UNIT I

The science of small life

Father of modern taxonomy

two-name method for identifying plants and animals

composition of Binomial nomenclature

simple, single-celled organisms that has cell walls made of peptidogycan

microorganisms often found in extreme environment

Eukaryotic organisms that obtains nourishments by absorbing solutions of organic materials in their environment; has cell walls made of chitin

Photosynthetic eukaryotes that has cell walls made of cellulose

Unicellular eukaryotic microbes that moves by using pseudopods, flagella, or cilia

acellular organisms that are only considered to be living when they multiply within host cells they infect

hypothesis stipulating that living organisms arise form nonliving matter

introduced the concept of Biogenesis

killing microorganisms in the process of heating then rapidly cooling.

He developed a synthetic arsenic drug called salvarsan

treatment of disease by using chemical substances; chemical treatment of non-infectious diseases.

Chemotherapeutic drug produced naturally by bacteria and fungi

chemotherapeutic agents prepared from chemicals in the laboratory.

study of bacteria

study of fungi, including medical, agricultural, and ecological branches.

study of protozoa and parasitic worms.

study of an organism’s genes.

study of immunity

Slimy layers on surfaces formed by bacterial communities

ability of the lenses to distinguish fine detail and structure