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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