Scientists
Microorganism Types
Microbiology Lab
Microbiology Lab 2
Microbiology etc
100

Francesco Redi disproved __________________. 

spontaneous generation

100

_________________ are organisms that are too small to be seen.

microogranisms

100

Bacteria that require special growth factors and complex nutrients are called ____________________. 

fastidious

100

A _____________ culture contains only one identified species of microorganism.

pure

100

The smallest and most important taxon is a ____________________. 

species

200

Robert Koch linked _____________ and ________________. 

microorganisms; disease

200

Parasitic worms are also called _________________, which are a type of microorganisms. 

helminths

200

The manipulation of microorganism's genes is called ____________________. 

genetic engineering.

200

Microorganisms that break down dead matter and waste are called __________________. 

decomposers

200

Agar comes from __________________. 

algae

300

Louis Pasteur created _______________. 


pasteurization

300

Viruses are different from other microorganisms because they lack a _______________________ _____________________. 

cell structure

300

The best technique to see cell motility is ______________. 

hanging drop

300

The _____________ is the sum total of all microbes in an environment.

microbiome

300

A common medium to culture fastidious bacteria is _______________________. 

blood agar

400

Who  promoted disinfecting hands and air prior to sugery? Also called the aseptic technique?

Joseph Lister

400

Disease causing microorganisms are called _______________. 

pathogens

400

Purposefully adding microorganisms into a lab nutrient medium is called ______________. 

inoculation

400

What is the streak plate method used for ?

colony isolation

400

________________ media contains one or more agents that inhibit the growth of certain microbes


_________________ media allows multiple types of microorganisms to grow, but display visible differences between colonies.

selective, differential

500

The father of microbiology is ________________. 

Antoni Leeuwenhoek; first observed animacules.

500

The six major types of microorganisms are; 

–Bacteria

–Algae, Protozoa, Helminths, Fungi, Viruses

500

What are the 5 I's in microbiology

•Inoculation

•Incubation

•Isolation

•Inspection

•Identification

500

What are the 3 physical forms of laboratory media?

solid, semisolid, liquid

500

____________________  stain is done to tell whether a bacterial cell has a positive and negatively charged cell wall.

_______________ stain is done to be able to see microorganisms better using methylene blue.

Gram, simple

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