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1
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What are methanogens?

A

produce methane

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What are halophiles?

A

like it salty

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3
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What are cocci?

A

spehrical

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4
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What arwe bacilli?

A

rod shapped

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5
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What are spirilla or spirochetes?

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spiral shaped

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What are coccobacilli?

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short rods

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7
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What are square bacteria found?

A

salty pools

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8
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What are prosthecae?

A

bacteria with extensions

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What are vibro?

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gently curved rods

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10
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What are pleomorphism?

A

variations in shape

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11
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What are diplococci?

A

spherical in spairs

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12
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What are strepto cocci?

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spechiral in chains

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13
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What is staphlylococci?

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spehcial in clusters

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What are tetrads?

A

cocci in groups of 4

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15
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What are sarcinae?

A

cocci in groups of 8,16,32

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16
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What color do thick peptidoglycan walls stain?

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Gram posotive and purple

17
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What color do thin walls inside an outer lipid layer stain?

A

Gram negative and pink

18
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How can you identify bacteria?

A

Whether they move or not
how they move
A slimy layer they secrete

19
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What are heterotrophs?

A

consumers

20
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What are chemoheterotrophs?

A

take in organic molecules for carbon supply and energy

21
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What are photoautotrophs?

A

use sunlight to make food through photosynthesis

22
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What are cyanobacteria?

A

found in fresh water, salt water, on land

23
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What do cyanobateria have?

A

chlorophyll and a blush pighment called phycocyanin

24
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What are chemoautotrophs?

A

make organic carbon miolecules from co2

25
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What elements do chemoautoptrophs use?

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amonia, hydrogen sulfinde, nitrates, sulfur, or oxygen

26
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Where can chemoautotrophs be found?

A

communities at the bottom of the ocean

27
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What are obligate aerobes?

A

bacteria that must have oxygen to survive

28
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What is bacteria anaerobe?

A

Bacteria that must live without oxygen

29
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What is botuliism?

A

causes serious food poisoning

30
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What is an example of an obligate anerobe?

A

Clostridium botulinum

31
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What are faculative anaerobes?

A

Bacteria that dont require oxygeen but are not killed by it

32
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WHat can faculative anaerobes do?

A

cellular resperation and fermentation

33
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What is ecoli?

A

anaerobically in your intestine, and aerobically in contaminated water

34
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Who came up with techniques to isolate and identify disease casusing microorganisms?

A

Robert Kush

35
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What did he do to grow bacteria in pure culture?

A

Agar

36
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What did he prove was caused by bacteria?

A

Anthrax

37
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What is inoculation?

A

Adding bacteria to a culture dish

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