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Microbiology Questions and Answers 2024
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Exam of 2 pages for the course microbiology at microbiology (Microbiology)
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MicrobiologyMicrobiology - answer the science that studies living organisms that cannot be seen
with the naked eye.
Pathogen - answer a disease-producing microorganism
Aerobic microbes - answer microbes that can only live in the presence of oxygen
Anaerobic microbes - answer Microbes that grow best in the absence of oxygen
Antiseptics - answer Solutions that are applied directly to the skin and prevent or slow
the growth of pathogens.
Disinfection - answer A process that uses strong chemicals such as bleach solution and
zephyring to kill pathogens. These chemicals are used mainly on objects and not on the
skin.
Sterilization - answerA process used to kill microbes and their spores.
Bacteria - answersingle-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped
organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission
Fungi - answerplant like organism that lives on dead matter
Protozoa - answertiny animals that are found in contaminated water supplies and in
decayed materials
Rickettsiae - answerparasites that must live inside the cells of other living organisms.
They are transmitted by the animal the parasites inhabits, such as fleas, lice, and ticks.
Viruses - answerthe smallest of all the microorganisms. They can grow and reproduce
only inside other living cells, and are difficult to destroy
non-pathogen - answermicrobes that benefit humans and the environment
Cocci - answerround in shape
bacilli - answerrod shaped
spririlla - answercorkscrew or spiral shaped
diplococci - answercocci occur in pairs or two circles
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