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Lecture 10 - Intro to Bacteriology Flashcards

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biology

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the study of life

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bio-

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life

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-ology

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the study of

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6 Characteristics of Living Things

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  • Made of Cells (organized)
  • Acquisition of Materials and Energy
  • Homeostasis (Regulate Internal Environment)
  • Respond to Stimuli
  • Reproduction & Development
  • Evolutionary Adaptations
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Organization of Living Things

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Cells –> Tissues –> Organs –> Organ Systems –> Organisms

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1st Characteristic of Living Things

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Made of Cells

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2nd Characteristc of Living things

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Metabolism

Aquisition of Materials and Energy

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Metabolism =

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Anabolism + Catabolism

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3rd Characteristic of Living Things

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Regulate Internal Environment

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siderophore

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molecule secreted by bacteria that attach to Iron (Fe). The bacteria then reabsorb the siderophore attached to the Fe.

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What element is particularly imporatant for bacteria?

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Iron (Fe)

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4th Characteristic of Living Things

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Respond to Stimuli

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Phototropism

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plants turn towards light

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Chemotaxis

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movement of bacterial cells (runs and trumbles based on flagella rotation and chemical environment around the cell)

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Sunflowers turning to face the sun is an example of ________.

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Phototropism

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5th Characteristic of Living Things

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Reproduction & Development
#Grow&Change

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6th Characteristic of Living Things

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Evolutionary Adaptation

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Evolution

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process by which a species changes over time

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Adaptations

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modifications that make an organism suited to its way of life

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Of the 6 Characteristics of Living Things, an organism needs ___ of the characteristic to be considered living.

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All 6

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Taxonomy is based on _________.

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Evolutionary History

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Hierarchy

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a body of entities arranged in a graded series

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From Largest to Smallest, List the Categories in the Taxonomy Hierarchy

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Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species

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What two types of Information are Used in Taxonomy

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morphological appearance and molecular DNA/RNA sequences

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Who Proposed the 3 Domain System?

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Carl Woese (1978)

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Characterisitcs of Archaea

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unicellular

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Characteristics of Bacteria

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unicellular

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Characteristics of Eukarya

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larger & more complex
can be unicellular or multicellular

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Can archaea make people sick?

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No. There is no evidence showing that archaea are pathogenic to humans.

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4 Kingdoms of Eukarya

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Plants
Animals
Fungi
Protists

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Binomial Nomenclature

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two-name naming system

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Two Kingdoms of Bacteria

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  • Archaebacteria
  • Eubacteria
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Which kingdom of Bacteria are we studying in this class?

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Eubacteria

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Wrote the Manual of Determinative Bacteriology and Manual of Systematic Bacteriology

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David Henricks Bergey

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Purpose of Biochemical Tests

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test to see if bacteria produce specific enzymes

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Dichotomous Key

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a tool to ID organisms based off of their observable traits

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PCR

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Polymerase Chain Reaction

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Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)

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technique used to rapidly replicate DNA/RNA in large enough quantitites to be measured and tested

(effective way of testing for COVID)

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serological tests

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study the serum (liquid part of blood) of individuals to see if antibodies against a specific pathogen are present

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serum

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liquid part of blood

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seroconversion

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the length of time it takes for an infection to show up on a serological test

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Two Common Types of Serological Tests

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ELISA (Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay)

Western Blotting

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How long does an ELISA test typcially take?

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~20 min

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ELISA

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Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay

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Western Blotting

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method used to test for specific proteins in blood or tissue

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Which test is more sensitive? Western Blotting or ELISA?

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Western Blotting

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Which test is more cheaper? Western Blotting or ELISA?

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ELISA

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Which Test Takes Longer? Western Blotting or ELISA?

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Western Blotting

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Which test is more expensive? Western Blotting or ELISA?

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Western Blotting

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Which test is faster? Western Blotting or ELISA?

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ELISA

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antigen

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foreign substance that induces an immune response

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antibody

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a protein produced by the body for immunity and binds to foreign antigens

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Which test is often used to confirm HIV? Western Blotting or ELISA?

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Western Blotting

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Taxonomy

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the scince of naming and classifying organisms

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