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Lecture 1: Characteristics of Bacteria Flashcards

1
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What are the smallest infectious agents/particles?

A

Viruses

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2
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What are viruses considered?

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True parasites

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3
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What is required for viruses to replicate?

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Host cells

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4
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What does the genome of viruses consist of?

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Either DNA or RNA encapsulated in a protein shell with or without a lipid membrane envelope

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5
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Describe bacteria

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prokaryotic unicellular organisms

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6
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What do bacteria NOT have

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they don’t have nuclear membranes, mitochondria, Golgi bodies, or ERs.

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7
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how do bacteria reproduce

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by asexual division

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8
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describe fungi

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eukaryotic organisms

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9
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what is present in fungi cells

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they have well-defined nuclei, mitochondria, Golgi bodies, and ERs

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10
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In what two ways can fungi exist

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either in a unicellular form or a filamentous form

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11
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what is the unicellular form of fungi

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yeast

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12
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what is the filamentous form of fungi

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mold

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13
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describe parasites

A

complex microorganisms

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14
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what are parasites classified as

A

eukaryotic

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15
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are parasites uni or multicellular

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some are unicellular, some are multicellular

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16
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what are the three domains of life

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bacteria, archaea, and eukarya

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17
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what are prokaryotic organisms

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bacteria and archaea

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18
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what is the main difference regarding nuclei between prokaryotes and eukaryotes

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eukaryotes have a classic membrane surrounding the nucleus, prokaryotes have no nuclear membrane

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19
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what is the main difference regarding chromosomes between prokaryotes and eukaryotes

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eukaryotes have strands of DNA and a diploid genome, prokaryotes have singular, circular DNA haploid genome

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20
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what is the main difference regarding cell walls between prokaryotes and eukaryotes

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fungi (a eukaryote) has a cell wall, but for other eukaryotes, there is no cell wall, prokaryotes have a complex structure containing protein and peptidoglycan
The cell wall for many prokaryotes contain polysaccharides, teichoic acid, and lipopolysaccharide

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21
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what is the main difference regarding reproduction between prokaryotes and eukaryotes

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eukaryotes have sexual and asexual reproduction, prokaryotes have asexual reproduction (binary fission)

22
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what are the major groups in eukaryotes

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algae, fungi, protozoa, plants, animals

23
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what are the major groups in prokaryotes

24
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are prokaryotes or eukaryotes usually larger

A

eukaryotes are larger than prokaryotes

25
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what is the hierarchy of classification for organisms

A

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Domain
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species

26
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what is a Domain

A

the highest level of classification, distinguished by molecule analysis

27
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what is a Phylum

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a group of similar classes

28
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what is a class

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a group of similar orders

29
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what is an order

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a group of similar families

30
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what is a family

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a group made up of related genera

31
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what is a genus

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a genus consists of species that differ from each other in certain ways but are related

32
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what is a species

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a population of cells with similar characteristics (biochemically the same, shape, gram stain, oxygen requirements, etc.)

33
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How are organisms named

A

each organism has two names

34
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what is the first name in an organism name and how is it written

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the genus is the first name and is always capitalized

35
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what is the second name in an organism name and how is it written

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the species is the second name and is never capitalized

36
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how is the font written for organism names

A

the genus and species must both be italicized or both be underlined, NOT a mix of the two

37
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what is a strain

A

a genetic variant or subtype of a microorganism

38
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how can a particular strain of bacteria be distinguished

A

using antibodies to detect characteristic antigens on the bacteria

39
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what is serotyping

A

using antibodies to detect characteristic antigens on the bacteria to distinguish the bacteria

40
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what is an isolate

A

a pure culture of bacteria, usually obtained by sub-culturing a single colony grown from a specimen.

41
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what is the macroscopic appearance of bacteria and its distinctions

A

the color, size, shape, and smell of a bacterial colony

its ability to resist certain antibiotics

its ability to ferment specific sugars

lyse erythrocytes

42
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what is an erythrocyte

A

a red blood cell

43
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what does it mean to lyse erythrocytes

A

to cause them to burst

44
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what is the microscopic appearance that can be used to distinguish bacteria

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the shape (cocci, rods, curved, spiral)

45
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what is the cocci shape of bacteria

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bacteria that are in clusters, chains, pairs, or tetrads

46
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what is a diplococci

A

a pair of bacteria

47
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what is a streptococci

A

a chain of bacteria

48
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what is a staphylococci

A

a group of bacteria

49
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what is a regular bacilli

A

a rod shaped bacteria

50
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what is a palisading bacilli

A

a group of rod-shaped bacteria

51
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what are spirochetes bacteria

A

helical bacteria

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