 _ criteria

โˆ† Cellular organization ( 3-levels)

  • prokaryote
  • Eukaryotes
    # Unicellular
    # Multicellular

โˆ† Mode of nutrition
-Heterotroph
-Autotroph
#ingestive
#absorptive

17
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The inner core of virus is made up of :

A

Nucleic acid ( DNA / RNA )
Various protein ( enzyme)

18
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The coat or outer covering of virus is made up of ?

A

๐ŸŒŸCapsid โœ”๏ธ ( compulsory in all )
๐ŸŒŸEnvelope โœ‰๏ธ ( not in all )

19
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What are capsomeres

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Repetition of protein subunits of capsid

20
Q

Define Envelope?

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Additional covering made up of host cell ( phospholipid)

21
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How many capsomeres are present in :
@polio virus
@ herpes virus
@Adenovirus

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Polio V : 32 capsomeres

Herpes V : 162 capsomere

Adeno V : 252 capsomeres