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Exam study book Benson's Microbiological Applications Laboratory Manual of Heidi Smith, Alfred E. Brown, Ph.D. - ISBN: 9781260258981 (Microbiology)
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Test Bank For Benson's Microbiological Applications Laboratory Manual, 15th Edition by Heidi Smith, Alfred E. Brown All Chapters 1-44 With Part 1-14
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Test Bank For Microbiology: A Systems Approach 6th EditionBy Marjorie Kelly Cowan; Heidi Smith 9781260258998 Chapter
1-25 Complete Guide .
microbiology - ANSWER: a specialized area of biology that deals with living thinggs
ordinarily too small to be seen without magnification
microorganisms - ANSWER: microscopic organisms
five major groups of microorganisms - ANSWER: bacteria, algae, protozoa,
helminths, fungi
virus - ANSWER: noncellular, parasitic, protein-coated genetic elements, depenedent
on their infected host
microbiologists - ANSWER: one who studies every aspect of microbes-their cell
structure and function, their growth and physiology, their genetics, their taxonomy
and evolutionary history , and their interactions with the living and nonliving
environment
microbes - ANSWER: can be found nearly everywhere (ubiquitous), from deep in the
earth's crust, to the polar ice caps and oceans, to the bodies of plants and animals.
being mostly invisible, the actions of microorganisms are usually not as obvious or
familiar as those of larger plants and animals. they make up for their small size by
occuring in large numbers and living in places that many other organisms can not
survive
evolution - ANSWER: the accumulation of changes that occur in organisms as they
adapt to their environments
theory of evolution - ANSWER: an observable phenomenon testable by science
photosynthesis - ANSWER: occurs in plants, the light-fueled conversion of carbon
dioxide to organic material, accompanied by the formation of oxygen
medical microbiology - ANSWER: this branch deals with microbes that cause diseases
in humans and animals. researchers examine factors that make the microbes virulent
and mechanisms for inhibiting them
public health microbiology and epidemiology - ANSWER: these branches monitor and
control the spread of diseases in communities. institutions involved in this concern
are the U.S. public health service with its main agency, the centers for disease
control and prevention located in atlanta, ga, and the world health organization, the
medical limb of the united nations
, immunology - ANSWER: this branch studies the complex web of protective
sunbstances and cells produced in response to infection. it includes such diverse
areas as vaccination, blood testing, and allergy
industrial microbiology - ANSWER: this branch safeguards our food and water, and
also includes biotechnology, the use of microbial metabolism to arrive at a desired
product, ranging from bread making to gene therapy. microbes can be used to create
large quantities of substances such as amino acids, beer, drugs, enzymes, and
vitamins
agricultural microbiology - ANSWER: this branch is concerned with the relationships
between microbes and domesticated plants and animals. plant specialists focus on
plant diseases, soil fertility, and nutritional interactions. animal specialists work with
infectious diseases and other associations animals have with microorganisms
environmental microbiology - ANSWER: these microbiologists study the effect of
microbes on the earth's diverse habitats. whether the microbes are in freshwater or
saltwater, topsoil or the earth's crust, they have profound effects on our planet
aquatic microbiology - ANSWER: the study of microbes in the earth's surface water
soil microbiology - ANSWER: the study of microbes in terrestrial parts of the planet
geomicrobiology - ANSWER: the study of microbes in the earth's crust
astrobiology - ANSWER: also known as exobiology, the search for/study of microbial
and other life in places off of our planet
decomposition - ANSWER: involves the breakdown of dead matter and wastes into
simple compounds that can be directed back into the natural cycles of living things
microorganisms - ANSWER: by accident or choice, humans have used thesefor
thousands of years to improve life and even to shape civilizations (bread, cheese,
ancient remedies)
baker's and brewer's yeast - ANSWER: types of single-celled fungi which cause bread
to rise and ferment sugar into alcohol to make wine and beers
biotechnology - ANSWER: when humans manipulate microorganisms to make
products in an industrial setting
genetic engineering - ANSWER: an area of biotechnolgy that manipulates the
genetics of microbes, plants, and animals for the purpose of creating new products
and genetically modified organisms (GMOs)
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