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1
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What are organisms that are too small to be seen with the unaided eye?

A

microorganisms

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2
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Microbes include:

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bacteria, fungi, protozoa, microscopic algae, viruses

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3
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Term for disease-producing microbes:

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pathogenic

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4
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Who established the system of scientific nomenclature?

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C. Linnaeus

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5
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Binomial nomenclature includes:

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genus and specific epithet of the organism

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6
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T/F viruses do not use binomial nomenclature?

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True

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7
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Term for ‘bacteria’: means, pre-nucleus and single celled:

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prokaryote

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8
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This type of bacteria is single celled, does not have a membrane bound nucleus, has a peptidoglycan cell wall, divides by binary fission, and derives nutrition from organic or inorganic chemicals or photosynthesis:

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prokaryote

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9
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This type of bacteria is a prokaryote that exists in environments that don’t inhabit and is not pathogenic. It also lacks peptidoglycan cell walls:

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archaea

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10
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The archaea that take CO2 and convert it to methane:

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methanogens

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11
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The archaea that are salt loving:

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extreme halophiles

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12
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The archaea that live at extreme temperatures:

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extreme thermophiles

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13
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What is the eukaryote that has a membrane bound nucleus, chitin cell wall, produces spores and absorb organic chemicals for energy?

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fungi

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14
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Unicellular fungi:

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yeast

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15
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multicellular fungi:

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molds and mushrooms

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16
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Unicellular eukaryotes that absorb or ingest organic chemicals from their surrounding. May be motile via pseudopods, cilia, or flagella. Free-living or parasitic and can perform phagocytosis.

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protozoa

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17
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Eukaryote with cellulose cell walls. Use photosynthesis for energy. Produce oxygen and carbohydrates. Can live in soil, water, salt water:

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algae

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18
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Acellular with a DNA or RNA core surrounded by a protein coat and may be enclosed in a lipid envelope. Inert outside living hosts and only replicate when are in a living host cell:

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viruses

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19
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Term for parasitic flatworms and roundworms:

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helminths

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20
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Eukaryote that is multicellular, not strictly microscopic, and live off of human tissue:

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Multicellular animal parasites

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21
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Who developed the Tree of Life way to classify microorganism?

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Carl Woese

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22
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What is the broadest form used to classify microorgnaisms?

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Three domains categorized as the Tree of Life

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23
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The Tree of Life consists of which domains of cellular organization?

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Bacteria, Archaea, Eukarya

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24
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Are viruses classified in the three domains?

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No, because they are non-living

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25
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Eukarya consists of:

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protists, fungi, plants, animals

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26
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Who was responsible for discovering pasteurization and fermentation?

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Pasteur

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27
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This person’s discoveries showed the relationship between microbes and disease, immunity, and antimicrobial drugs (antibiotics):

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Pasteur

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28
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Term for the microbial conversion of sugar to alcohol in the absence of air:

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fermentation

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29
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Term for the application of high heat for a short time to kill harmful bacteria in beverages:

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paterurization

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30
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Who advocated for handwashing to prevent transmission of puerperal fever from one obstetric patient to another?

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Semmelweis

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31
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Who discovered that a bacterium causes anthrax which led to demonstrating how a specific microbe can cause a specific disease?

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Robert Koch

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32
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Who developed the first vaccine (smallpox)?

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Edward Jenner

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33
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Term for the protection provided by a vaccine:

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immunity

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34
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Treatment of disease with chemicals is called:

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chemotherapy (targets more than just one type/cancer cell, thus causing many side effects)

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35
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What is the term for chemicals produced by bacteria and fungi that inhibit or kill other microbes (also considered a chemotherapeutic agent)?

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antibiotics

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36
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Vaccines are meant to _____ disease; antimicrobial drugs are meant to ____ diesease.

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prevent; treat

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37
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One of the first synthetic drugs used _____ from tree bark, to treat malaria.

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quinine

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38
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This person developed a synthetic arsenic drug to treat syphilis:

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Ehrlich

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39
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Who discovered the first antibiotic (penicillium)?

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Alexander Fleming

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40
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Study of bacteria

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bacteriology

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41
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Study of fungi

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mycology

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42
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Study of protozoa and parasitic worms (helminths)

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parasitology

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43
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Study of immunity; uses vaccines and interferons to prevent and cure viral diseases

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Immunology

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44
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Study of viruses

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virology

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45
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What device has made it possible to study the structure of viruses in detail?

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electron microscopes

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46
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Study of the relationship between microorganisms and their environment

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microbial ecology

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47
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Term for the use of microbes to clean up pollutants due to the bacteria’s ability to degrade organic matter or detoxify pollutants:

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bioremediation

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48
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Study of how microbes inherit traits

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microbial genetics

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49
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The use of microbes for practical applications such as producing foods and chemicals:

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biotechnology

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50
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What kind of technology enables bacteria and fungi to produce a variety of proteins, vaccines, and enzymes?

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Recombinant DNA

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51
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What type of technology can use bacteria to produce human insulin or genetically modify bacteria to protect crops?

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recombinant DNA

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52
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Term for microbes normally present in and on the human body:

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normal microbiota

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53
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This is the first line of defense to infection as it prevents the growth of pathogens and provides resistance to disease:

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normal microbiota

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54
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List a few resistance factors managed by the normal microbiota:

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skin, stomach acid, antimicrobial chemicals

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55
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Term for the ability of the body to ward off disease:

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resistance

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56
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The normal microbiota produce growth factors such as:

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vitamins B and K

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57
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Term for a clump of bacteria that is held together by a matrix and can cause infections that are resistant to antibiotics:

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biofilm

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58
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Term for new diseases and diseases increasing in incidence:

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emerging infectious diseases

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59
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Koch’s Postulates

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  1. microorganisms are isolated from a diseased or dead animal. 2. micro. are grown in pure culture and identified 3. micro. are inoculated into a healthy lab animal 4. disease produced in lab animal 5. micro. isolated and identified.
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60
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Science of classifying organisms that shows degree of similarity among organisms

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taxonomy

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61
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Study of the evolutionary history of organisms

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Systematics or phylogeny

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62
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Woese developed the three domains based on _______.

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sequences of nucleotides in rRNA

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63
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Group of closely related organisms that breed among themselves (capable of sexual reproduction):

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eukaryotic species

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64
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What is the most inclusive level of the taxonomic hierarchy?

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domain

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65
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What is the most specific level of the taxonomic hierarchy and most specific in naming an organism?

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genus and species

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66
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Order of the Taxonomic Hierarchy from greatest to least:

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domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species

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67
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What domains don’t have a kingdom?

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bacteria and archaea

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68
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A population of cells with similar characteristics:

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prokaryotic species

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69
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This species is very simple, single celled, not capable of sexual reproduction; procreate by binary fisson

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prokaryotes

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70
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Kingdoms for eukaryotes:

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protista, fungi, pantae, animalia

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71
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Term for a cell that can make its own food (plants):

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autotrophic

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72
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Population of viruses with similar characteristics that occupies a particular ecological niche:

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viral species

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73
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Term for placing organisms in groups of related species (non-experimental; lists characteristics of known organisms):

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classification

74
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Term for matching characteristics of an “unknown” organism to lists of known organisms (experimental; clinical lab):

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identification

75
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Greek word for prenucleus

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prokaryote

76
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Greek work for true nucleus (membrane bound organelles)

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eukaryote

77
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What kind of microbe has a peptidoglycan cell wall?

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bacteria

78
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What kind of microbe has a pseudomurein cell wall?

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archaea

79
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What has a polysaccharide cell wall?

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eukaryote

80
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What kind of cell wall do plants have?

A

cellulose

81
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What kind of cell wall do fungi have?

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chitin

82
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rod-shaped

A

bacillus

83
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spherical

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coccus

84
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spiral shapes of bacteria:

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vibrio, spirillum, spirochete

85
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cell shapes specific to archaea:

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star-shaped; rectangular

86
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pairs of cells

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diplo

87
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clusters

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staphylo

88
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chains

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strepto

89
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groups of four

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tetrads

90
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cubelike structure of eight cells

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sarcinae

91
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What makes up a prokaryote’s outermost layer?

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glycocalyx

92
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What structure contributes to virulence because it prevents phagocytosis?

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capsule

93
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What is the term for a type of bacteria that live in community and are anchored by a matrix?

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biofilm

94
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What structure’s main job is locomotion?

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flagella

95
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What kind of structure moves the cell in a corkscrew fashion and is unique to spirochetes?

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endoflagella

96
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Term for hairlike appendages that allow for attachment? Many GI tract microbes have these so they can attach to the inner wall of the intestine without getting washed away.

A

fimbriae

97
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This structure is involved in DNA transfer from one cell to another in order to pass on the gene pool in cells that do not sexually reproduce:

A

conjugation pili

98
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What prevents a prokaryotic cell from lysis during osmotic changes?

A

peptidoglycan cell wall

99
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peptidoglycan is made of:

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protein and carbohydrate

100
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What anchors the peptidoglycan to the plasma membrane?

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teichoic acids

101
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Gram positive cell walls have….

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thick peptidoglycan layer

102
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Gram negative cell walls have…

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thin peptidoglycan layer

103
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Lipid A on a gram-negative cell wall contains what?

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endotoxin

104
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What does the O polysaccharide on a gram negative cell wall serve as?

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antigen

105
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What determines the result of gram-stain?

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the thickness of the peptidoglycan layer

106
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This gram-stain results has a thick layer of peptidoglycan, produces exotoxins, has a high susceptibility to penicillin and is disrupted by lysozyme:

A

gram-positive

107
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This gram-stain result has a thin peptidoglycan layer, is harder to treat clinically due to its low susceptibility to penicillin, and produces endotoxins and exotoxins causing fever, shock, and organ damage:

A

gram-negative

108
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Gram-staining doesn’t work on what kind of cell wall?

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atypical cell walls

109
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What kind of stain is used on atypical cell walls?

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acid-fast

110
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Term for the waxy lipid that is bound to peptidoglycan on atypical cell walls:

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mycolic acid

111
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What microbe causes walking pneumonia?

A

mycoplasmas

112
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What type of microbe is wall-less or has wall of pseudomurein?

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archaea

113
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Photosynthetic pigments that allow a cell to carry out photosynthesis:

A

chromatophores

114
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Substances move from high concentration to low concentration and NO energy is expended:

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passive processes

115
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Substances move from low concentration to high concentration and energy IS expended:

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active processes

116
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Movement of a solute from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration; continues until molecules reach equilibrium:

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simple diffusion

117
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Solute combines with a transporter protein or carrier molecule in the membrane so that ions and larger molecules are transported across a membrane WITH the concentration gradient:

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facilitated diffusion

118
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The movement of water across a selectively permeable membrane from an area of high water an area of lower water concentration:

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osmosis

119
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This is a special water channel through a lipid layer that allows water to pass through the membrane:

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aquaporins

120
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Requires a transporter protein and ATP; goes AGAINST the gradient:

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active transport

121
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This process is exclusive to prokaryotes; the substance is altered as it crosses the membrane so it remains inside the cell:

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group translocation

122
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How many chromosomes do all prokaryotes (bacterial cells) have?

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one chromosome

123
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What is the circular thread of DNA that contains the cell’s genetic information?

A

bacterial chromosome

124
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Term for extrachromosomal genetic elements that contain genes allows a prokaryote to adapt and produce toxins:

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plasmids

125
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Buildup and breakdown of nutrients within a cell:

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metabolism

126
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What is an exergonic reaction?

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catabolism

127
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What breaks down complex molecules providing energy and building blocks for anabolism?

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catabolism

128
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What is an endergonic reaction?

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anabolism

129
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What uses energy and building blocks to build complex molecules?

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anabolism

130
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The energy currency of all cells:

A

ATP

131
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Catabolism releases energy by ___ of molecules.

A

oxidation

132
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Metabolic pathways are determined by _____.

A

enzymes

133
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Enzymes act on a specific _____ and lower the _____energy.

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substrate; activation

134
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Metabolism is made _____ reactions that result in electron transfer.

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Oxidation-Reduction

135
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electrons =

A

energy

136
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removal of electrons

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oxidation

137
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gain of electrons

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reduction

138
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oxidation reaction paired with a reduction reaction:

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redox reaction

139
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What is used as electron carriers in redox reactions?

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NAD+ and FAD

140
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Converts light energy to ATP:

A

photophosphorylation

141
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Carbohydrate catabolism involves what three main steps to breakdown carbohydrates and release energy?

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glycolysis, kreb’s cycle, electron transport chain

142
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What do you call the oxidation of glucose to pyruvic acid that produces a net gain of 2 ATP molecules and NADH?

A

glycolysis

143
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Phototrophs use ____ energy.

A

light

144
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Name the physical requirements for microbial growth:

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temperature, pH, osmotic pressure (balance between solutes and water)

145
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Name the chemical requirements for microbial growth:

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water, carbon, N, S, P, O, trace elements, organic growth factors

146
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Name the cardinal temperatures for growth:

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minimum, optimum, maximum

147
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cold loving microbes:

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psychrophiles

148
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moderate-temperature-loving microbes

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mesophiles

149
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These microbes are found in hot springs and their optimum growth temp. is 50-60 C

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thermophiles

150
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These microbes have an optimum growth temp greater than 80 C

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hyperthermophiles

151
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These microorganisms like moderate temps. (room temp.) and can cause food spoilage:

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psychotrophs

152
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These microorganisms grow well at body temp. which makes many of them pathogenic:

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mesophiles

153
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Term for when there is no significant growth (below freezing):

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bacteriostatic

154
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Term describing high temperatures and its ability to kill bacteria:

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bacteriocidal

155
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Microbe that REQUIRES high osmotic pressure (high salt):

A

extreme or obligate halophiles

156
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Microbes that TOLERATE high osmotic pressure (high salt):

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facultative halophiles

157
Q

Obligate aerobes _____oxygen and run the electron transport chain.

A

require

158
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Can grow with (tolerates) or without O2 via fermentation or anaerobic respiration (E. coli):

A

facultative anaerobes

159
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Microbe that tolerates O2 but cannot use O2

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aerotolerant anaerobes

160
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Microbe that requires O2 concentration lower than air

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microaerophiles

161
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These microbes can’t tolerate O2 and are harmed by it:

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obligate anaerobes

162
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Name two enzymes that allow a cell to deal with toxic forms of O2(free radicals):

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superoxide dismutase and enzyme catalase

163
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What do you call a mixed culture?

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biological sample

164
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What type of media is used to suppress unwanted microbes and encourage desired microbes?

A

selective media

165
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What type of media allow distinguishing of colonies of different microbes on the same plate?

A

differential media

166
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A ____ is a population of cells arising from a single cell or endospore.

A

colony

167
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The _____ method is used to isolate pure cultures.

A

streak plate

168
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Normal reproduction for bacteria

A

binary fisson

169
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Term for how long it takes a cell to go through one round of binary fisson:

A

doubling time or generation time

170
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How do you calculate doubling time (equation)?

A

total number of cells = 2^n (n= number of generations)

171
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Phases of bacterial growth:

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lag phase, log phase, stationary phase, death phase

172
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During which stage of phase growth is there intense activity preparing for growth, but no division?

A

lag phase

173
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During which stage of phase growth is there exponential increase in population?

A

log phase

174
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During which stage of phase growth is there a period of equilibrium?

A

stationary phase

175
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During which phase of growth is population decreasing at a logarithmic rate?

A

death phase

176
Q

What kind of DNA tests are used for the classification of microbes?

A

DNA base composition, PCR, nucleic acid hybridization

177
Q

What are two other way to use sugars in addition to glycolysis?

A

Pentose-phosphate pathway; Entner-Doudoroff pathway

178
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What are three references use to help classify microbes?

A

Bergey’s Manual, approved lists of bacterial names, biochemical tests

179
Q

What do peroxisomes do?

A

Destroy fats

180
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What structure within the cell forms the mitotic spindle?

A

Centrosome

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