Microorganisms
Microscopic, unicellular organisms, lack nuclei and membrane-bound organelles
What are prokayotes?
Field focused on studying the effects of microorganisms on human beings.
What is medical microbiology?
The "Father of Microscopy" who expanded the development of microscope lens magnification potential.
Who was Leeuwenhoek?
The field of organizing, classifying, and naming living things.
What is taxonomy?
The natural relatedness between groups of organisms.
What is phylogeny?
What are viruses?
Field involved in the monitoring and controlling the spread of diseases in communities.
What is epidemiology?
The "Father of Microbiology" who disproved Spontaneous Generation using his famous swan-neck flasks.
Who was Pasteur?
Classification level that is directly above Order.
What is Class?
What is evolution?
Eukaryotic, heterotrophic, and possess cell walls. Can be unicellular or multicellular. Produce spores.
What are fungi?
This field includes blood testing, vaccination, and allergy responses.
What is immunology?
Developed the first vaccine against smallpox helping establish the field of vaccinology.
Who was Jenner?
Eukarya is a category in this classification level.
What is Domain?
Flagellates, ciliate, and amoebas are members of this kingdom.
What is Protist(-a)?
What are protozoans?
They live on or in another organism damaging it.
What are parasites?
Established the practice of hand washing to prevent the transmission of infection.
Who was Semmelweis?
In the scientific name Staphylococcus aureus, the name Staphylococcus represents...
What is genus?
Nematodes, trematodes, and cestodes are members of this kingdom.
What is Animal(-ia)?
What are helminths?
Diseases that plague low income countries.
What are infectious diseases?
Developed postulates to help prove the causative agent of diseases.
Who was Koch?
Nomenclature
What is assigning names?
Methane producers, and prokaryotes that live in extreme environments are member of this domain.
What is Archaea?