Chapter 27

Question 1

microbiome def

Answer 1

the microorganisms in a particular envrionment

Question 1

where do microbes flourish

Answer 1

in every habitat on earth

Question 2

microbial ecology def

Answer 2

the study of the interrelationships among microorganisms and their environment

Question 3

biodiversity def

Answer 3

the # of species in a given ecosystem

Question 4

biomass

Answer 4

the mass of all organisms in an ecosystem

Question 5

what are the most abundant in biodiversity and biomass

Answer 5

microorganisms

Question 6

competition def

Answer 6

best adapted microbes have advantageous traits

Question 7

antagonism def

Answer 7

one microbe actively inhibits the growth of another

Question 8

cooperation def

Answer 8

microbes makes environment favoable for others

Question 9

bioremediation def

Answer 9

using organisms to clean up toxic, hazardous, or recalicitrant compounds and decreasing them to harmless compounds

Question 10

examples of bioremediation

Answer 10

soil microbes, methanogens, degradation of plastics, cleaning oil spills

Question 11

biogeochemical cycles def

Answer 11

processes by which organisms convert elements from one form to another

Question 12

nitrogen cycle overview

Answer 12

atmospheric N2 that is unusable is cycled by microbes to usable nitrogen forms

Question 13

what are the levels of soil

Answer 13

top soil,, subsoil,, bedrock

Question 14

where are most microbes found

Answer 14

top soil

Question 15

what characteristics dictate microbe content

Answer 15

pH, oxygen, moisture, temp, nutrients

Question 16

what is aquatic MB

Answer 16

the study of microbes in freshwater and marine environments

Question 17

water ecosystems have more or less microbes than soil and why

Answer 17

less because the water dilutes the nutrients

Question 18

where do biofilms form (aquatic lly)

Answer 18

on the surface

Question 19

microbiome of humans def.

Answer 19

organisms that colonize the bodys surface without normally causing disease

Question 20

dysbiosis def

Answer 20

persistent imbalance in microbial community usuallly due to reduction in microbial diversity

Question 21

what is opportunistic pathogens refering to

Answer 21

normal microbiota that cause disease in certain circumstances
they usually move to and unusual site in the body and change the normal microbiota

Question 22

gut microbiome infor

Answer 22

can influence many systems in body

Question 23

dysbiosis in the gut could lead to what

Answer 23

stress, anxiety, heart issues, and so many other implications throughout the whole body

Question 24

where is the c. difficile disease happen

Answer 24

in the gut

Question 25

how to treat c. difficile

Answer 25

with FMT. a fecal microbiota transplant

Question 26

what does c.difficile do

Answer 26

limites many heatlhy gut species and causes dysbiosis

Question 27

what does FMT do

Answer 27

places donor fecal matter with high microbiome diversity into and individual with gut dysbiosis.

Question 28

before and after FMT

Answer 28

before there are many proteobacteria
after the proteobacteria are eliminated and microviridae are increased

Question 29

what organisms are abundant on the skin

Answer 29

different organisms are abundant in differey body locations

Question 30

what is candida auris

Answer 30

a fungal pathogen common in the healthcare environment

Question 31

what two states determine candida auris population

Answer 31

malassezia which prevents it and the candida species inhances it.