Question | Answer |
What is Microbiology | The study of microorganisms
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List 4 types of microorganisms microbiology includes | Eukaryotes, Prokaryotes, Viruses, and Prions
| List 5 ways microbiology affects agriculture | digestion, physiology, diseases, soil science, food safety and sanitation, genetic engineering, food processing, plant and animal science, water quality, environmental sciences
| What is a disease causing microorganism | Pathogen
| What does pathogenic mean? | Causing or capable of causing disease
| What are organisms that grow only in the presence of oxygen? | aerobes
| What are organisms that grow without the presence of oxygen? | anaerobes
| What does a eukaryote have that a prokaryote does not? | nucleus
| Where do we typically see colonies during an experiment? | petri dish
| What type of microbe is a single celled, prokaryotic organism? | bacteria
| What type of microbe is a self reproducing agent that can multiply only within cells of host? | virus
| What type of microbe is a fungi with a network of threads? | mold
| What type of microbe is a one celled fungus that induces fermentation? | yeast
| What type of microbe can be single or multi celled and lives by using other organism's nutrients? | parasite
| What is the shape of bacilli bacteria? | pill
| What is the shape of cocci bacteria? | circle
| What is the shape of spirili bacteria? | spiral
| What two things are necessary for mold growth? | moisture and air
| Give 2 examples of food made by the process of fermentation. | Pickles, bread, alcohol, sauerkraut
| What microbe is associated with vaccines? | viruses
| What color is gram positive? | purple or violet
| What color is gram negative? | pink |