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micro quiz question
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The foundation for Germ Theory of Disease was established & this person used the S-shaped flasks to disprove the notion of Sponateous Generation. Who was he? | Leeuwenhoek |
| The concept whereyby microbes are employed to clean up toxic spills in the environment is called: | bioremediation |
| sometimes referred to as the father of microbiology & is credited with being the first to observe bacteria and other microscopic "animalcules" using his handmade microscope | Leeuwenhoek |
| macromolecules are assembled by: | dehydration reactions |
| proteins are polymers of | amino acids |
| what are the monosaccharides? | glucose, fructose, galactose |
| 10 micro is equal to how many nano? | 10,000 |
| assume that a pin is 1 mm in diameter how many bacteria with a diameter of 1 micro arranged side-by-side would fit across the pinhead? | 1,000 |
| of the three domains of life which possess a nucleus in their cells? | eubacteria |
| a microscope that has an ocular lens with a magnification of 10x and an objective lens with a magnification of 40x has a total magnification of | 400x |
| which microscope provides the greatest magnification? | TEM |
| triglycerides are composed of one molecule of what? attached to three of what? | glycerol: fatty acids |
| monomers can be broken off from macromolecules via this type of reaction | hydrolysis |
| what method cannot be used for sterilization | pasteurization |
| what physical method is not used for controlling microbe growth? | phenol |
| this method of genetic information transfer in bacteria requires bacteriophages | transduction |
| a chemical agent that "crosslinks" proteins and nucleic acids and is used as a preservative | formaldehyde |
| microbes that infect the body without causing disease are | normal microbiota |
| fomites | an inanimate object that carries disease organisms |
| cholera in the us is best described | sporadic |
| large complex molecules that provoke an immune response are referred to as | antigens |
| which ocell types is involved in the humoral or antibody-mediated immunity? | b cells |
| of a disease is the total number of cases of disease at a given time | prevelance |
| not part of teh innate immune system? | IgG antibodies |