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1
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what are some objects that are regularly flamed to avoid contamination?

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opening of glass tube of microbes
loop tool

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what is the power of the ocular lens?

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10x

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what are the powers of the four objective lenes of the microscope?

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4x
10x
40x
100x

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what is the smallest total magnification and the largest total magnification our compound microscope can magnify?

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40x - 1000x

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what is the purpose of oil immersion?

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reduces light refraction which limits loss of light in order to view clear image (increase the resolution) at 1000x magnification

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6
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which objective lens requires immersion oil?

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100x

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7
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what is a smear? Is microbe alive?

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fusing of a microbe to a glass slide
microbes are dead

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8
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what is a wet mount? is microbe alive?

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liquid sample containing Living culture of microbes
yes

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9
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what are the steps of making a smear?

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  1. take two loopfuls of bacteria to target circle
  2. air dry
  3. heat fix by running slide through flame 6 times
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10
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what is the purpose of fusing bacteria to slide?

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kills bacteria
makes bacteria easier to see because they are not moving

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11
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WHAT do we flame during preparation of smear? why?

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-opening of microbe vile
- looping tool

to follow aseptic technique and not contaminate microbes to other surfaces or the microbes themselves

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12
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what is the advantages of using a wet mount instead of a smear?

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live organisms (you can see how they function)
easy to prep

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13
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why do we stain microbes?

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to better see morphology (size and shape)

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14
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How is simple stain different than a differential stain?

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simple stain uses one dye
differential stain uses multiple dyes

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15
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what are the names and colors of the simple stains we used at beginning of class?

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methylene blue (blue)
safranin (pink)

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16
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what are the basic steps to differential stain technique?

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  1. start with applying primary stain to smear
  2. use mordant
  3. use decolorizer
  4. use counterstain
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17
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what is a mordant’s purpose?

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helps dye color stick in target cells (intensifies color)

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what is the decolorizer’s purpose?

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removes color from the background and any non-target cells

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what is the counterstain’s purpose

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stains non-target cells

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20
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what is the reason to use a differential stain technique?

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to help see and differentiate different microbes

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21
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during which step is the simple stain used within the differential staining technique?

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last step = secondary/differential stain

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during which step is the differential stain used during the differential staining technique?

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first step = differential stain

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23
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would malachite green be considered a simple or differential stain?

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differential

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24
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what is the primary stain in the spore staining technique?

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malachite green

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25
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what is the mordant in the spore staining technique?

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steam

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what is the decolorizer in the spore staining technique?

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distilled water

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27
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what is the counterstain in the spore staining technique?

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safranin

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28
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what are two genera of common spore formers?

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29
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what is the color of the endospores at the end?

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endospores are green

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30
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what appears to be pink at the end of endospore staining?

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vegetative cells

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31
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what is the primary stain in gram staining?

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crystal violet

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32
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what is the mordant in gram staining?

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iodine

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33
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what is the decolorizer used in gram staining?

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alcohol and acetone

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34
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what is the counterstain used in gram staining?

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safranin

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35
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what color is a Gram positive cell at the end of stain?

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purple

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36
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what color is a Gram negative cell at the end of stain?

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pink

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37
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what are the shapes and genera of the two Gram bacteria we used?

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Staphylococcus - coccus
Escherchia - bacillus

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38
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what is the primary stain in acid-fast staining?

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basic fuchsin

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39
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what is the mordant in acid-fast staining?

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phenol + dimethyl sulfoxide

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40
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what is the name when basic fuchsin is mixed with the mordant in acid-fast technique?

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carbol fuchsin

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41
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what is the decolorizer used in acid-fast technique?

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acid-alcohol

42
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what is the counterstain used in acid-fast technique?

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methylene blue

43
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what color are the acid-fast target cells at the end of acid-fast technique?

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red

44
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what color are the non-target cells of acid-fast technique?

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blue

45
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what is the genus of the acid-fast microbe used?

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46
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what is the genus of the non-target cell in the acid-fast technique?

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47
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How is negative stain different from other staining protocols that we performed?

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We stain the background of the slide, rather than the cell itself

48
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How is the fixing step for the capsule stain different from the other staining protocols that we performed before?

A

it uses chemical fixing as opposed to heat fixing

49
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what is the primary stain in capsule staining?

A

Congo red

50
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what is the purpose of the acid-alcohol for the capsule stain? how is this different than how it was used for acid-fast?

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In capsule staining, acid-alcohol chemically fixes the cells to the slide

In acid-fast, acid-alcohol is used as the decolorizer

51
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what is the secondary stain used in capsule staining?

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Carbol fuchsin

52
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what was the genus of the organism we used in capsule staining?

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53
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How do capsules appear at the end of capsule staining?

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background will be dark blue/purple and magenta
capsules will look like a clear halo around the pinkish color of the bacillus shaped cell

54
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what color is background of capsule staining?

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Dark blue/purple and magenta

55
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name

A

common name: Tapeworm

56
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what is the name of the head of this organism? meaning?

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scolex - “head with suckers”

57
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what are we looking at? genus name?

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58
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where can Planaria be found?

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in digestive system

59
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what is the difference between Planaria and the tapeworm?

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tapeworms are parasitic flatworms while Planaria are non-parasitic flatworms

60
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Genus?

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61
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Genus?

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62
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what is the centermost organism considered to be (not talking genus name)

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zygospores (sexual reproduction)

63
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what is the organism in the bottom right corner considered to be (not talking genus name)

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sporangia (asexual reproduction)

64
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Is this a bacteria, yeast, or fungus? (Not asking for genus or species name)

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mold/fungi

65
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what is the name of this?

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Common name: Hydra

66
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what type of animal is this

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invertebrate freshwater animal

67
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what are these projections?

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feeding tentacles

68
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Genus name?

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69
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genus name? (Color: green)

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70
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genus name?

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71
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what three microbes are molds?

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Rhizopus
Aspergillus
Penicillium
(All underlined)

72
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what are molds?

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multicellular fungi

73
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genus?

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74
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What term is used to identify this structure (not name the genus)

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cleistothecia - closed-fruiting body that contains sexual spores

75
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name? (color is purple)

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mixed budding yeast

76
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How are yeast different than molds?

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yeast are unicellular fungi
molds are multicellular fungi

77
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what is the common name of these?

A

diatom

78
Q

Name a fact about diatoms

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they are photosynthetic algae that contain silica in their cell walls

79
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Name?

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lichen

80
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what is the term associated with this organism but is not its name? meaning?

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thallus - vegetative fruiting body

81
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genus name?

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82
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what is the darker purple dot within the microbe?

A

nucleus

83
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what ailment can this cause?

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protozoan parasite can cause STI

84
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what are these? (Look closely)

A

bacteria capsules

85
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what is the function of the halo-like portion of these cells?

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help bacteria with attachment and evading immune cells

86
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genus name?

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87
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where can these be found?

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in soil and GI tract of human body

88
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shape of these cells?

A

bacillus

89
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genus name?

A
90
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gram positive or gram negative?

A

Gram positive bacteria

91
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gram positive or gram negative?

A

Gram positive bacteria

92
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gram positive or gram negative? (pinkish/red cells)

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Gram negative bacteria

93
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what ailment can these cause?

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strep throat

94
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genus name?

A
95
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what ailment does this cause?

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STI, gonorrhea

96
Q

what is the shape of this cell

A

coccus

97
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This picture does not show the colors accurately. The lighter colors should be green and the dark splotches should be pink. what might this be a sample of?

A

endospores (bluish green)
vegetative cells (pink)

98
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Identify?: (smaller bits are green in color, longer bits are red in color)

A

endospores and vegetative cells

99
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identify: (circular-shaped cells are blue in color, large clumps are pink)

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acid-fast (Mycobacterium in pink)
non-target (Staphylococcus in blue)

100
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Planaria is hermaphorditic, what does that mean?

A

has both female and male sex organs

101
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what is the genus?

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