Microbiology-branches & Themes

1. ________ is involved in the study of the bacteria.

Mycology

Bacteriology

Virology

Phycology/algology

Parasitology

2. ________ is involved in the study of parasitism and parasitic organisms.

Bacteriology

Protozoology

Virology

Mycology

Parasitology

3. ________ is involved in the study of the function of genetic material and biochemical reactions of cells involved in metabolism and growth.

Mycology

Virology

Microbial ecology

Microbial genetics/molecular biology

Parasitology

4. _________ is involved in the study of viruses

Bacteriology

Parasitology

Virology

Mycology

Protozoology

5. Which branch/branches study the complex web of protective substances and cells produced in response to infection.

Public health microbiology and epidemology

Agricultural microbiology

Immunology

Biotechnology

Genetic engineering and recombinant DNA technology

6. Which branch/branches involve techniques that deliberately alter the genetic makeup of organisms to mass-produce human hormones and other drugs, create totally new substances and develop organisms with unique methods of synthesis and adaptation.

Biotechnology

Immunology

Public health microbiology and epidemiology

Genetic engineering and recombinant DNA technology

Agricultural microbiology

7. _________ is a group of eukaryotes that includes both microscopic eukaryotes (molds and yeasts) and larger organisms (mushrooms, puffballs).

Parasites

Bacteria

Fungi

Viruses

Protozoa

8. _____________ is involved in the study of the classification, naming and identification of microorganisms.

Microbial ecology

Microbial genetics/molecular biology

Microbial morphology

Microbial taxonomy

Microbial physiology

9. Which branch/branches explore the ecology of natural waters as well as the impact of microbes on water purity and treatment?

Agricultural microbiology

Public health microbiology and epidemiology

Immunology

Food microbiology and dairy microbiology

Aquatic microbiology

10. _________ is involved in the study of the protozoa.

Microbial physiology

Phycology/algology

Protozoology

Parasitology

Mycology

11. What is the branch/branches of microbiology that is concerned with the relationships between microbes and domesticated plants and animals?

Public health microbiology and epidemiology

Immunology

Agricultural microbiology

Food microbiology and dairy microbiology

Aquatic microbiology

12. _________ is involved in the study of interrelationships between microbes and the environment and the roles of microorganisms in the nutrient cycles of soil, water and other natural ecosystems.

Microbial taxonomy

Microbial physiology

Microbial morphology

Microbial ecology

Microbial genetics/ molecular biology

13. _________ is a process which involoves the introduction of microbes into the environment to restore stability or to clean up toxic pollutants in order to control the massive levels of pollution that result from human activities.

Recombinant DNA

Bioremediation

Genetic engineering

Biofilms

Epidemiology

14. _________ is the technology that makes it possible to deliberately alter DNA and to switch genetic material from one organism to another.

Recombinant DNA

Bioremediation

Genetic engineering

Biofilms

Epidemiology

15. What branch/branches of microbiology monitor and control the spread of diseases in communities?

Immunology

Agriculture microbiology

Food microbiology and dairy microbiology

Biotechnology

Public health microbiology and epidemiology

16. ___________ are complex masses in which microbes cling together in living layers.

Recombinant DNA

Bioremediation

Genetic engineering

Biofilms

Epidemiology

Submit

18. _________ is involved in the study of the fungi.

Mycology

Bacteriology

Parasitology

Virology

Phycology/algology

19. _________ traditionally include pathogenic protozoa, helminth worms and certain insects.

Protozoa

Parasites

Viruses

Bacteria

Fungi

20. Which branch/branches include such diverse areas as vaccination, blood testing and allergy?

Immunology

Genetic engineering and recombinant DNA technology

Biotechnology

Public health microbiology and epidemiology

Aquatic microbiology

21. _______ is a newer area of biotechnology that manipulates the genetics of microbes, plants and animals for the purpose of creating new products and genetically modified organisms.

Recombinant DNA

Bioremediation

Genetic engineering

Biofilms

Epidemiology

22. _____________ is involved in the study of the detailed structure of microorganisms.

Microbial morphology

Microbial physiology

Mycology

Microbial taxonomy

Microbial ecology

23. ________ are small, single-celled prokaryotic organisms.

Fungi

Protozoa

Viruses

Parasites

Bacteria

24. _______ are animal-like and mostly single-celled eukaryotes.

Protozoa

Parasites

Bacteria

Viruses

Fungi

25. _________ is involved in the study of simple photosynthetic eukaryotes, the algae, ranging from single-celled forms to large seaweeds.

Bacteriology

Microbial ecology

Phycology/algology

Microbial morphology

Microbial taxonomy

26. _________ is involved in the study of microbial function (metabolism) at the cellular and molecular levels.

Microbial morphology

Microbial ecology

Microbial physiology

Microbial taxonomy

Microbial genetics/molecular biology

27. _______ are minute, noncellular particles that parasitize cells.

Fungi

Bacteria

Protozoa

Viruses

Parasites

28. Which branch/branches of microbiology is/are the most powerful and rapidly growing area(s) in modern microbiology?

Immunology

Aquatic microbiology

Biotechnology

Agricultural microbiology

Genetic engineering and recombinant DNA technology

Submit

30. Which branch/branches includes any process in which humans use the metabolism of living things to arrive at a desired product, ranging from bread making to gene therapy?

Genetic engineering and recombinant DNA technology

Biotechnology

Public health microbiology and epidemiology

Agricultural microbiology

Immunology

Submit

Microbiology-branches & Themes

1. ________ is involved in the study of the bacteria.

2.

What first name or nickname would you like us to use?

2. ________ is involved in the study of parasitism and parasitic organisms.

3. ________ is involved in the study of the function of genetic material and biochemical reactions of cells involved in metabolism and growth.

4. _________ is involved in the study of viruses

5. Which branch/branches study the complex web of protective substances and cells produced in response to infection.

6. Which branch/branches involve techniques that deliberately alter the genetic makeup of organisms to mass-produce human hormones and other drugs, create totally new substances and develop organisms with unique methods of synthesis and adaptation.

7. _________ is a group of eukaryotes that includes both microscopic eukaryotes (molds and yeasts) and larger organisms (mushrooms, puffballs).

8. _____________ is involved in the study of the classification, naming and identification of microorganisms.

9. Which branch/branches explore the ecology of natural waters as well as the impact of microbes on water purity and treatment?

10. _________ is involved in the study of the protozoa.

11. What is the branch/branches of microbiology that is concerned with the relationships between microbes and domesticated plants and animals?

12. _________ is involved in the study of interrelationships between microbes and the environment and the roles of microorganisms in the nutrient cycles of soil, water and other natural ecosystems.

13. _________ is a process which involoves the introduction of microbes into the environment to restore stability or to clean up toxic pollutants in order to control the massive levels of pollution that result from human activities.

14. _________ is the technology that makes it possible to deliberately alter DNA and to switch genetic material from one organism to another.

15. What branch/branches of microbiology monitor and control the spread of diseases in communities?

16. ___________ are complex masses in which microbes cling together in living layers.

17. Despite the beneficial roles microorganisms play on earth, they do great harm to humans as ___________.

18. _________ is involved in the study of the fungi.

19. _________ traditionally include pathogenic protozoa, helminth worms and certain insects.

20. Which branch/branches include such diverse areas as vaccination, blood testing and allergy?

21. _______ is a newer area of biotechnology that manipulates the genetics of microbes, plants and animals for the purpose of creating new products and genetically modified organisms.

22. _____________ is involved in the study of the detailed structure of microorganisms.

23. ________ are small, single-celled prokaryotic organisms.

24. _______ are animal-like and mostly single-celled eukaryotes.

25. _________ is involved in the study of simple photosynthetic eukaryotes, the algae, ranging from single-celled forms to large seaweeds.

26. _________ is involved in the study of microbial function (metabolism) at the cellular and molecular levels.

27. _______ are minute, noncellular particles that parasitize cells.

28. Which branch/branches of microbiology is/are the most powerful and rapidly growing area(s) in modern microbiology?

29. In the long-term scheme of things, microorganisms are the main forces that drive the structure and content of the __, _ and ______.

30. Which branch/branches includes any process in which humans use the metabolism of living things to arrive at a desired product, ranging from bread making to gene therapy?

31. __ and _ live in complex associations with plants. They assist the plants in obtaining nutrients and water and may protect them against disease.

32. A significant proportion of the earth's _____________ is produced by microbes living in the environment and the digestive tracts of animals.

Microbiology-branches & Themes

1. ________ is involved in the study of the bacteria.

2.

What first name or nickname would you like us to use?

2. ________ is involved in the study of parasitism and parasitic organisms.

3. ________ is involved in the study of the function of genetic material and biochemical reactions of cells involved in metabolism and growth.

4. _________ is involved in the study of viruses

5. Which branch/branches study the complex web of protective substances and cells produced in response to infection.

6. Which branch/branches involve techniques that deliberately alter the genetic makeup of organisms to mass-produce human hormones and other drugs, create totally new substances and develop organisms with unique methods of synthesis and adaptation.

7. _________ is a group of eukaryotes that includes both microscopic eukaryotes (molds and yeasts) and larger organisms (mushrooms, puffballs).

8. _____________ is involved in the study of the classification, naming and identification of microorganisms.

9. Which branch/branches explore the ecology of natural waters as well as the impact of microbes on water purity and treatment?

10. _________ is involved in the study of the protozoa.

11. What is the branch/branches of microbiology that is concerned with the relationships between microbes and domesticated plants and animals?

12. _________ is involved in the study of interrelationships between microbes and the environment and the roles of microorganisms in the nutrient cycles of soil, water and other natural ecosystems.

13. _________ is a process which involoves the introduction of microbes into the environment to restore stability or to clean up toxic pollutants in order to control the massive levels of pollution that result from human activities.

14. _________ is the technology that makes it possible to deliberately alter DNA and to switch genetic material from one organism to another.

15. What branch/branches of microbiology monitor and control the spread of diseases in communities?

16. ___________ are complex masses in which microbes cling together in living layers.

17. Despite the beneficial roles microorganisms play on earth, they do great harm to humans as ___________.

18. _________ is involved in the study of the fungi.

19. _________ traditionally include pathogenic protozoa, helminth worms and certain insects.

20. Which branch/branches include such diverse areas as vaccination, blood testing and allergy?

21. _______ is a newer area of biotechnology that manipulates the genetics of microbes, plants and animals for the purpose of creating new products and genetically modified organisms.

22. _____________ is involved in the study of the detailed structure of microorganisms.

23. ________ are small, single-celled prokaryotic organisms.

24. _______ are animal-like and mostly single-celled eukaryotes.

25. _________ is involved in the study of simple photosynthetic eukaryotes, the algae, ranging from single-celled forms to large seaweeds.

26. _________ is involved in the study of microbial function (metabolism) at the cellular and molecular levels.

27. _______ are minute, noncellular particles that parasitize cells.

28. Which branch/branches of microbiology is/are the most powerful and rapidly growing area(s) in modern microbiology?

29. In the long-term scheme of things, microorganisms are the main forces that drive the structure and content of the ______, _______ and ________.

30. Which branch/branches includes any process in which humans use the metabolism of living things to arrive at a desired product, ranging from bread making to gene therapy?

31. ________ and _______ live in complex associations with plants. They assist the plants in obtaining nutrients and water and may protect them against disease.

32. A significant proportion of the earth's _____________ is produced by microbes living in the environment and the digestive tracts of animals.

29. In the long-term scheme of things, microorganisms are the main forces that drive the structure and content of the __, _ and ______.

31. __ and _ live in complex associations with plants. They assist the plants in obtaining nutrients and water and may protect them against disease.