Microbiology: Principles and Explorations
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ISBN: 9781118743164
Author: Jacquelyn G. Black, Laura J. Black
Publisher: WILEY
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Microbiology: Principles and Explorations
Ch. 1 - List three reasons to study microbiology.Ch. 1 - What is the difference between microbiology and...Ch. 1 - Prob. 1.3SCCh. 1 - List five bacterial diseases and five viral...Ch. 1 - Prob. 2.1SCCh. 1 - State the germ theory of disease. Try to think of...Ch. 1 - How did Pasteurs experiment with swan-necked...Ch. 1 - Why was the French microbiologists method of broth...Ch. 1 - What were the scientific contributions of Jenner,...Ch. 1 - Prob. 3.2SC
Ch. 1 - What is the Human Genome Project? How has...Ch. 1 - Prob. 1CCSCh. 1 - Prob. 1CTQCh. 1 - Can you think of some reasons why it might be hard...Ch. 1 - As often happens in science, one observation or...Ch. 1 - It is likely that others beside Anton van...Ch. 1 - The completion of chromosomal mapping and...Ch. 1 - Prob. 6CTQCh. 1 - Prob. 1SQCh. 1 - Conclusive evidence of thriving microbial life has...Ch. 1 - Which of the following is not true? (a) A single...Ch. 1 - Which is false regarding Archaea? (a) They lack a...Ch. 1 - Why are microbes important to study and how are...Ch. 1 - Prob. 6SQCh. 1 - Prob. 7SQCh. 1 - Animals such as worms and ticks are too large to...Ch. 1 - Prob. 9SQCh. 1 - Prob. 10SQCh. 1 - What triggered the development and establishment...Ch. 1 - Prob. 12SQCh. 1 - Prob. 13SQCh. 1 - The biggest obstacle in the acceptance and...Ch. 1 - Match the following terms to the appropriate...Ch. 1 - Prob. 16SQCh. 1 - Prob. 17SQCh. 1 - Prob. 18SQCh. 1 - Describe the contributions of the following...Ch. 1 - Prob. 20SQCh. 1 - Prob. 21SQCh. 1 - Prob. 22SQ
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