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Chapter 1:

Question 1: What were the experiments that disproved spontaneous generation?

Question 2: Describe the germ theory of disease and how it came about.

Question 3: Describe the major fields of microbiology. Bacteriology, mycology, Parasitology, immunology, virology and microbial genetics.

Question 4: Describe the major microorganisms. Archaea,Bacteria, Fungi, Protozoa, Algae, Viruses and eukaryotic parasites. How do we differentiate these from one another.

Question 5: What is a pathogen? Explain the interaction between a pathogen and its host organism.

Question 6: What was meant by the golden age of microbiology?

Chapter 2:

Question 1: Explain how a microscope works and what physical properties are required for it to work.

Question 2: What is resolution, and magnification. When are they important. Can you have one without the other?

Question 3: What is the difference between the images found in a bright field illumination, darkfield, phase contrast, fluorescence, Confocal and electron microscopy.

Question 4: Know the sizes of various microbes, atoms and such.

Question 5: Describe simple, differential, acid fast, negative staining, endospore staining and flagella staining. What are they used for. Give positive examples

Question 6: How does the oil immersion work?

Question 7: How does and electron microscope work? What are they used for?