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This document contains multiple-choice questions on microbiology topics. It covers the final exam for the SCI250 course.
What's inside
- Microbes and their activities
- Parasitology and mycology
- Microbiology history and discoveries
- Microbiology techniques and classification
- Parasites and symbiosis
- Diseases and epidemiology
Who it is for: Students taking the SCI250 microbiology course. (Undergraduate)
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Summary
Microbiology is the study of microbes, their environments, and their effects on other living things. Students get a set of multiple-choice questions to test their knowledge of microbiology.
Microbes and their study
Microbes are everywhere. They play roles in decomposition, digestion and energy capture. Mycologists study fungi. Phagocytes and immune defenses were discovered by Elie Metchinkoff.
Microbes and disease
Microbes can cause disease. Some live as parasites. Others live in symbiosis. Some diseases have unknown causes. Some diseases spread worldwide. Some diseases can be eradicated.
Microbes and the body
Microbes live on and in the body. Some are helpful. Some cause disease. The body has defenses against microbes. Some diseases are caused by microbes. Some diseases are caused by the body's own immune system.
Microbes and the environment
Microbes can degrade harmful substances. Microbes can be used in industry. Microbes can be transmitted through food. Microbes can cause infections in different parts of the body.
Key terms
- microbes
- Microbes are tiny living things, including bacteria, viruses and fungi.
- mycologist
- A mycologist is a scientist who studies fungi.
- parasite
- A parasite is an organism that lives at the expense of another organism.
- symbiosis
- Symbiosis is an association between two or more species.
- idopathic disease
- An idiopathic disease has unknown causes.
- epidemiology
- Epidemiology is the study of factors and mechanisms of disease frequency and spread within a population.
Questions this document helps with
- What do microbes do in the environment?
- How do microbes cause disease?
- What are some ways the body defends against microbes?
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