Exam 1: Scope of Microbiology

A relationship between organisms in which the waste product of one provides nutrients for another is called

All bacteria are __________ cells.

Fossils of prokaryotes go back __________ billion years.

Another term for spontaneous generation is __________.

A relationship in which two organisms benefit is referred to as __________.

The proteins implicated in spongiform encephalopathy are __________.

The total magnification of an object viewed with a compound microscope with an ocular lens of ´10 and an objective lens of ´40 is ´__________.

The cleanup of various industrial wastes by living organisms is referred to as __________.

Low-power microscopes designed for observing fairly large objects such as insects or worms are

Microorganisms of various species are often organized into complex communities on a surface and are called __________.

In the sixteenth century a father-and-son team,by the name of __________,produced a compound microscope consisting of a simple tube with lenses at each end.

The correct descending order of taxonomic categories is

A microscope that provides a three-dimensional image of a specimen is a

The tool of choice to observe living microorganisms is the

Which of the following organisms is used in the production of cheese?

Which of the following scientists performed the first vaccination against smallpox?

Which of the following scientists discovered the antibiotic properties of Penicillium?

The binominal system of nomenclature was originally developed by