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what is the theory of spontaneous generation - Microorganisms can arise from non-living matter
(spontaneously)



theory of spontaneous generation is also called - abiogenesis



scientists involved in investigating the idea of spontaneous generation - Francesco Redi: proved maggots
didn't arise from rotting meat (open jars, gauze, and closed)

Louis Pasteur: filtered air through cotton plug and then s-flask (disproved it)



what are the structures present in hay infusions - they contained heat-resistant microbes



what experiment disproved the theory of spontaneous generation - Louis Pasteur's experiment with the
s-flask where the microorganisms got caught- demonstrated that air is filled with microorganisms



animacules are - microorganisms



animacules was coined by - Antony Van Leeuwenhoek (father of microbiology)



the system by which organisms are named is - nomenclature:

Genus: the 1st part of the scientific name

Species: epithet (name-not capital)

Strain: symbols etc.



in the scientific name Escherichia coli 0157:H7 which is the genus, species and strain? - genus:
Escherichia

species: coli

strain: 0157:H7

, Golden Age of Microbiology - 1857-1914

Beginning with Pasteur's work, discoveries included the relationship between microbes and disease,
immunity, and antimicrobial drugs



carbohydrates structure - carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in a 1:2:1 ratio



carbohydrates function - source of food and carbon (energy)



Carbohydrates examples - sugars and starches



Phospholipid (cell membrane) - -composed of long H-C chains

-non-polar covalent bonds: hydrophobic head

-hydrophilic tail

-form lipid bilayer with heads and tails



Proteins (amino acids) - -proteins are made up of AA subunits



protein characteristics depend mostly on - shape



The shape of a protein is determined by - amino acid sequence



protein function is determined by - protein structure



protein denaturation - when proteins are subject to heat, acid or other conditions that disturb their
stability; protein bonds break, pH changes, and they lose their function



nucleic acids - carry genetic info in sequence of nucleotides



DNA - has 3 parts-

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