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Principles of Microbiology Question and answers 100% correct 5 ways microbes affect you - correct answer 1. Sickness (Pathogens) 2. Fermentation 3. Normal microbiota 4. Use of bacteria to create medicines 5. Photosynthesis/Decomposition Major groups of microorganisms - correct answer B...

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Principles of Microbiology
5 ways microbes affect you - correct answer ✔1. Sickness (Pathogens)
2. Fermentation
3. Normal microbiota
4. Use of bacteria to create medicines
5. Photosynthesis/Decomposition


Major groups of microorganisms - correct answer ✔Bacteria
Fungi
Viruses
Prions
Protozoan
Parasitic worms


Microbes in our lives - correct answer ✔Too small to be seen with the
unaided eye (mostly)
Decompose organic waste
Producers in the ecosystem by photosynthesis
Produce industrial chemicals such as ethyl alcohol and acetone


Microorganisms: - correct answer ✔Produce products used in manufacturing
(e.g., cellulase) and treatment (e.g., insulin)
Produce fermented foods such as vinegar, cheese, and bread
A few are pathogenic, disease-causing

, Naming and Classifying Microorganisms - correct answer ✔Linnaeus
established the system of scientific nomenclature.
Each organism has two names: the genus and specific epithet.
Are italicized or underlined. The genus is capitalized and the specific epithet is
lower case.
Are "Latinized" and used worldwide.
May be descriptive or honor a scientist.


Scientific names - correct answer ✔*Staphylococcus aureus*
Describes the clustered arrangement of the cells (staphylo-) and the golden
color of the colonies.
*Escherichia coli*
Honors the discoverer, Theodor Eshcerich, and describes the bacterium's
habitat, the large intestine or colon.


Scientific names - correct answer ✔After the first use, scientific names may
be abbreviated with the first letter of the genus and the specific epithet:
Staphylococcus aureus and Esherichia coli are found in the human body. S.
aureus is on skin and E. coli, in the large intestine.


Bacteria - correct answer ✔-Prokaryotes (no nucleus, no membrane-bound
organelles)
-Peptidoglycan cell walls
-Binary fission (single chromosome)
-For energy, use organic chemicals, inorganic chemicals, OR photosynthesis


Archaea - correct answer ✔-Prokaryotic
-Lack peptidoglycan

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