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13 Cards in this Set
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List the organisms that are studied in microbiology.Give the Domain and/or Kingdom in which they are found.
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bacteria fungi virus protists helminths. eukarya & bacteria
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Who was the first notable taxonomist and what is the system of classification that he devised What is a taxon? Bacteria are classified in which domains?
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Carl Von Linne; the von Linne System; a taxon is a group; bacteria & archae
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How many Domains are there and what are their names? The modern system of classification is based on what criteria?
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3 domains; archae eukarya & bacteria; phylogenetic similarity
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List 5 differences in Procaryotic and Eucaryotic cells.
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pro-no nucleus
pro-no organells pro-smaller pro-binary fission reproduction pro-single celled unless in colony |
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Why are viruses not classified in the Kingdoms of Life?
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not considered living cells
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Name the scientists who first proposed separating the ancient bacteria from the other bacterial groups. Upon what findings did they base their proposal?
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Carl Woese & George Fox; bacteria was similar to both domains
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The oldest fossils of life forms are how old? What type of cell are the life forms?
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3.5 billion, prokaryotes
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When did bubonic plague occur? Name the organism that causes plague.
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between 1348-1350; caused by yersinia pestis
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Discuss the Doctrine of Spontaneous Generation. Who disproved this doctrine and describe the experiment that he performed
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life originates from inorganic matter;louis pastuer; swan neck flasks
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List three contributions of Louis Pasteur
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debunked abiogenesis
germ theory of disease pastuerization |
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List three contributions of Robert Koch
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-Koch's postulates
-discovered bacterial source for anthrax -discovered source for tuberculosis |
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Who provided the definitive evidence for the Germ Theory of Disease?
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Robert Pastuer
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List contributions to the field of microbiology by Jenner, Lister, Flemming,Ehrlich.
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Jenner- Smallpox vaccine
Lister-promoted sterile surgery Fleming- discovered penicillin Ehrlich- syphilis cure |
