NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS
MICROBIOLOGY
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algae
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prokaryotes
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viruses
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protozoa
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Detailed explanation-1: -Leeuwenhoek observed every type of microbe except protozoa and viruses.
Detailed explanation-2: -Leeuwenhoek is universally acknowledged as the father of microbiology. He discovered both protists and bacteria [1]. More than being the first to see this unimagined world of ‘animalcules’, he was the first even to think of looking-certainly, the first with the power to see.
Detailed explanation-3: -Microbial diversity is truly staggering, yet all these microbes can be grouped into five major types: Viruses, Bacteria, Archaea, Fungi, and Protists.
Detailed explanation-4: -Which of the following types of microbe was NOT observed by Leeuwenhoek? prokaryotes.
Detailed explanation-5: -Based on their host, viruses can be classified into three types, namely, animal viruses, plant viruses, and bacteriophages.