What are the tremendous effects that microbes have on the planet? - ANSWER:
temperature, weathering, mineral extraction, soil development.
ANSWER: Alexander Michaud divided hailstones by diameters and observed
the strata as they melted.
Pseudomonas syringae is a kind of bacteria that infects plants and causes
postharvest rots.
- also was discovered in the layers of hailstones.
J Craig Venter - ANSWER Developed the Human Genome Project to identify
all genes in the human being.
Discovered 1.2 million new genes and 1800 new species.
runs an organization named the Institute of Biological Energy Alternatives.
- The organization's mission was to build synthetic organic tailor tailored for a
certain application, such as synthesis of chemicals, waste degradation, or energy
production.
ANSWER Microbiology is the study of organisms that require magnification
on to observe
Microorganisms are classified into five kingdoms: - ANSWER 1) Monera
,2) Protista.
3. Fungi
4. Plantae
5) Animalia.
ANSWER: Prokaryotes have no nucleus.
- Incorporate microorganisms and cyanobacteria (blue-green algae).
Archaebacteria are the oldest living organisms known to exist on Earth.
- Prokaryotic and unicellular.
- Found in extremely severe environments
ANSWER: Eubacteria are more complicated and common than archaebacteria.
- Found in more neutral situations.
Eukaryote - ANSWER: complex cellular structure.
- contain membrane-bound organelles.
- comprise algae, fungus, helminths, and protozoa.
ANSWER: Bacteria are prokaryotes that include archaebacteria.
- No nucleus.
,- reproduce asexually.
- Seven basic forms.
- have peptoglycan within their cell walls, which determines whether the cell is
gram (+) or gram (-).
Fungi - Answer: Eukaryote
- contain a nucleus.
Obtain food from other creatures.
- Have a cell wall.
- Include mold and yeast.
Penicillium chrysogenum, a mold that generates penicillium.
Saccharomyces cerevisiae - ANSWER enables bread to rise and makes alcohol
from sugar
Candida albican causes yeast infections in women.
algae - answer - eukaryote
- Photosynthetic creatures.
create their own food from CO2 and water using energy from sunshine.
ANSWER: Protozoa are single-celled eukaryotes whose cell walls are
comparable to those of mammals in terms of dietary requirements and cellular
structure.
, - Greek for "first animal"
ANSWER: viruses are not considered cells.
- neither prokaryotic nor eukaryotic.
- considered particles.
Helminths - ANSWER: Greek for worm
Include tapeworms, flukes, and roundworms.
- need a host for survival.
Medical Microbiology is the branch that deals with microorganisms that cause
disease in humans and animals.
Public Health Microbiology and Epidemiology is the ANSWER branch that
monitors and controls the transmission of illness in populations.
immunology - ANSWER branch explores the intricate web of defensive
chemicals and cells created in ANSWER to an infection.
Industrial microbiology - ANSWER section protects our food and water.
The ANSWER section of agricultural microbiology studies the interaction
between microorganisms with domesticated plants and animals.
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