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MICROBES |
Single-cell organism. Microbe is the oldest form oflife on earth. could not eat or breathe without microbes,help us understand the past and the future of our planet and ourselves.found basically everywhere. 6 types
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history of microbiology |
300 years old.100 of contributors. Antonie Ven Leeuwenoek - discovered organisms. Develop rationale hypothesis and theories. Development of sterilization, aseptic techniques, and germ theory of disease. |
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Archaea
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living fossils that provide cluesto the earliest forms of life on earth.
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Bacteria |
help us to do many useful things; make vitamins, break down some types of garbage, maintain our atmosphere |
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Fungi |
do everything from helping to bake bread to decomposing waste |
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Prostista |
Produce much of the oxygen we breathe, it also helps maintain to balance of microbial life |
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Viruses |
Need a host cell to reproduce |
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Microbial Mergers |
Help fertilize plants, construct coral reefs, and help digest food. |
