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MICROBIOLOGY EXAM 1 REVIEW pdf Know the types of organisms? a. Bacteria, archaea, fungi, protozoa, algae, viruses, and multicellular animal parasites 2. Be familiar with bioremediation. a. The... process of using biological organisms to break down hazardous substances into less toxic or nontoxic substances. b. Includes crime scene cleanup, cleanup of contaminated soil, and oil spill cleanup 3. Know the scientists discussed in the chapter 1 lecture and their contributions to the field of microbiology. a. Louis Pasteur – disproved idea of spontaneous generation, swan-neck experiment, fermentation, pasteurizations b. Robert Koch – aseptic technique and germ-theory of disease 4. Why were the swan-necked flasks used in Pasteur’s experiment to disprove the theory of spontaneous generation? a. To allow oxygen in but not dust to enter. The broth didn’t show signs of life until he broke off the neck of the flask allowing dust, and therefore microbes, to enter. 5. Explain the importance of Koch’s postulates? a. He used a sequence of procedures that are used today to prove that a microorganism causes a particular disease. 6. Define sterile. a. The state of something being totally clean, free from bacteria or other living microorganisms. 7. Know how to correctly write scientific names. a. Names should always be italicized or underlined. The first letter of the genus name is capitalized but the specific epithet is not. 8. Be able to identify a dehydration synthesis reaction. a. Process of joining 2 molecules or compounds together following the removal of water. 9. Be able to identify a hydrolysis [Show More]

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