Chapters 1 Through 3 Review Q&a Study Guide For Microbiology

Review Questions Chapter 11. One type of microscope that provides a three-dimensional image of a specimen is the scanning electron microscope. 2. One type of microscope capable of observing living microorganisms is the Phase contrast microscope3. Which scientist is most responsible for ending the controversy about spontaneous generation? Louis Pasteur4. Fossils of prokaryotes go back 3.5 to 4 billion years.5. Which of the following is not a microorganism? insect6. The correct descending order of the taxonomic categories is domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species.7. Complex communities of microorganisms on surfaces are called biofilms. 8. A relationship between organisms in which the waste product of one provides nutrients for another is called commensalism. 9. Which of the following sites of the human body does not have a normal flora? blood10. Which of the following industries use(s) microorganisms? Chemical, Wine, cheese11. All bacteria are prokaryotic cells based on presence or absence of cellular structures.12. Cells that contain a nucleus are eukaryotic cells.13. The taxonomic resource for information on bacteria is the Bergey’s Manual of Systematic Bacteriology. 14. The proteins implicated in spongiform encephalopathy are prion proteins. 15. The cleanup of different industrial waste is referred to as bioremediation. 16. Name