CH 1 Stuff

Question 1

Chemotherapy?

Answer 1

Treatment with chemicals

Question 2

Antibiotics?

Answer 2

Chemicals produced by bacteria and fungi that inhibit or kill other microbes

Question 3

Bacteriology?

Answer 3

The study of bacteria

Question 4

Mycology?

Answer 4

The study of fungi

Question 5

Virology?

Answer 5

The study of viruses

Question 6

Parasitology?

Answer 6

The study of Protozoa and parasitic worms

Question 7

Immunology?

Answer 7

The study of immunity

Question 8

Microbial genetics?

Answer 8

The study of how microbes inherit traits

Question 9

Molecular biology?

Answer 9

The study of how DNA directs protein synthesis

Question 10

Genomics?

Answer 10

The study of an organism’s genes; has provided new tools for classifying microorganisms

Question 11

Recombinant DNA?

Answer 11

DNA made from 2 different sources

Question 12

Microorganisms can be divided into what categories?

Answer 12

• bacteria (true bacteria)
• archaea
• eukarya (eukaryotes)

Question 13

When naming/ classifying a microorganisms, each organism has to names. What are they?

Answer 13

The genus (capitalized) and the specific epithet (lowercase)

Question 14

Koch’s Postulates (4)?

Answer 14

1. The same pathogen must be present in every case of the disease
2. The pathogen must be isolated from the diseased host and grown in pure culture
3. The pathogen from the pure culture must cause the disease when it is inoculated into a health, susceptible laboratory animal
4. The pathogen must be isolated from the inoculated animal and must be shown to be the original organism