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