micro organisms Flashcards

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1
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singular micro organism is called a

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microbe

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2
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types of mo (2)

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  • cellular

- acellular (virus)

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3
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types of cellular mo (2)

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  • procaryote (no nucleus/organelles)

- eukaryote (clear nucleus)

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4
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characteristics of virus (5)

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  • always pathogenic
  • can infect single cell organisms (so tinee owo)
  • parasites (can only live in other organisms)
  • either active or dormant
  • can go undetectable of covered in cell membrane
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5
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pathogenic meaning (1)

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causing disease [opposite of non-pathogenic]

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6
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biological kingdoms that can be mo (3)

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fungi
bacteria
protists
[cellular]

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7
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structure of virus (1)

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(~) (see book for proper drawing)

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8
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bacteria mo characteristics (3)

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  • prokaryotic
  • can be pathogenic/non-p
  • non-p bact. protects humans from path. bact.
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types of bacteria (4)

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-coccus [o]
-bacillus [0]
-spirillus [~]
-vibrio [vodacom logo lmao] -> always singular
{SEE BOOK FOR PROPER DRAWINGS !}

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10
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types of coccus bacteria (4)

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  • coccus (singular)
  • diplococcus (double)
  • streptococcus (chained)
  • staphylococcus (cluster)
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11
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reproduction of bacteria (1)

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binary-fission (da starfish split)

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12
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structure of bacteria (4)

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  • peptidoglycan (main thingy in cell wall to keep structure) in cell wall
  • prokaryotic
  • (some) cover themself in waxy coating to prevent drying
  • (some) have #flagella (tail) to help movement
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13
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protist meaning (1)

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mix of plant and animal

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characteristic of protist mo (3)

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  • eukaryotic
  • live in moist land
  • can be unicellular or not
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15
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types of protist (4 [2 categorisations])

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  • autotrophic vs heterotrophic

- plant-like vs animal-like

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16
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autotrophic meaning (1)

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produces own food

17
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heterotrophic (1)

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feeds on other organisms

18
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plant-like protists (3)

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-has chloroplasts
-photosynthesises
-autotrophic
[algae; plankton]

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animal-like protsists (3.4)

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  • unicellular
  • heterotrophic
  • move using cilia (hair things); cell membrane; flagella (tail) or moves parasitically (with other organism help)