BIO 205 Topic 1 Study Guide- Questions and Complete Solutions

BIO 205 Topic 1 Study Guide - Questions and Complete Solutions What does abiogenesis refer to? ✅the process by which a living organism arises naturally from non -living matter. Who finally settled the spontaneous generation debate? ✅Louis Pasteur Define the Theory of Spontaneous Generation ✅Some people believed that worms and other forms of life arise from non -living material The scientist usually considered the first to see microorganisms, which he called "animalcules", was ✅Van Leeuwenhoek The idea of Spontaneous Generation postulated that ✅living organisms could spontaneously arise from non -living material. Which of these scientist(s) was/were involved in, among other things, investigating the idea of spontaneous generation? ✅Redi AND Pasteur Plants are dependent on microorganisms because they ✅change atmospheric nitrogen to a usable form. Bioremediation refers to ✅using bacteria to clean up pollutants. The Golden Age of Medical Microbiology ✅occurred during the late 1800's to early 1900's, is a time when the knowledge of and techniques to work with bacteria blossomed AND was when people realized that diseases could be caused by invisible agents. Lyme Disease is an example of a disease ✅that is due to changing lifestyles. Which is not usually true of Archaea? A. They are found as rods, spheres, or spirals. B. They reproduce by binary fission. C. They contain rigid cell walls. D. They are found as single cells. E. They contain peptidoglycan as part of their cell walls. ✅E. They contain peptidoglycan as part of their cell walls. Some Archaea are commonly found in ✅boiling hot springs AND the Great Salt Lake.