UTA Microbiology: Test 1 (Ch. 1-3) Exam With 100% Correct Answers What structure is present in most microbes conferring structural strength - Correct Answer-Cell wall
In some microbes, synthesis of new substances or structures which modify the cell is a process known as - Correct Answer-
Differentiation
Giving and receiving chemical signals in some
microbes is known as what - Correct Answer-
Communication
Genetic changes in a cell that are transferred to offspring is called - Correct Answer-
Evolution
what three things are properties of ALL cells -
Correct Answer-compartmentalization and metabolism, growth, evolution
1 what three things are properties of SOME cells - Correct Answer-motility, differentiation, communication
A type of protein which accelerates chemical reactions is called - Correct Answer-An Enzyme
transcription - Correct Answer-DNA to RNA
translation - Correct Answer-RNA to Proteins
The common ancestral cell from which all cells descended, including Bacteria, Archaea, and Eukarya, is known as - Correct Answer-
LUCA (Last universal common ancestor)
Pathogen - Correct Answer-disease-causing microorganism
Microbes cleaning up pollutants is a process know as - Correct Answer-Bioremediation
2 Who was the first to describe micro organisms and illustrate the fruiting structures of molds - Correct Answer-Robert Hook
The first person to see and describe bacteria using a simple, homemade, microscope was - Correct Answer-Antoni van Leewenhoek
Who founded the field of bacterial classification and discovered endoscopes - Correct Answer-Ferdinand Cohn
Who discovered that alcoholic fermentation was biologically mediated (originally thought to be purely chemical), Disproved spontaneous generation, developed method for controlling the growth of microorganisms (aseptic technique), Discovered pasteurization, Developed vaccines for anthrax, cholera, and rabies - Correct Answer-
Louis Pasteur
Who showed a link between microbes and infection, identified what causes anthrax and 3
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