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BIOS 242 Fundamentals of Microbiology Chapter 1 Exam 2025 Questions and Answers What is Microbiology? - --CORRECT ANSWER--The study of microscopic organisms Major group of microorganisms - --CORRECT ANSWER--Bacteria, Viruses, protozoa, helminths, and fungi. All these are cellular organisms except for the Viruses. Viruses - --CORRECT ANSWER--Cause harm to the host cell they infect. Medical Microbiology - --CORRECT ANSWER--this branch deals with microbes that cause diseases in humans and animals. researchers examine factors that make the microbes virulent and mechanisms for inhibiting them Public Health Microbiology and Epidemiology - --CORRECT ANSWER--These branches monitor and control the spread of diseases in communities Immunology - --CORRECT ANSWER--This branch studies the complex web of protective substances and cells produced in response to infection. ....COPYRIGHT ©️ 2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...TRUSTED & VERIFIED 1