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What does it mean for microbes to be ubiquitous?
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For a microbe to be ubiquitous, it means that microbes are located everywhere.
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What is meant by diversity with respect to organisms?
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Diversity refers to the variability of all organisms.
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What events, discoveries, or inventions were the most significant to microbiology and why?
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Leeuwenhoek's invention of the microscope, which allowed us to see and study microorganisms (1600s'). Redi's experiment, which showed that complex organisms (animals) could not reproduce via abiogenesis. Other worthy mentions; Jalbot's, Shultze and Schwann's test as well as Pasteur's experiment helped pave the way for sterilization methods. Pasteur, along with Koch, also provided large contributions regarding research of infection and pathogens.
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Explain how microbiologists use the scientific method to develop theories and explanations for microbial phenomena.
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The introduction of the scientific method allowed scientists to develop answers using an experimental system in which conclusions would not be developed via personal bias or beliefs.
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Explain how microbes are classified into groups according to evolutionary relationships, provided with standard scientific names and identified by specific characteristics.
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Microbes are classified via;
-Phylogeny -Evolution -Morphology (structure) -Psysiology (function) -Genetics (Inheritance) |
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What are some sources of "new" infectious diseases?
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1) Ignorance-there might be diseases that have been around a long time and we just didn't notice them until recently 2) Rapid evolution of bacteria
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What is the primary trait that separates prokaryotes from eukaryotes?
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The presence of a nucleus: not present in prokaryotes, present in eukaryotes.
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Which microbiologist developed standard microbiology lab tests?
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Robert Koch
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What is the process that involves the deliberate alteration of an organism's DNA?
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Recombinant DNA
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What part was absent from Leewuenhock's microscope?
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A condenser.
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Scientist responsible for laying the "spontaneous generation" theory to rest (not who you think it is)
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Louis Pasteur.
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Correct order of taxonomic categories
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1-Species
2-Genus 3-Family 4-Order 5-Class 6-Phylum 7-Kingdom 8-Domain |
