BIOD 171 Bundle Set

True or false: metabolism is a controlled set of biochemical reactions that occur in living organisms in order to maintain life. - Answer True True or false: enzymes slow down chemical reactions to conserve energy - Answer false, they speed up (catalyze) chemical reactions The term for met...

Microbiology is the study of what? - Answer Microbiology is the study of microbes (microorganisms and viruses) and their biological processes. What is the smallest biological unit of life - Answer cell What is a macromolecule? - Answer A macromolecule is classified as a complex molecule ...

The concept of treating all samples, whether known or unknown, as potentially hazardous (or pathogenic) materials is known as __________. Universal precautions List at least 3 observations a researcher would be sure to note while assessing an unknown microbial sample. A lab researcher would b...

True or False: viruses can be classified as prokaryotic or eukaryotic - Answer False. Viruses are neither prokaryotic or eukaryotic What is an obligate intracellular parasite? - Answer viruses cannot replicate unless inside a living host cell. As a parasite, a virus depends on its living host...

Growth media - Answer nutrient-rich environment for isolating and culturing microorganisms, includes sugars, amino acids, and vitamins, also called nutrient broth, grows microbes in a suspension Lysogeny broth - Answer most common nutrient broth, can grow a vast array of microbes, plates are ...