Assignment:
The Main Themes of Microbiology
Chapter Review Questions: Answer the following questions as you read/review the chapter materials. Make your answers short and concise, get to the point. Do not copy full paragraphs from the book.
1. Define the term ubiquitous and describe how this term is appropriately used describing microbes on earth.
2. List and give examples of six types of microorganisms.
3. What are 6 branches of microbiology? Why is each one important.
4. What are two types of prokaryotes?
5. Differentiate among bacteria, archaea, and eukaryotic cells.
6. Give an example of how humans manipulate microorganisms for their own uses.
7. What are three main domains of life?
8. How are scientific names assigned? What is a proper way to write them?
9. What is germ theory of disease? why it is essential to the treatment of infectious diseases?
10. What is the purpose of Koch's postulates?