Introduction to microbiology chapter 1 LECTURE 1 Flashcards

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1
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what is Microbia?

A

Microscopic organisms

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Microbes are Microscopic organisms that exist as either ______________,________________, or multicellular relatively complex organisms.

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1) Unicellular 2) cell clusters

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3
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Malaria is caused by ________________

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protozoa

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4
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helminthes is a ________________, ( eggs are _____________)

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1) parasitic worm ( can find in Poop and Anus ) 2)microscopic

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5
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Microbes are everywhere ( ___________ ), we have __X microbial cells than ____________

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1) Ubiquitous 2)10 3) Human cells

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6
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Aseptic technique means _____________________

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Without contamination

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7
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A lot of ____________ comes from microbes.

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Antibiotics ( and medicine)

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8
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” Cold temperature stops microbial growth “ is not necessarily true because _____________ is found in Ice-Cream.

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Listeria

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9
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GOOD SIDES OF BACTERIA List some of the stuff is used in?

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1) Bread 2) cheese 3) Wine & Alcohol in general 4) Vinegar 5) MEDICINE 4) ANTIBIOTICS

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10
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Majority of human diseases is caused by ______________

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Bacteria

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_________________ causes diseases such as plague, tuberculosis and anthrax.

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Pathogenic Bacteria “ can be deadly (NOTE not all bacteria are pathogenic)

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12
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Biofilms are Microbial communities that are _____________ to ______________.

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1) difficult 2) destroy

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13
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septicemia is found in __________

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blood ( very popular in the united states )

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14
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Microbes entire life cycle can be ______________ or just some stages. Example is _____________?

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1) Microscopic 2)Helminths

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15
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what are the 6 major types of Microbes?

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1) Bacteria 2)Archaea 3)Fungi 4)Protozoa 5)Algae ( not disease causing ) 6)Viruses

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16
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DISEASES CHART

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NOTE that some popular disease common in the unites states in not worldwide and vise versa

17
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_______________ is a major distinguishing feature of bacteria. It’s a polymer of ___________ and ___________.

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1) Peptidoglycan
2) Glycan
3) Peptides

18
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Bacteria

how many cells? •____________
what kind of cells is it? •_________________
cell wall is made of? •_______________
Reproduction = __________
is it motile? ______________

oxygen response VARY

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1) Unicellular
2) Prokaryotic (no nucleus)
3) Peptidoglycan cell wall usually
4) Binary fission ( makes 2 copies)
5) Maybe only if it has FLAGELLA

19
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what are the shapes of BACTERIA?

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1) Cocci - A round Bacteria (spherical)
2) Bacilli - Rod shaped
3) Vibrias - like a rod but curved
4) Spirille - spiral shaped
5) Spirochaetes - very curly

20
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Two Cocci bacteria stuck together are called _____________,

if it’s a whole chain then it’s called a ________________, if you have four it’s called ______________, four together that shapes a square is called ______________. A cluster ( group ) with no defined shape is known as _____________.

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1) Diplococci
2) streptococci
3) Tetrad
4) Sacrina
5) staphylococci

21
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Prokaryotic means that cell has _____________, meaning No MEMBRANE bound but it has a chain of ______________

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1) No nucleus
2) DNA and RNA and RIBOSOMES ( protein Synthesis )

22
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Archaea (Everywhere)

how many cells? •____________
cell wall is made of? •__________________
what kind of cells is it? •____________
where does it live? •_______________

A

1) Unicellular
2) Lack peptidoglycan cell wall
3) Prokaryotic
4) Extreme environments

23
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Archaea Absorbs sunlight using a protein called _____________, in which reacts with light and gives you _________.

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1) Bacteriorhodopsin
2) ATP

24
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Fungi

what kind of cells is it? •____________

how many cells? •____________

cell wall is made of? •__________________

what diseases does it cause? •_______________

A

1) Eukaryotic
2) Multicellular (mushrooms, molds) or unicellular (yeasts)
3) Chitin cell wall
4) Ringworms, candidias

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Protozoa

what kind of cells is it? •____________

how many cells? •____________

cell wall is made of? •__________________

how is it classified ? •_______________

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1) Eukaryotic
2) Unicellular
3) Cellulose
•Traditionally classified based on mode of locomotion

26
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Protozans are known to cause malaria, sleepings sickness and _______________. Divided based on mode of Locomtion

. flagellates produce their own food

. ciliates have tiny hair to _____________

. Amoeboids have _____________

. sporozons Non motile

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1) toxaplasmosis
2) produce movement
3) false feet

27
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Algae

what kind of cell? _____________

found in ________________

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1) eukaryotic
2) Aquatic environment

28
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Virsuses

. NON living

Can not reproduce by itself so it has? . ____________

It is surrounded by? . ________________

what does it require inorder to reproduce? ____________

Viruses tend to mutate __________

CAUSES: INFLUENZA , ___________, AIDS

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1) Nucleic Acid ( DNA or RNA )
2) Protein coat
3) a host cell
4) rapidly
5) YELLOW FEVER

29
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Helminths

what kind of cell? • ___________
•Parasitic worms
•Eggs are usually ____________ and used in ID

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1) Eukaryotic
2) microscopic