Bmsc 210 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

what is microbiology - Study of things not visible to the naked eye - study of microorganisms what is influenced by microbes - - water quality - production of milk - production of fermented food - production of insulin etc. what is an example of ancestral knowledge of microbiology? - the use of milk fermentation to produce yogurt and cheese what event is considered to have started the field of microbiology - the invention of the microscope and the observation of micro-organisms

BMSC 210 Midterm 2 | 100% Correct Answers | Verified | Latest 2024 Version What is genetic engineering? - using in vitro techniques to alter genetic material in the lab What is recombinant DNA technology? - the artificial recombination of DNA from two organisms What are some basic techniques of genetic engineering? - DNA amplification electrophoesis nucleic acid hybridization molecular cloning expressing foreign genes targeted mutagenesis What is heterologous expression? - expr...

What are some properties of all cells? - Growth, metabolism, and evolution What are properties of some cells? - differentiation, communication, genetic exchange, motility What domain of life do marcroorganisms belong to? - Eukarya How did the diversity of life arise? - Through evolution Which encoding gene was/is slow to evolve? - The gene encoding the small ribosomal subunit in both eukarya (18S) and Bacteria/Archaea (16S) Which domain is archaea most closely related to? - Eukarya How is...

BMSC 210 Midterm 1 Questions | 100% Correct Answers | Verified | Latest 2024 Version The person who described the "wee animalcules" was? - Antoni van Leeuwenhoek In what/which domain(s) of life is/are microorganisms represented? - Archaea, Bacteria, Eukarya Which of the following statements is correct? A. Microorganisms represent a much smaller amount of Earth's biomass than animals B. Microorganisms are significant in number, but not in overall biomass C. Microorganisms represen...

What are properties of all cells? - Growth Metabolism Evolution LUCA - Last universal common ancestor How do we decide how the phylogenetic tree is drawn? - Use ribosomes. All organisms have it and it has been the same for billions of years What are the domains? - Bacteria Archaea Eukarya What defines the domains of cells? - Their rRNA sequencing What domains are most closely related? - Archaea and eukarya What emerged from Archaea? - Eukarya How do we know kw when oxygen appeare...

BMSC 210 Post-Midterm 2 Quizzes | 100% Correct Answers | Verified | Latest 2024 Version Which is one major difference between anaerobic and aerobic respiration? - Electron acceptor Fermentation has a relatively low ATP yield compared to aerobic respiration because - oxidative phosphorylation yields a lot of ATP. Aerobic respiration and anaerobic respiration use different ________________, while chemolithotrophs and chemoorganotrophs use different _________________. - electron acce...

What is genetic engineering? - using in vitro techniques to alter genetic material in the lab What is recombinant DNA technology? - the artificial recombination of DNA from two organisms What are some basic techniques of genetic engineering? - DNA amplification electrophoesis nucleic acid hybridization molecular cloning expressing foreign genes targeted mutagenesis What is heterologous expression? - expressing a gene in a different host What is the polymerase chain reaction? - rapid a...

BMSC 210 Midterm 1 Review | 100% Correct Answers | Verified | Latest 2024 Version Describe Koch's postulates and the significance of his experiment - Koch's postulates: with the use of anthrax provided a basis for Germ Theory. the experiment: extract blood from diseased individual grow culture put culture into healthy individual, develop disease extract this blood, culture it to show same results Describe the importance of Louis Pasteur and the significance of his swan-neck flask exp...