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Week 1 Critical Thinking Questions

Week 1 Critical Thinking Questions

Q 1. Develop one argument in support of or refuting the following statement: “Viruses are living microorganisms.”2. Discuss three examples of how humans utilize microbes and their products today.3. Provide a concise summary of the five basic techniques used to manipulate, grow, examine, and characterize microorganisms in a laboratory4. Summarize three isolation techniques. Explain which method is utilized most often in a laboratory and how a colony produced by this method can be used to create a pure culture

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Viruses are considered non-living because they lack the cellular machinery necessary for their replication. Viruses need to enter the host cell in order to multiply. Therefore they cannot live on their own. Viruses can be said living because they are parasitic and infect the host cell. Microbes are used in the manufacturing of bread, cheese, and wine. Microbes produce Vitamin K in the body that is used in coagulation process. Microbes are used in the manufacturing of medicines and vaccines.