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Lecture Exam 1 - Notes: pages 1-6 Flashcards

1
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_________ : study of microbes

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Microbiology

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_________ : any living organism that is too small to be seen with the naked eye.

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Microbe

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_________ : are too small to be seen without the aid of a microscope

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Microscopic organisms

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_________ : can be seen without the aid of a microscope

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Macroscopic organisms

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_________ : study of Bacteria

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Bacteriology

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_________ : study of Viruses

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Virology

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Virology: study of Viruses

These are the smallest of all _________

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microbes

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Virology: study of Viruses

Viruses are not considered to be _________
Viruses are referred to as being _________

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  • alive or dead

- active or inactive

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Virology: study of Viruses

Active~_________ ; an active virus could cause disease

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alive

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Virology: study of Viruses

Inactive~_________ ; an inactive virus cannot cause disease

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dead

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Inactive~dead; an inactive virus _________ cause disease

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cannot

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Active~ alive; an active virus _________ cause disease

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could

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_________ : study of Fungi (yeast, mold & mushrooms)

A

Mycology

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-Mycology-

Yeast and Mold are _________ fungi

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microscopic

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-Mycology-

Mushrooms are _________ fungi

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macroscopic

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_________ : study of Algae i.e. Seaweed

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Phycology

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_________ : study of Protozoa

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Protozoology

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_________ : study of Parasites (Worms = Helminthes)

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Parasitology

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_________ : study of the immune chemicals and cells that are produced in response to infection

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Immunology

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Public Health _________ and _________: Monitor and control the spread of diseases in communities. The main agency is the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

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  • Microbiology

- Epidemiology

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Public Health Microbiology and Epidemiology: Monitor and control the spread of diseases in communities. The main agency is the CDC (_________ )

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

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_________ : includes any process in which humans use the metabolism of living things to arrive at a desired product

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Biotechnology

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_________ : techniques that alter the genetic makeup of organisms to mass produce chemicals such as human hormones, drugs, etc

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Genetic engineering

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_________ : science of classification

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Taxonomy

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_________ :

Animalia:  animals -Parasitology
Plantae:  plants - Phycology
Protista:  protozoa - Protozoology
Fungi:  yeast, mold, and mushrooms - Mycology
Monera:  bacteria - Bacteriology
A

5 kingdom classification system

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-5 kingdom classification system-

_________ : animals -Parasitology

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Animalia

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-5 kingdom classification system-

Animalia: animals - _________

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Parasitology

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-5 kingdom classification system-

_________ : plants - Phycology

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Plantae

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-5 kingdom classification system-

Plantae: plants - _________

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Phycology

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-5 kingdom classification system-

_________ : protozoa - Protozoology

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Protista

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-5 kingdom classification system-

Protista: protozoa - _________

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Protozoology

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-5 kingdom classification system-

_________ : yeast, mold, and mushrooms - Mycology

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Fungi

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-5 kingdom classification system-

Fungi: yeast, mold, and mushrooms - _________

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Mycology

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-5 kingdom classification system-

_________ : bacteria - Bacteriology

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Monera

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-5 kingdom classification system-

Monera: bacteria - _________

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Bacteriology

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36
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-3 domain system-

_________ : Ancient bacteria (extremophiles)

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Archaea

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-3 domain system-

_________ : True bacteria

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Eubacteria

38
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-3 domain system-

_________ : All other living organisms

39
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-Archaea: Ancient bacteria (extremophiles)-

_________ : grown best in an environment containing methane gas

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Methanogens

40
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-Archaea: Ancient bacteria (extremophiles)-

_________ : require a high salt concentration to grow

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Obligate Halophile

41
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-Archaea: Ancient bacteria (extremophiles)-

_________ : grow best in environments that have very high temperatures

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Hyperthermophiles

42
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_________ - Are not classified as they are not alive

43
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Binomial System of _________ (2 word naming system)

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Nomenclature

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_________ : developed the Binomial System of Nomenclature (2 word naming system)

45
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Binomial System of Nomenclature (2 word naming system)

The first word is called the _________ ; the second is called the _________

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  • genus

- species

46
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When letters/numbers are written after the species name they refer to the _________ type of the _________

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  • strain

- bacterium

47
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_________ are known as variations within a species

48
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_________ : disease causing organism

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Pathogen (pathogenic)

49
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_________ : organism that Normally does not cause disease

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Nonpathogen (nonpathogenic)

50
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_________ : a non-pathogen that will take advantage of an “opportunity” to cause disease

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Opportunistic organism

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Nonpathogenic—— ________ —Pathogenic

52
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Every _________ is an Opportunistic organism

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Non-pathogen

53
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_________ : Degree of pathogenicity

54
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_________ :

Usually refers to the ability of individual strains or isolates from clinical samples to produce disease

55
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_________ : can cause disease; a virulent organism is pathogenic

56
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_________ : does not cause disease; an avirulent organism is nonpathogenic

57
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The majority of microbes are _________ .

A

nonpathogenic

58
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BSL = _________

A

Biosafety Level

59
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Biosafety Level ___

Microbes not generally considered to be pathogens (non-pathogens)
Microbiology teaching labs

60
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Biosafety Level ___

Moderate potential to infect. Can cause disease in healthy people, but can be contained with proper facilities. Most pathogens fall into this class.

61
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Biosafety Level ___

Microbes that can cause severe disease when inhaled such as
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) and Yersinia pestis (Bubonic plague)
HIV

62
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Biosafety Level ___

Highly virulent microbes
Extreme risk of infection and death
Close to 100% mortality rate, no treatment, and no vaccine i.e. Ebola virus

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Microbes can be used to produce _________

64
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Any _________ food or beverage is a product of microbial growth

65
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The microbes used to start the fermentation are called _________ cultures

66
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The microbes growing in the fermented food are called _________ cultures

67
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Bread
Beer
Wine
Sauerkraut
Pickles
Vinegar
Cheese
Yogurt

These are all:

A

active cultures

68
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Microbes can be used as food

Seaweed
_________ : used as a protein supplement in animal feed

A

Single Cell Protein

69
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_________ : naturally produced by microbes; will kill or inhibit the growth of other microbes

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Antibiotics

70
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_________ = Against life

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Antibiotics

71
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_________ :

Plays a role in blood clotting

72
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Vitamin K:

Naturally produced by the _________ in our G.I tract.

73
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E. coli is an _________ microbe

74
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_________ = Intestinal

75
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Newborns are given Vitamin __ soon after birth as a preventative against _________ Disease Newborn

A
  • K

- Hemorrhagic

76
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Adults don’t need to be given Vitamin K since adults have high level of _________ in their G.I. tract

77
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_________ thuringiensis is a bacterium that is naturally found in soil
It is nonpathogenic to humans but is pathogenic to insects

78
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Bacillus thuringiensis produces crystals that are toxic to certain _________ , but are not toxic to _________

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  • insects

- humans

79
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Commercial dusts are now on the market containing freeze-dried Bacillus thuringiensis.
This is known as a _________

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biopesticide

80
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_________ : manipulation of DNA, recombinant products

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Genetic engineering

81
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_________ products = Product of genetic engineering

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recombinant

82
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-Genetic engineering-

_________ : used by diabetics

83
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-Genetic engineering-

_________ : treatment for dwarfism

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Growth hormone

84
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-Genetic engineering-

_________ : blood clotting protein; treatment for hemophilia

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Factor VIII

85
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_________ : plants containing the Bt toxin gene

86
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Bt = bacillus _________

A

thuringiensis

87
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_________ = Genetically Modified Organism

88
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GMO = Genetically Modified Organism

-Comes from a _________

89
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_________ :
using microbes to clean up pollutants
Bacteria genetically engineered to clean up oil spills

A

Bioremediation

90
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_________:

Prevent pollution
Recycle as drinking water

A

Sewage treatment

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