Unit 1 - Intro to Micro

Which of the following was NOT part of the Golden age of Micro?

• DNA fingerprinting
• Discovery of DNA
• Creation of the electron microscope
• Discovery of viruses

Who discovered penicillin?

• Alexander Fleming
• Edward Jenner
• Craig Venter
• Robert Kock

Which organism is a prokaryote?

• Bacteria
• Fungi
• Helminths
• Humans

Which two organisms have a macroscopic period in their lifecycle?

• fungi & helminths
• protists & fungi
• bacteria & fungi
• helminths & protists

Microbiology is NOT the study of 

• human health
• bacteria
• viral outbreaks
• parasites

The most numerous organisms on earth are

• bacteria
• viruses
• fungi
• humans

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Anton van Leeuwenhoek is known for creating

• the microscope
• vaccines
• aseptic technique
• sterilization

The smallest microbes are

• viruses
• bacteria
• fungi
• helminths

What did Carl Woese add to the field of microbiology?

• first full genome sequence
• discovered the microscope
• discovered synthetic medications
• added archaea to the tree of life

Koch's postulates say

• germs cause disease
• certain germs cause certain diseases
• germs do not cause disease
• a germ may cause many different diseases