Taxonomy – Microbiology Lab Final Exam
The key terms of Microbiology Lab Final Exam include, Taxonomy.
_________ is the science of naming & classifying things.
taxonomy – correct
numerology
speciation
phylogeny
Which method uses antibody reactions to identify and/or classify microbes, including bacteria?
differential staining
serology – correct
numerical taxonomy
morphology
biochemical tests
In science, when a idea has been thoroughly supported by long-term study with much experimental data and grown in scope, it is considered:
a theory – correct
a law
a hypothesis
a speculation
proven
Who was the first person known to observe single-celled organisms with a microscope?
Koch
Hooke
Jenner
van Leeuwenhoek – correct
Pasteur
Which of the following taxonomic levels is between a phylum and a family?
species
genus
kingdom
order – correct
domain
Who disproved the theory of spontaneous generation (for the world as it is now)?
Koch
Hooke
Pasteur – correct
Jenner
van Leeuwenhoek
A scientist who studies the distribution and spread of infectious disease in a population is a(n):
epidemiologist – correct
pathologist
etiologist
microbial geneticist
environmental microbiologist
A researcher who studies how the body combats smallpox would be a(n): ______________?
immunologist – correct
industrial microbiologist
microbial ecologist
microbial geneticist
_________ is the science of naming & classifying things.
taxonomy – correct
numerology
speciation
phylogeny
Which method uses antibody reactions to identify and/or classify microbes, including bacteria?
differential staining
serology – correct
numerical taxonomy
morphology
biochemical tests
In science, when a idea has been thoroughly supported by long-term study with much experimental data and grown in scope, it is considered:
a theory – correct
a law
a hypothesis
a speculation
proven
Who was the first person known to observe single-celled organisms with a microscope?
Koch
Hooke
Jenner
van Leeuwenhoek – correct
Pasteur
_________ is the science of naming & classifying things.
taxonomy – correct
numerology
speciation
phylogeny
Which method uses antibody reactions to identify and/or classify microbes, including bacteria?
differential staining
serology – correct
numerical taxonomy
morphology
biochemical tests
In science, when a idea has been thoroughly supported by long-term study with much experimental data and grown in scope, it is considered:
a theory – correct
a law
a hypothesis
a speculation
proven
Who was the first person known to observe single-celled organisms with a microscope?
Koch
Hooke
Jenner
van Leeuwenhoek – correct
Pasteur