WORD LIST
ACELLULAR
ALGAE
ARCHAEA
BACTERIOLOGY
BEIJERINCK
BINARY FISSION
CAPITAL
CHROMOSOMES
CYTOPLASMIC STREAMING
DISEASE
EHRLICH
EPIDEMIOLOGY
ETIOLOGY
EUBACTERIA
EUKARYOTIC
FLEMING
FUNGI
GENUS
GOLDEN AGE
HABITAT
HISTONES
INOCULATING NEEDLE
ITALICS
JENNER
KOCH
LEEUWENHOEK
LISTER
MEDIA
MICROBIOLOGY
MORPHOLOGY
MYCOLOGY
NAME
NEEDHAM
NUCLEAR MEMBRANE
NUCLEOID
NUCLEOLUS
ORGANELLES
PASTEUR
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44. When written properly, the scientific name of an
organism appears in _____.
46. Edward ______ used fluids from cowpox lesions as
a vaccine to prevent small pox.
49. The species name should always begin with a
_____ letter.
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PASTEURIZATION
PATHOGENS
PEPTIDOGLYCAN
PHYCOLOGY
POSTULATES
PROKARYOTAE
PROKARYOTIC
PROTISTA
RABIES
REDI
SHAPE
SMALL
SPECIES
SPONTANEOUS
STEROLS
STRAIN
VIROLOGY
VIRUSES
WHITTAKER
INTRODUCTION TO MICROBIOLOGY
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Type cells that possess a “true” nucleus, organelles
and multiplies by mitosis.
The study of the form/structure of an organism.
Paired structures that occur within the eukaryotic
cell’s nucleus.
The “ancient” bacteria whose cell walls lack murein
(pepdioglycan
Type cell lacking a “true” nucleus and organelles.
Complex lipids found in the cell membranes of
eukaryotic cells.
The _____ __ of Microbiology refers to about fifty
years (1875 - 1918) of very rapid development.
The scientific name Streptococcus indicates the
organisms _______.
The first word in the scientific name of an organism.
Francis ____ performed experiments using chunks
of meat placed in jars in attempt to disprove
spontaneous generation.
The “true” bacteria.
The typical or “true” bacteria are classified in the
Kingdom ______.
Prokaryotic cells multiply by _____ _____.
Paul ____ introduced chemotherapy, the use of
chemical compounds to treat disease.
The constant movement of the cytoplasm in
eukaryotic cells.
Small structures within eukaryotic cells that perform
specific functions.
Alexander _______ discovered the antibiotic
penicillin.
A group of organisms that has characteristics
differing slightly from others in a species, but not
different enough to justify a different species name.
The study of factors influencing the occurrence and
spread of disease.
The study of microscopic organisms.
Robert ______ introduced the five kingdom system
of classification.
Joseph _____ introduced the use of phenol
(carbolic acid) as an antiseptic/disinfectant to
prevent infection.
The scientific name of the organism may be derived
from the ______ of the researcher that studied the
organism.
Sites of ribosomal RNA synthesis in the nucleus of
the eukaryotic cell.
Louis ______ performed experiments using “swannecked” flasks to disprove spontaneous generation.
The scientific name Neisseria gonorrhea indicates
the _______ produced by this organism.
Martinus _____ discovered the presence of
filterable agents, viruses, capable of causing
disease in tobacco plants.
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Robert ____ introduced the use of agar to produce
a solid medium and the inoculating needle (loop) to
isolate or transfer an organism.
The study of algae.
Disease causing organisms.
The genus name should always begin with a _____
letter.
The study of fungi.
According to the Theory of ______ Generation living
organisms arose from decaying nonliving materials.
Structure of viruses.
The nuclear structure (body) in a prokaryotic cell is
called the _____.
The second word in the scientific name of an
organism that includes a group of identical
organisms.
These microorganisms are obligate intracellular
parasites.
Single celled (and some multicellular) eukaryotic
organisms capable of photosynthesis.
John ______developed the first medium (an
infusion broth) for the cultivation of microorganisms.
The study of viruses.
Pasteur developed this method using heat to
prevent the spoilage of wine.
The study of bacteria.
This structure surrounds the nuclear material in a
eukaryotic cell.
The scientific name Escherichia coli describes the
organism’s _____.
Koch developed solid _______ for the isolation of
bacteria.
Koch used a charred splinter of wood to transfer
bacteria from a single colony; this is now called the
_______ ____.
Chemical compound found in the cell walls of
prokaryotic cells.
The study of the cause of a disease.
This kingdom contains organisms that are
unicellular and multicellular, absorptive and
eukaryotic.
Anton van ______ was the first to observe the
presence of microscopic organisms.
Pasteur introduced a method of prevention for this
disease using dried spinal cord material removed
from infected animals.
Kingdom of organisms that includes algae,
protozoans and slime molds.
Koch’s _____ describe a set of experimental steps
for relating a specific microbe to a specific disease.
Proteins associated with the DNA in the nucleus of
eukaryotic cells.