Unit 1

Pure water has a neutral PH because

Florence Nightingale is remembered for __________.

Which of the following types of bacterial cells would have only a single flagellum

Which of the following microbes is generally the smallest?

One group of microorganisms, Archea, has not been associated with causing disease.

A scientist buys a machine that makes DNA. She has to provide necessary chemicals. These would include

when your immune cells encounters a bacteria in your bloodstream, to remove this pathogen, your immune cell may perform

Galactose can bind lactose and prevent it from breaking down lactose. In this context, galactose is an example a

The difference between a prokaryotic and a eukaryotic cell is the presence or absence of __________.

Joseph Lister is remembered for his work advancing the idea of  Antisepsis in health care settings.

A synthesis reaction is also considered which of the following types of reactions

Algae produce most of the world’s oxygen.

In discussion of atomic mass, electrons are often ignored because____

Who created Germ Theory Of Disease

Which of the following is the most alkaline (basic) PH

Bioremediation is the use of dead bacteria to clean up oil spills in the ocean.

Viruses were first discovered because of their effects on human cells.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristics of all living things

Which organelle recycles materials in your cell?

The study of microbiology involves all of the following EXCEPT __________.

Pasteurization is a process of heating liquids such as milk or juices to prevent rapid spoilage.

Which of the following is NOT a type of lipid

Which of the following is NOT an example of a microorganism?

Chemotherapy is the use of chemicals to control microbial growth within a host without harming host cells is called

When the nucleus of an atom contains a constant number of protons, a variable number of neutrons, the atom is called a

A typically multicellular fungus that grows as long filaments called hyphae and reproduces by means of spores

The two scientists whose vaccine work began the field of immunology were Edward Jenner and  Louis pasteur

Gram Stain is a staining technique that separates bacteria into two large groups based on cell wall composition

What type of macromolecules are enzymes

Spontaneous Generation is the theory that living organisms can arise from nonliving matter

A scientific explanation that has been repeatedly verified over many years is usually called a(n) __________.

Eukaryotic organisms that have cell walls and obtain food from other organisms

Algae are classified by using genes for ribosomal RNA.

A bacterial cell is placed in a hypertonic enviorment. Which processes may help the cell survive?

Carl Woese used cell wall composition to distinguish between three types of cells in archaea, bacteria, and eukaryotes.

Sucrose is an example of which of the following

Which of the following statements is a scientific hypothesis?