1. Review of the Scientific Method, Why Microbes Matter, Brief History of Microbiology, and Microbial Classification Overview In Class Activity

2. The following are qualitative weather observations EXCEPT
Mostly sunny
Low of 67°F
Windy
High humidity

3. TRUE/FALSE: A law is a statement or a mathematical equation that explains natural phenomena

4. When Leo Messi was diagnosed with a growth hormone disorder, he stood at just 4’2”. When he signed with F.C. Barcelona at age 13, his deal was contingent upon the organization paying for his treatments: injections of human growth hormone. In the past, treatments of human growth hormone were costly and rare, as the growth hormone was extracted from the anterior pituitary of cadavers. However, at the time of Messi’s treatment, the standard was to utilize a different source: the gene that encodes for growth hormone was inserted into bacterial chromosomes, and the bacteria produced the growth hormone. What is the name of this type of biotechnology?

5. The process of heating food, usually liquid, just enough to kill microbes without changing the food's basic qualities is termed
fermentation.
pasteurization.
respiration.
transformation.

6. Who from the following list performed experiments that discredited spontaneous generation? Choose all that apply.
Aristotle
Lazzaro Spallanzani
Francesco Redi
Louis Pasteur
John Needham
I and II
I, II, III
III, IV, V
II, III, IV
I and V

7. Who discovered penicillin?
Robert Koch
Alexander Fleming
Robert Hooke
Joseph Lister

8. Who is responsible for building the first simple microscope?
Isaac Newton
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
Louis Pasteur
Joseph Lister

9. In the early years of microbiology, microorganisms were referred to as
cooties.
animalcules.
zygotes.
prokaryotes.

10. What is incorrect in the following binomial classification: escherichia Coli?

11. Which of the following are nonliving microbes?
Protists
Prions
Viruses
Both b & c
Both a & c

12. Which of the following is NOT a form of locomotion used by protozoa?
pseudopodia
cilia
flagella
budding

13. Protists are in which of the 3 domains of life?
Archaea
Eukarya
Bacteria

14. Where are you most likely to find archaea?
hot springs
a local stream
soil in your backyard
the scum of an aquarium

15. Which of the following describes a difference between bacteria and archaea?
Bacteria have cell walls composed of peptidoglycan, whereas archaea do not.
Archaea can live only in water, and bacteria can live anywhere.
Bacteria lack nuclei, whereas archaea do not.
Bacteria reproduce asexually, whereas archaea reproduce sexually.