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Industrial and Applied Microbiology Flashcards

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1
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fermentation

A

cells use glycolysis in the absence of oxygen

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2
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what yeast is used in making bread

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S. cerevisiae

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3
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what does S. cerevisiae produce

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ethanol and carbon dioxide gas

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4
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what does sourdough bread use

A

lactobacillus sanfrancisco

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5
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what do you crush grapes into to make wine

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must

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6
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what is must

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juice

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7
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what ferments the sugars in wine making

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S. cerevisiae

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8
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does dry or sweet wine ferment longer

A

dry

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9
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what is oenology

A

science of winemaking

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10
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what grain is used in beer marking

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barley

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11
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what does it mean for barley to be malted

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barley seed is allowed to sprout

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12
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what happens to the malt when making beer

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malt is dried, roasted, and mixed with water

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13
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what is the liquid portion of malt called

A

wort

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14
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what is wort mixed with

A

hops

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15
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what strain is used in beer making

A

saccaromyces

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16
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lager definition

A

bottom fermentation
10 - 12 days at 8 - 10°C

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17
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ale definition

A

top fermentation
6 days at 20°C

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18
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bottom fermentation defintiion

A

strain settles at bottom

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19
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top fermentation definition

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strain floats to top

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20
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liquor is ___ after fermentation

A

distilled

21
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what plant does bourbon use

A

corn

22
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what plant does vodka use

A

potatoes

23
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what plant does rum use

A

sugar cane or molasses

24
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how do fermented fruits and veggies happen

A

lactic acid fermentation

25
Q

vinegar

A

wine treated with acetobacter bacteria

26
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soy sauce components

A

cooked soybeans, roasted wheat, and Aspergillus mold

27
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what is yogurt

A

fermentation of milk with bacteria

28
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what is cheese

A

any type of milk fermented

29
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what is a curd

A

semisolid resulting from milk and lactic-acid-producing bacteria

30
Q

what enzyme is used in fermenting milk

A

rennin

31
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probiotics

A

living bacteria used to promote overall health

32
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prebiotics

A

foods believed to promote growth of healthy bacteria

33
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what is dietary fiber

A

carbs we cannot digest

34
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metabolites

A

intermediate or final products produced during metabolic activity

35
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strain improvement

A

increasing production of metabolite above what is naturally found

36
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primary metabolites

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used directly by cell for growth and reproduction

37
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secondary metabolites

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produced but not directly used for growth and reproduction

38
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what does it mean to scale up

A

moving from lab to industry scale

39
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bioconversions definition

A

minor alterations by bacteria or fungi that convert common substrate into a valuable product

40
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bioconversions example

A

steroids into useful hormones

41
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extremozymes definition

A

enzymes produced by microorganisms normally found in extreme environments

42
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extremozymes example

A

PCR and taq polymerase

43
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biopesticides definition

A

proteins produced by bacteria toxic to certain insects

44
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biopesticides example

A

bacillus thuringiensis

45
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nanotechnology definition

A

technology or use of materials at extremely small scales

46
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bioremediation definition

A

use of living organisms to degrade environmental contaminants

47
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mycoremediation definition

A

use of fungi for bioremediation

48
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composting definition

A

kitchen or yard waste decomposed by encouraging growth of certain microorganisms

49
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alternative energy examples

A

ethanol
methane
algae

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