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As you work through the activities and practice quizzes for this chapter, keep the following learning objectives in mind. Once you have mastered this chapter, you should be able to:
- Describe the world-changing scientific contributions of Leeuwenhoek.
- Define microbes in the words of Leeuwenhoek and as we know them today.
- List six groups of microorganisms.
- Explain why protozoa, algae, and non-microbial parasitic worms are studied in microbiology.
- Differentiate between prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms.
- List and answer four questions that propelled research into what is called “the Golden Age of Microbiology.”
- Identify the scientists who argued in favor of spontaneous generation.
- Compare and contrast the investigations of Redi, Needham , Spallanzani, and Pasteur to disprove spontaneous generation.
- List four steps in the scientific method of investigation.
- Discuss the significance of Pasteur's fermentation experiments to our world today.
- Explain why Pasteur is known as the Father of Microbiology.
- Identify the scientist whose experiments led to the field of biochemistry and the study of metabolism.
- List at least seven contributions made by Koch to the field of microbiology.
- List the four steps that must be taken to prove the cause of a contagious disease.
- Describe the contribution of Gram to the field of microbiology.
- Identify four health care practitioners who did pioneering research in the areas of public health microbiology and epidemiology.
- Name two scientists whose work with vaccines began the field of immunology.
- Describe the quest for a “magic bullet.”
- List four major questions that drive microbiological investigations today.
- Identify the field of microbiology that studies the role of microorganisms in the environment.
- Name the fastest growing scientific disciplines in microbiology today.
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