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Microscopy/History

microbiology

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Promulgated the theory of abiogenesis Aristotle
Archaea habitats Acidic hot springs, swamp mud, Great Salt Lake
Hypothesized that a bacterial colony arises from a single bacterial cell Robert Koch
Its cell walls contain peptidoglycan Bacteria
Who boiled hay infusions and beef broth to support the theory of spontaneous generation? Needham
Father of Protozoology and Bacteriology van Leeuwenhoek
Who boiled hay infusions in flasks with S-shaped necks and laid the great debate to rest? Pasteur
Who studied the causitive agents of disease? Robert Koch
What protocols are involved with Koch's postulates? Isolation, cultivation, introduction, and reisolation
Father of Microbiology? Pasteur
Who developed the classification system? Linnaeus
First person to practice antiseptic surgery Lister
Whose investigations led to the field of etiology? Koch
Whose investigations led to the field of epidemiology? Snow
Who developed the smallpox immunization? Jenner
His work with enzymes was the beginning of the study of metabolism and the field of biochemistry Buchner
Fluorescent microscope Type of light microscope that uses an UV light source to fluoresce objects
Chemical fixation A technique that uses methyl alcohol or formalin to attach a smear to a slide
What is the shortest wavelength of visible light? About 390nm
The first scientist to provide scientific evidence that contradicted the spontaneous generation of microbes Spallanzani
Demonstrated that flies arise from previously existing flies Redi
The scientist who pioneered handwashing as a means of reducing disease transmission Semmelweis
The use of chemicals to kill microbes, but not human cells Chemotherapy
This is the formal term for the "magic bullet" as conceived by Paul Ehrlich. Chemotherapy
Most bacteria have which molecule in their cell wall? Peptidoglycan
The structural molecule of bacterial cell walls Peptidoglycan
Which kingdom contains multicellular eukaryotes that obtain nutrition by absorbing organic material from their environment? Fungi
How do fungi obtain nutrition? Absorbs solutions of organic material from their environment.
Which type of cell contains a nucleus? A eukaryote
Which of the following organisms contains both unicellular and multicellular organisms that use photosynthesis? Algae
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