Branches
All About those Microbes
People
Taxonomy
ETC.
100
This branch of microbiology studies fungi.
What is mycology?
100
Microbe defined as producers can synthesize energy from either of these two sources.
What is Photosynthesis and Chemosynthesis?
100
This historical figure created our naming system for all organisms.
Who is Carl von Linne (Linnaeus)
100
The three Domains of Life.
What are Archaea, Bacteria, Eukarya.
100
The term that represents the range of microbes on Earth.
What is Ubiquitous?
200
When genes are transferred from one organism to another.
What is genetic engineering?
200
A disease causing microbe.
What is a pathogen?
200
This surgeon pioneered aseptic surgery techniques.
Who is Joseph Lister?
200
The part of a scientific name that is not capitalized.
What is the species name?
200
The normal habitat of Enterococcus faecalis.
What is the intestines?
300
When knowledge of genetics is used to manipulate organisms in an industrial setting.
What is biotechnology?
300
These microbes can feed on any energy level and return nutrients to the environment.
What is a decomposer?
300
This scientist is credited for finally refuting the theory of spontaneous generation with his swan-necked flask.
Who is Louis Pasteur?
300
A scientist uses this to identify evolutionary relationships between microbes.
What is genetic similarities/ rRNA similarities.
300
The theory that life comes from non-life.
What is Spontaneous Generation or Abiogenesis?
400
This branch of microbiology is using microbes to restore toxic environments.
What is bioremediation?
400
These microorganisms lack any cell structure.
What is a virus?
400
This citizen is credited with observing and describing the first living microbes under a microscope.
Who is Antonie van Leeuwenhoek?
400
The two-name naming system used today.
What is binomial nomenclature?
400
The term for microbes that live off their host and cause harm.
What is parasite?
500
The study of pathogens and the spread of diseases they cause through populations.
What is epidemiology?
500
Name three groups of microorganisms that are considered to be eukaryotic.
What are fungi, algae, protists, and helminths.
500
This scientist is the main author of the method of determining which organism is the pathogen causing a specific disease.
Who is Robert Koch?
500
The taxonomic hierarchy from most inclusive to least inclusive.
What is Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species?
500
All of these microbes are smaller than 1 micrometer in size.
What are viruses?
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