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microbiology chpt 1
chapter 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Single-celled orangisms or multicellular organisms, clearly defined cell nucleus, numerous membrane-enclosed intracellular structures. | Algae |
| A chemical substance produced by microrganisms that can inhibit the growth of or destroy other microorganisms. | Antibiotics |
| All prokaryotic organisms. | Bacteria |
| Theory formulated by Schleiden and Schwann that cells are the fundamental units of all things. | Cell theory |
| A factor that is prevented from changing during an experiment. | Controled Variable |
| The factor that is purposely changed in an experiment. | Experimental Variable |
| The kingdom of nonphotosyntheic, eukaryotic organisms that asorb nutrients from their enviorment. | Fungi |
| Theory that germs can invade other organisms and cause disease. | Germ theory of Disease |
| A tenative expanation for an observed condition or event. | Hypothesis |
| Four postulated formulated by Robert Koch in the 19th century, used to prove that a particular organism causes a particular disease | Koch's Postulates |
| microorganism | microbe |
| The study of microorganisms. | Microbiology |
| organisms studided with a microscope;Includes viruses | Microorganism |
| The expected outcome if a hypothesis is correct | Prediction |
| Single-celled,microorganism,animal-like protists in the kingdom Protiza | Protoza |
| The theory that living organisms can arise from nonliving things | Spontaneous Generation |
| Anything that can change in an expediment | Variable |
| A submicroscopic, parastic,a cellular, microorganism composed of a nucleic acid core inside a protein coat. | Viruses |