Foundations of Biomedical Science

Flashcards created for the Foundations of Biomedical Science lecture to aid in exam preparation.

The study of small living organisms is called __.

Microbiology.

Koch's Postulates outline the steps for identifying a __ disease.

specific infectious.

_ is a type of bacteria that is round in shape.

Coccus.

protect against microbial disease by promoting sanitation and hygiene.

Microbiological discoveries.

Most organisms, about __%, are considered harmless.

87.

The __ system is used to name organisms using Genus and species names.

Binomial.

The majority of normal flora microbe species are found in the __.

large intestine.

___ were the first to demonstrate the effectiveness of handwashing in reducing infection rates.

Ignaz Semmelweis.

Fungi differ from plants because they do not use __ to obtain energy.

photosynthesis.

__ is one of the major contributors to the field of microbiology who discovered pasteurisation.

Louis Pasteur.

The __ are single-celled organisms that lack a nucleus.

Prokaryotes.

An example of a unicellular fungus is __.

yeast.

Bacteria that are able to obtain energy from sunlight are classified as __.

phototrophic.

Viruses consist of __ and a protein coat called a capsid.

nucleic acid.

Staphylococcus aureus is an example of a bacteria named using the __ naming system.

binomial.

The __ is the region of the body that is considered to have the highest microbial load.

large intestine.

The study of infectious microbes has led to better __ practices.

hygiene.

The specific causative agent of an infectious disease must be isolated in __ culture according to Koch's findings.

pure.

The three domains of life include Eubacteria, Archaea, and __.

Eucarya.

In microbiology, microorganisms that are usually harmless but can become pathogenic under certain conditions are called __ organisms.

opportunistic.

The average daily faecal mass per person is approximately __ grams.

353.