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Microbial Growth and Nutrition- PT 1 Test 1 Flashcards

1
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supply of elements required by cells for growth

A

nutrients

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2
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nutrients required in large amounts

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macronutrients

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3
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nutrients required in small amounts trace metals and growth factors

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micronutrients

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4
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What six elements does every organism need?

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water, carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, phosphorous, sulfur

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5
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What are the major macro molecules in the cell?

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carbs, proteins, lipids, nucleic acids

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6
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-must contain all the nutrients required by the organism for growth
-classification of physical nature, chemical constituents from which they are made, function

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culture media

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7
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exact chemical composition known

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defined media

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8
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composed of digests of microbial animal or plant products

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complex media

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9
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contains compounds that selectively inhibit growth of some microbes but not others

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selective medium

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10
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contains an indicator, usually a dye, that detects specific metabolic reactions during growth

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differential medium

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11
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What are the solidifying agents commonly used?

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-gelatin, starch, agar

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12
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-complex polysaccharide isolated from red algae
-solid at room temp liquefies at boiling cools and solidifies at 42 degrees Celsius
-provides framework
-not digestible for most microbes

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agar

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13
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-microscopic cell count- observing and enumerating cells present
-dried on slides or on liquid samples
-counting chamber with squares etched on a slide used for liquid samples
-you do not know if they are alive or dead
-hard to have accurate precision
-not consistent
-can have broken cells

A

total cell count

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14
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What are the different growth phases?

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-lag- introducing bacteria
-exponential- binary fission
-stationary- balance of chilling and reproducing
-decline- some level where there may not be enough nutrients

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15
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What are the steps of binary fission?

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-cell elongates and DNA is replicated
-cell wall and plasma membrane begin to constrict
-cross-wall forms completely separating the two DNA copies
-cells separate

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16
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What is the symbol for generation time?

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g

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17
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What is the symbol for time?

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t

18
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What is the symbol for cell number at time?

A

Nt

19
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What is the symbol for starting cell number?

A

N0

20
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What is the symbol for number of generations?

A

n

21
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What is the symbol for specific growth rate?

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k

22
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Psychrophilic

A

like it cold, they wont grow well past 10 degrees

23
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mesophile

A

broad range, thrive at body temp

24
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thermophile

A

high temp

25
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Hyperthermophile

A

really high temp

26
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Optimal ph refers to what?

A

extracellular only

27
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The intracellular ph must stay relatively close to neutral consistent with what?

A

macromolecule stability

28
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Microbial culture typically contains buffers to maintain what?

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constant ph

29
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-what causes plasmolysis because of hypertonic environments, required by extreme or obligate halophiles, and tolerated by facultative halophiles

A

high osmotic pressure

30
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grows very well in high salt concentrations

A

halophile

31
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can grow with salt but does not have to

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halotolerant

32
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not much salt at all

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nonhalotolerant

33
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can grow when osmotic concentrations are really high

A

osmophile

34
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can grow really well when dry

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zerophile

35
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What are the enzymes that destroy toxic oxygen species like superoxide, hydrogen peroxide, and hydroxyl radical?

A

catalase, peroxidase, superoxide dismutase, combination of catalase and superoxide dismutase, and superoxide reductase

36
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oligate aerobe

A

requires oxygen

37
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facultative aerobe

A

not required but grows better with oxygen

38
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microaerophilic aerobe

A

required but at levels lower than atmospheric

39
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aerotolerant anaerobe

A

not required and grows no better with oxygen present

40
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obligate anaerobe

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harmful or lethal

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