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Microbiology exam 1
Micro Exam 1
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Biology
Graduate
06/01/2010

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WHo is the Father of Microbiology?
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Anthony von Leeuwenhoek
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Demonstrated the experiment that found worms on rotting meat that came from eggs of flies landing on the meat?
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Francesco Redi
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Who is the father of modern microbiology?
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Louis Pasteur (also invented the rabies vaccine)
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Who introduced the first vaccination for humans? (smallpox vaccine)
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Edward Jenner
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WHo discovered the first first antibiotic? penecillin
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Alexander Flemming
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Define conjugation
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Process of genetic recombination between two organisms via a cytoplasmic bridge between them.
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what is the purpose of interferons?
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they inhibit protein synthesis so viruses cannot replicate
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Describe the basic components of a eukaryotic cell
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has a membrane bound nucleus, contains internal organelles, can be single or multicellular
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Describe the basic structure of a prokaryote (Bacteria ans Archaea)
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single cell organisms,no membrane bound nucleus, has a rigid cell well made of peptidoglycan
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