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Intro, Bacteria + Fungi Flashcards

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1
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Bacterial reproduction occurs via asexual AND sexual reproduction

A

FALSE

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2
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What contribution did Cyanobacteria have in the evolution of life?

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Oxygenated the atmosphere

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3
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What was Van Leeuwenhoek’s contribution to microbiology?

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Invented the microscope in 1666

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4
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When we’re microorganisms first observed in microscope?

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1600s

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What was LOUIS PASTEUR’S main contribution to microbiology?

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Swan neck flask experiment

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6
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What did Karl Woese discover that changed the tree of life?

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Archea

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7
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Which of the following represents the correct formatting for name of organism the FIRST time it appears in text?

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Vibrio cholerae (italics)

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8
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Roughly how much smaller are viruses than bacteria?

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100 - fold

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9
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Which of the following is NOT one of Koch’s postulate?

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Pathogen can be virus OR bacterium - as viruses must be grown on pure agar!

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10
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Which of the following is ONLY found in eukaryotic cells?

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Nucleus

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11
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In which fungal phyla are asexual reproduction structures RARELY seen?

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Basidiomycota

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12
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Name some technological advances that have been INSTRUMENTAL in moving forward the discipline of Microbiology.

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Development of Electron Microscope
+
Instruments such as Spectrophotometer

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13
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1m = 1000mm = 1 000 000um

= 1 000 000 000nm

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1m = 1000mm = 1 000 000um

= 1 000 000 000 nm

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14
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What size are bacteria?

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Most bacteria are a couple of microns in size.

1 um roughly!

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15
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How large are eukaryotes?

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100um in size = 0.1 millimetres

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16
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Size of viruses?

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0.1um = 100 nanometres

17
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What is the size of proteins / lipids?

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10nm!!!

18
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Conjugation between bacteria is a MAJOR mechanism for transferring Antibiotic Resistance.
But is it a form of sexual reproduction?

A

NO!

Transfer of DNA is not a form of sexual reproduction!!!

19
Q

List some of the ways fungi contribute to uses in our everyday lives…

A

Decomposers

Fermentation

Lego

Food

20
Q

Whose experiments finally discounted the theory of spontaneous generation?

A

Louis Pasteur

21
Q

What 2 organisms belong to the Eukaryotic domain of life?

A

Yeast

Fungi

22
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Who was credited for advancing scientific thinking about the r ship between microorganisms + disease?

A

Robert Knoch!

23
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Who made a contribution to reducing losses associated with the spoilage of food and drink?

A

Louis Pasteur

24
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Who made a contribution to establishing the naming system for microorganisms?

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Carolus Linnaeus

25
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Koch’s postulate is designed to prove that…

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There is a causal relationship between a specific organism and a specific effect

26
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The analysis of what component has led to the classification of life into 3 domains by Carl Woese?

A

rRNA

27
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Within the Asomycota, which spores are made during sexual AND asexual production?

A

Ascospores and Conidia

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