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Life Science: Microbiology Flashcards

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Describe prokaryotic microorganisms
(Include: # of cells, nuclei, reproduction, examples)

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  • unicellular
  • lack a nucleus
  • reproduce asexually
  • Examples of prokaryotic microorganisms: bacteria and archaea.
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Identify the following disease Tuberculosis and its causative agent??

Is it bacterial, fungi, virus, parasitic, helminths?

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  • Bacterial Disease
    -> Mycobacterium
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Identify the following disease Bacterial Meningitis and its causative agent??

Is it bacterial, fungi, virus, parasitic, helminths?

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  • Bacterial Disease
    -> Neisseria meningitidis
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Identify the following disease Food Poisoning and its causative agent??

Is it bacterial, fungi, virus, parasitic, helminths?

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  • Bacterial Disease
    -> E. coli/ Staphylococcus
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Identify the following disease Strep throat and its causative agent??

Is it bacterial, fungi, virus, parasitic, helminths?

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  • Bacterial Disease
    -> Streptococcal
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Identify the following disease Ear Infections and its causative agent??

Is it bacterial, fungi, virus, parasitic, helminths?

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  • Bacterial Disease
    -> Streptococcus
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Identify the following disease UTIs and its causative agent??

Is it bacterial, fungi, virus, parasitic, helminths?

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  • Bacterial Disease
    -> E. coli
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Identify the following disease Tetanus and its causative agent??

Is it bacterial, fungi, virus, parasitic, helminths?

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  • Bacterial Disease
    -> Clostridium
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Identify the following disease Bacterial Pneumonia and its causative agent??

Is it bacterial, fungi, virus, parasitic, helminths?

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  • Bacterial Disease
    -> Streptococcus
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Identify the following disease Leprosy and its causative agent??

Is it bacterial, fungi, virus, parasitic, helminths?

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  • Bacterial Disease
    -> Mycobacterium
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Identify the following disease Strep throat and its causative agent??

Is it bacterial, fungi, virus, parasitic, helminths?

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  • Bacterial Disease
    -> Streptococcal
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Q: Describe Fungi

(Cell Type, Feeding Mechanism, Example)

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Cell Type
Fungi is eukaryotic

Feeding Mechanism
obtains food from decomposing other organisms

Example
unicellular (yeast)
multicellular (mold)

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Identify the following disease Yeast Overgrowth and its causative agent??

Is it bacterial, fungi, virus, parasitic, helminths?

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  • Fungal
    -> Candida
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Identify the following disease Thrush and its causative agent??

Is it bacterial, fungi, virus, parasitic, helminths?

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  • Fungal
    -> Candida
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Identify the following disease Vaginal yeast infection and its causative agent??

Is it bacterial, fungi, virus, parasitic, helminths?

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  • Fungal
    -> Candida
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Identify the following disease Ringworm and its causative agent??

Is it bacterial, fungi, virus, parasitic, helminths?

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  • Fungal
    -> Tinea
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Identify the following disease athletes foot and its causative agent??

Is it bacterial, fungi, virus, parasitic, helminths?

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  • Fungal
    -> Tinea
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Identify the following disease jock itch and its causative agent??

Is it bacterial, fungi, virus, parasitic, helminths?

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  • Fungal
    -> Tinea
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Identify the following disease lung infection?

Is it bacterial, fungi, virus, parasitic, helminths?

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  • Fungal
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Identify the following disease bloodstream infection?

Is it bacterial, fungi, virus, parasitic, helminths?

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  • Fungal
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Q: Describe Protozoa.

(Cell type, Living Environment, Movement)

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Cell Type
- Protozoa are single-celled eukaryotes

Living Environment
- live freely in water and in some animal hosts

Movement
- movement via pseudopodia, cilia, and flagella.

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22
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Identify the following disease Dysentery?

Is it bacterial, fungi, virus, parasitic, helminths?

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  • Parasitic
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23
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Identify the following disease Malaria?

Is it bacterial, fungi, virus, parasitic, helminths?

24
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Identify the following disease Sleeping Sickness?

Is it bacterial, fungi, virus, parasitic, helminths?

25
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Q: Describe Algae

(Cell Type, Characteristics, Example)

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Cell Type
- Algae are eukaryotic organisms

Characteristics
- unicellular or multicellular
- are photosynthetic.

Examples
- Ex: Kelp & Seaweed

26
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Q: Describe Microscopic animals.

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A: Microscopic animals are multicellular eukaryotes that have a life cycle and can cause disease.

27
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Q: What are some diseases caused by microscopic animals?

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- Parasitic worms: Tapeworms, hookworms.
- Scabies: Human itch mite.
- Lice: Do not cause disease but can carry pathogens.

28
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Q: Describe viruses.

(Characteristics, Genetic Material, Method of Reproduction)

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Characteristics
- Viruses are acellular and non-living
- Covered in protein coat

Genetic Material
- Either DNA or RNA

Reproduction
- obligate intracellular aerobes

29
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Identify the following disease Influenza?

Is it bacterial, fungi, virus, parasitic, helminths?

30
Q

Identify the following disease HIV/AIDS?

Is it bacterial, fungi, virus, parasitic, helminths?

31
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Identify the following disease Measles/Mumps?

Is it bacterial, fungi, virus, parasitic, helminths?

32
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Identify the following disease Covid-19?

Is it bacterial, fungi, virus, parasitic, helminths?

33
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Identify the following disease Viral Pneumonia?

Is it bacterial, fungi, virus, parasitic, helminths?

34
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Identify the following disease Common Cold?

Is it bacterial, fungi, virus, parasitic, helminths?

35
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Identify the following disease Chickenpox/Shingles?

Is it bacterial, fungi, virus, parasitic, helminths?

36
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Identify the following disease Rabies?

Is it bacterial, fungi, virus, parasitic, helminths?

37
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Q: What are pathogens?

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A: Pathogens are disease causing microbes.

38
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Q: Compare Infectious v. Noninfectious diseases.

A

A:
- Infectious Diseases: Diseases that can be spread from person to person (animal to person)
- Non-infectious Diseases: Diseases that cannot be spread from person to person. They are based on genetic predisposition & lifestyle factors.
–> Ex: Cancer, Asthma, Arthritis, Diabetes

39
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Q: Describe some examples of Contact Transmission.

A

A:
- Direct Contact: Direct body contact
- Droplet Transmission: Short-range coughing or sneezing

40
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Q: Describe some examples of Indirect Contact Transmission.

A

A:
- Airborne: Pathogens in the air carried by dust or droplets.
- Vehicles: Food, water, biological products, fomites
- Vectors: Mosquitoes, fleas, ticks, can carry pathogens passively or the pathogens multiplies in vector

41
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Q: What are light microscopes?

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A: Light microscopes use light for visualization. These microscopes can magnify up to 1,000x.

42
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Q: What are brightfield microscopes?

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A: Microscopes where the background is illuminated. Used to see microbes that have been stained.

43
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What microscope would best be used to see microbes that have been stained?

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Brightfield microscopes

44
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Q: What are darkfield microscopes?

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A: Microscopes where the background is dark. Used to see live, unstained specimens.

45
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What microscope would best be used to see live, unstained microbes?

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darkfield microscope

46
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Q: What are phase-contrast microscopes?

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A: Microscopes that use contrast without staining the specimen.

47
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What microscope would use contrast to see a microbe without staining them?

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Phase-contrast microscope

48
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Q: What are fluorescence microscopes?

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A: Microscope used to see stain that contain particles that will appear fluorescent.

49
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What microscope would be used if the specimen was stained with a fluorescent stain?

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Fluorescence microscope

50
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Q: What are confocal scanning laser microscopes?

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A: Microscope that uses fluorescence to view a single plane. Each image is an optical slide through a specimen.

51
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Q: What are differential interference contrast microscopes?

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A: Very contrasted to give an image a 3D & shadowed appearance.

52
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Q: What are electron microscopes?

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A: Electron microscopes use electrons for visualization instead of lights. These microscopes can be used to magnify 10,000x - 100,000x

53
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Q: What are transmission electron microscopes?

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A: Microscopes where electrons pass through the specimen.

54
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Q: What are scanning electron microscopes?

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A: Microscopes where electron bounce off specimen to create a surface image.

55
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Abby wants to see detailed, highly resoluted surface structures of a specimen. What microscope would be best to see this result?

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Scanning electron microscope

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