Question

2. Differentiate between a genus, specific epithet, and species (BL4)
3. Describe some main differences in cell structure that are used to distinguish bacteria, archaea, fungi, protozoa, algae, and viruses (BL4)
4. Judge the contributions of Edward Jenner, Louis Pasteur, Ignaz Semmelweis, and Robert Koch toward disproving “spontaneous generation” (BL5)
5. Describe the contributions of Paul Ehrlich, Alexander Fleming, and Selman Waksman to the field of medicine (BL2)
6. Summarize the steps whereby Jenner vaccinated an 8 year old boy in 1796 (BL2)
7. Match the term (ex. “immunologist”) with field of study ex.( ”studies the immune system,”) for the following: bacteriologist, mycologist, parasitologist, virologist, immunologist, geneticist, and microbial ecologist (BL1)
8. Summarize 4 beneficial uses of microorganisms (BL3)
9. Differentiate biotechnology from recombinant DNA technology (BL4)
10. Substantiate the reasons for EIDs (emerging infectious diseases) (BL5) and briefly describe two recent diseases that were discussed in the text (BL2)

Answer 1

Answer 7:- Bacteriologist :- It is a branch of microbiology deals with the identification, study and cultivation of bacteria.

Mycologist :- It is the branch of biology deals with the study of fungi.

Parasitologist :- It is the branch of biology that deals with parasites and the effect of parasitism.

Virologist :- It is the science that deals with study of virus and the disease caused by them.

Immunologist :- An immunologist is an expert in immunology which is branch of biomedical science that deals with immune system.

Geneticist :- A geneticist is a biologist who study genetics., the science of gene, heredity and variation of an organism.

Microbial ecologist :- It is the ecology of microorganism their relationship with one another and with environment.