microbiology
What is the study of microorganisms known as?
Microbiology
Which of the following is not a type of microorganism?
Mammals
What is the basic structural unit of all living organisms?
Cell
Which of the following is a prokaryotic microorganism?
Archaea
Who is credited with the discovery of the first antibiotic, penicillin?
Alexander Fleming
Which of the following is not a method of controlling microbial growth?
Fermentation
What is the term for a single-celled microscopic organisms that have a cell wall but lack a nucleus?
Bacteria
Which of the following is a microorganism that requires oxygen to survive?
Aerobe
What are viruses considered in terms of living organisms?
Not living
What is the term for the killing or removal of all microorganisms in a material or on an object?
Sterilization