level: Level 1
Questions and Answers List
INTRODUCTION TO MICROBIOLOGY
level questions: Level 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| define microbiology | This is the study of prokaryotic organisms such as bacteria and their economic importance to man,animals,enviroment and the biosphere at large. |
| Who postulated the existence of unseen microbiological life? | The existence of microorganism was postulated by JAINISM. |
| who was the first person to use microscope to observe living things | ROBERT HOOKE |
| Who is the father of microbiology and why and when | ANTONIE VAN LEEUWENHOEK[1632-1723] is the father of microbiology because he was the first person to observe ,describe ,study and perform scientific experiments on microorganisms[bacteria] in 1675 with the aid of a simple microscope of his own design where he established that there were forms of life not visible to the naked eye |
| Who first comprehensively postulated the theory of SPONTANEOUS GENERATION | ARISTOTLE |
| When ANTONIE VAN LEEUWENHOEK first observed microorganisms he called them what? | ANIMALCULES |
| Who found that microorganisms would settle in a sterilized[boiled] broth only after it has been exposed to air | LAZZARO SPALLANZANI[1729-1799] |
| Who is the father of GERM THEORY OF DISEASES and why | LOUIS PASTEUR[1822-1895] IS THE FATHER OF GERM THEORY OF DISEASES because he expanded on spallanzani`s research and found out that the microorganisms growing in a sterilized broth after being exposed to air came from outside as spore and dust rather than spontaneously generated in it. |
| state the theory of spontaneous generation | This states that living matter could arise from non living matter |
| state the germ theory of disease | this states that micro organisms known as pathogens or germs can lead to disease |
| Expailn KOCH`S POSTULATES | Theorized by Robert Koch[1843-1910] in 1876 states that microbes can cause disease |
| 5 examples of animal disease caused by bacteria | tuberculosis leprosy typhoid cholera meningitis diptheria pneumonia gonorrhea tetanus whooping cough syphillis anthrax contagious abortism dysentry yaws |
| 5 examples animal disease caused by protozoa | malaria[caused by plasmodium] trypanosomiasis[sleeping sickness in man,nagana in cattle](caused by trypanosome) coccidiosis caused by EIMERIA spp. redwater disease caused by BABESIA spp. trichomoniasis |
| 5 examples of animal disease caused by fungi | thrush athlete foot ringworm aspergillosis |
| 5 examples of animal disease caused by viruses | yellow fever HIV/AIDS foot and mouth disease newcastle disease common cold influenza poliomyelities infective hepatitis measles small pox chicken pox |
| 5 examples of plant disease caused by bacteria | yam rot tomato rot onion rot banana wilt cassava wilt |
| 5 examples of plant disease caused by fungi | rice blast maize smut rice smut coffee leaf rust citrus scab |
| 5 examples of plant disease caused by viruses | maize streak yam mosaic disease cassava mosaic disease rosette disease cowpea mosaic disease |