| Question |
Answer |
| microbes are also called? | microorganisms |
| pathogenic are | disease producing microorganisms |
| the ___ is the first name and is always capitalized in scientific nomenclature | genus |
| living things too small to be seen with the unaided eye are called? | microorganisms |
| in a ___ system each living organism is assigned two names | nomenclature system |
| nomenclature system was designed by | Carolus Linnaeus (1735) |
| Two names consist of a genus and a specific epithet are both | underlined or italicized |
| bacterial cells with their genetic material no enclosed in a special nuclear membrane | prokaryotes |
| unicellular organisms and are prokaryotic | bacteria |
| 3 major basic shapes of bacteria are | 1. bacillus2. coccus3. spiral |
| cell walls that are composed of a carbohydrate and protein complex are called | peptidoglycan |
| Bacteria generally reproduce by dividing into 2 equal cells, a process called | binary fission |
| ___ can use a wide range of chemical substances for nutrition | bacteria |
| ____ consist of prokaryotic cells and lack peptidoglycan | archaea |
| 3 types of archaea | 1. methanogens 2. extreme halophiles 3. extreme thermophiles |
| ____ cells have a true nucleus | eukaryotic cells |
| ___ have eukaryotic cells and are multicellular | fungi |
| 3 types of fungi | mushroomsmoldsyeasts |
| ___ obtain nutrients by absorbing organic material from their enviroment | fungi |
| ___ are unicellular eukaryotes and obtain nourishment by absorption through specialized structures | protozoa |
| ___ are unicellular or multicellular eukaryotes that obtain nourishment by photosynthesis | algae |
| __ are noncellular enities that are parasites of cells | viruses |
| organisms are classified into what 3 groups | bacteriaarchaeaeukarya |
| eukarya include | 1. protists 2. fungi 3. plants/animals |
| who observed that a cork was composed of cells | Robert Hooke (1665) |
| flatworms and roundworms are called | helminths |
| cell theory | all living things are composed of cells |
| who was the first to see microorganisms | Anton van Leeuwenhoek (1673) |
| the idea that living organisms could arise from nonliving matter | spontaneous generation |
| living cells can arise only from preexisting living cells | biogenesis |
| techniques that prevent contamination by unwanted microorganisms | aseptic techniques |
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