Topic:
Microbiology
Name: _______________________________________________________ Period: _________
Microbes
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Organisms that are too _____________________ to be seen with the naked eye
The four types include
o _________________________________
o Virus
o Fungi
o Parasites (some)
The First Microbiologist
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Anton _________________________________was the first person to look at microbes under
the microscope
He observed pond water and called what he saw _________________________________
What do
Microbiologists Do?
Bacteria Are Ideal
Microbes
Fascinating Facts
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They study the effect of microbes on _________________________________
Work in almost every _________________________________
o Food, agriculture and pollution control, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals
and health, government agencies and labs, in education as teachers and
researchers
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Reproduce _________________________________via binary fission
Can divide every______________ minutes so _______________________________can be done
in a fraction of the time of eukaryotic cells
How many bacteria would be produced after 10 generations? ___________
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The _________________________ living things on Earth
Microbial genomes (10 million bases) are ______________________ in size as compared
to human genomes (3 billion bases)
They live in every _________________________ on planet Earth (ice, boiling water, deep
ocean, hot springs)
There are more _________________________ cells in your body than human cells
Bacteria produce almost half of the air we breathe
Fields of Microbiology Presentations:
Food Microbiology
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Industrial Microbiology
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Fuel Production
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Environmental Microbiology
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Digestive Health
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Medicines
Biological Warfare
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