FSE 206 Principles of Mortuary Science Lecture 1 Exam Questions with Correct Answers

What are Microorganisms - ANSWER-1. The smallest life forms on Earth 2. Require a microscope to be seen 3. Pathogenic: cause infectious disease 4. Non-pathogenic: do not cause disease Pathogenic - ANSWER-Cause infectious disease Non-Pathogenic - ANSWER-Do not cause infectious disease Where are they? - ANSWER-Everywhere One pound of fertile soil contains about _______ microorganisms. - ANSWER-50,000,000 Found on and in ______, _______, and _______. - ANSWER-Humans, plants, and animals Also found in - ANSWER-Ocean depths, desert, volcanoes, arctic and antarctic, below earths surface and in the atmosphere 30 hours after death there are approximately ______ microorganisms per gram of body issue - ANSWER-3.5 million More than _____ pathogenic species may be found on remains of individuals who did not die of an infectious disease. - ANSWER-25 The number of microorganisms on the earth exceeds the number of all other life - ANSWER-combined Beneficial Qualities of Microorganisms 1 - ANSWER-Help digestion, absorption of nutrients, elimination of waste products, and production of vitamins B and K. Beneficial Qualities of Microorganisms 2 - ANSWER-Used in food industry to produce cheese, pickles, olives, alcohol, sauerkraut, yogurt, ect. Beneficial Qualities of Microorganisms 3 - ANSWER-Form the lowest level of the food chain.