Bacteria Basics
What is the shape of rod-shaped bacteria called?
what is bacillus?
What is the main component of fungal cell walls?
What are chitin?
What is the basic structure of a virus?
What is a protein coat surrounding genetic material?
What process do bacteria use to reproduce asexually?
What is binary fission?
Who is known as the father of microbiology?
Who is Louis Pasteur?
What type of bacteria thrive in extreme thrive in extreme environments, such as hot springs?
What are extremophiles?
What type of fungus forms a symbiotic relationship with plant roots?
What are mycorrhizae?
What is the term for an organism that transmits a virus?
What is a vector?
What is the process by which yeast converts sugars into alcohol?
What is fermentation?
Which microbiologist discovered penicillin?
Who is Alexander Fleming?
What type of bacteria can survive without oxygen?
What are anaerobic bacteria?
What type of fungi reproduce using spores?
What are molds?
What is the name of the viral cycle that results in the destruction of the host cell?
What is the lytic cycle?
What is the term for the breakdown of organic matter by microorganisms?
What is decomposition?
Which scientist is known for his work on vaccination and immunology?
Who is Edward Jenner?
What is the process called when bacteria take up foreign DNA from their environment?
What is transformation?
Which fungus is used in the production of bread and beer?
What is Saccharomyces cerevisiae?
What is the rhinovirus?
What process do bacteria use to convert nitrates into nitrogen gas?
What is denitrification?
Who discovered the role of microorganisms in fermentation and pasteurization?
Who is Louis Pasteur?
What is the name of the protective layer that surrounds some bacteria?
What is the capsule?
What is the term for the network of fungal filaments?
What is mycelium?
What is the term for a virus that infects bacteria?
What is a bacteriophage?
What is the process by which nitrogen-fixing bacteria convert nitrogen gas into ammonia?
What is nitrogen fixation?
Who developed the germ theory of disease?
Who is Robert Koch?