Vocabulary
Define: Microorganism
organisms that are too small to be see with the unaided eye
This microorganism uses binary fission to replicate
bacteria
The person credited with the discovery of vaccinations
Edward Jenner
The study of bacteria
Bacteriology
Any various chemical substance produced by microorganisms that are capable of inhibiting growth or destroying microorganisms
Antibiotic
Define: Pathogenic
disease-causing
This microorganism uses organic chemicals for energy and includes molds and mushrooms
fungi
The person who's Postulates proved that a specific microbe causes a specific disease
Robert Koch
The study of fungi
Mycology
Define antibiotic resistance
The ability of an organism to resist or withstand an antibiotic to which they were once sensitive
Define: Spontaneous Generation
The hypothesis that all living organisms arise from nonliving matter
This microorganism includes methanogens, halophiles, and thermophiles
archaea
The person credited with the discovery of penicillin
Paul Erlich
The study of viruses
Virology
_____ is used for growth and disease control in some populations
antibiotics
Define: Biogenesis
The hypothesis that all living organisms arise from preexisting life
This microorganism replicates only when they are in a host cell
virus
This person showed that microbes are responsible for fermentation
Louis Pasteur
The study of protozoa and parasitic worms
Parasitology
True or false: forgetting to take all of your antibiotic plays a role in antibiotic resistance
true
Define: Fermentation
The conversion of sugar to alcohol
This microorganism may be motile via pseudopods, cilia, or flagella
protozoa
This person advocated for hand washing to prevent transmission of disease from one patient to another in the 1840s
Ignaz Semmelweis
The study of immunity
Immunology
True or false: you can passively obtain antibiotic resistant bacteria
true