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Microbio Flashcards

1
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It is the complete virus particles

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Virions

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Virions are observed using

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Electron Microscope

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These causes specific types of cancer

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Oncovirus/oncogenic

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Composed of many small proteins

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Capsomeres

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This is a protein coat composed of DNA or RNA

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Capsid

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Four categories of viruses based on the type of genomes they possess

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Single-stranded DNA
Double-stranded DNA
Single-stranded RNA
Double-stranded RNA

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7
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This theory originated on the primordial soup

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Coevolution theory

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Evolved from free-living prokaryotes that invaded other living organisms

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Retrogade evolution theory

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Viruses are pieces of host cell RNA or DNA that have escaped from living cells and are no longer under cellular control

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Escaped gene theory

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10
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Viruses that infect humans and animals

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animal virus

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11
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attaches to a protein or polysaccharide molecule

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attachment

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12
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the entire virus enters the host cell, in some cases it was phagocytosized by the cell.

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penetration

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13
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the viral nucleic acid escapes from the capsid

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uncoating

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14
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viral genes are expressed, resulting in production of pieces or parts of viruses.

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Biosynthesis

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15
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the viral pieces or parts are assembled to create complete virions

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Assembly

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16
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the complete virions escaped from the host cell by lysis or budding

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Release

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17
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viruses that becomes enveloped escaped through

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budding

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18
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Are remnants or collections

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Inclusion bodies

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19
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hides from host’s immune system by entering and remaining dormant.

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Latent virus infection

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20
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this is used to treat viral infection

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antiviral agents

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21
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This virus causes Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

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Human Immunodeficiency virus

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22
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small infectious proteins that can cause neurologic diseases in animals.

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prions

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23
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which cells does HIV attacks

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CD4+ cells

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24
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what enzyme does retro viruses produce?

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Reverse Transcriptase

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25
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this type of virus capable of inserting the viral genome into DNA

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provirus

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26
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this virus is a crossover between bats to humans, this is also the biggest strands of virus.

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Ebola virus

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27
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this virus is transmitted by mosquitos

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zika virus

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28
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types of bacteriophages

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virulent and temperate

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29
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this is prescribed in an attempt to prevent secondary bacterial infections.

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Antibiotics

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30
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this type of bacteriophages causes lytic cycles

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Virulent bacteriophages

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30
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this type of bacteriophages will remain into the bacterial cell chromosome, generation after generation.

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Temperate bacteriophages

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31
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this type of virus can mimic a bacteria and can cause some cases of human pneumonia.

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Mimivirus

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32
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this virus can interfere with the metabolism of plants.

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viroids

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33
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what is the name of the shape of the bacteris that is round or spherical

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cocci

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34
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what is the name of the shape of the bacteria that is rectangular or rod-shaped

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bacilli

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35
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what are the three basic shapes of bacteria?

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cocci, bacilli, curved and spiral-shaped

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36
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bacterias that exist in a variety of shapes are called?

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pleomorphic

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37
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ability to exist in variety of shapes

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pleomorphism

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38
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this fixation is accomplished by placing the slide on the slide warmer

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heat fixation

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39
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this type of fixation is accomplished by flooding the smear with absolute methanol. This is also the standardized technique

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methanol fixation

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40
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what are the 3 purposes of fixation?

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kills the microorganisms, preserves the morphology, anchors the smear to the slide.

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41
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this type of stain is used to determine bacterial shape and morphologic arrangement.

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simple stain

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42
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this type of stain is used to observes bacterial capsules, spores, and flagella

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structural staining procedure

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43
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This procedure became the most important staining procedure in the bacteriology laboratory.

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gram stain

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44
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this type of staining procedure can identify a mycobacterium

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acid-fast stain

45
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this is a bright red dye that is used to stain the cells.

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carbol fuchsin

46
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this phenol component of stain is used to lock the stain into the cell wall.

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carbol

47
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this bacterium is able to swim

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motile

48
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bacteria that are unable to swim

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nonmotile

49
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Are used to determine the
presence, number, and location of flagella on bacterial cells

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Flagella stain

50
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turns blue to purple because of the crystal violet-iodine solution, is difficult to remove because of the thick peptidoglycan in the cell wall

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Gram positive

51
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turns pink to red because of the red dye safranin solution

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gram negative

52
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dissolves the lipids in the gram negative making it easier to remove the crystal violet-iodine dye

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decolorizer

53
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a drop of bacterial suspension is placed on glass overslip and inserted over a depression slide.

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acid fast stain

54
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Useful to classify bacteria based on their relationship to O2 and CO2

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atmospheric requirement

55
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does not require oxygen and can live in anaerobic environment

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obligate aerobes

56
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requires oxygen for multiplication, but in lower concentrations found in room air.

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microaerophilic anaerobes

57
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can be defined as organisms that do not require oxygen for life.

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Anaerobes

58
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does not use oxygen and can protect themselves from reactive oxygen molecules

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aerotolerant anaerobe

59
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are able to survive with or without the process of oxygen.

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facultative anaerobes

60
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the ability of bacteria to cause disease.

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pathogenecity

61
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uses test procedures called Molecular Diagnostic Procedures, to analyze the organism’s DNA and RNA to
identify the bacteria

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Genetic Composition

62
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make it possible to
identify an isolate without relying on phenotypic characteristics

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DNA probes

63
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used to determine the degree of relatedness between two different bacteria

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16S rRNA

64
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have leaky cell membranes so
they live inside another cell to
retain all necessary cellular
substance.

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Rickettsias

65
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lice, fleas, and tick transmit the rickettdias from one host to another by their bites or
waste products

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Arthropods

66
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pathogens that can live within certain types of white blood cells

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Intraleukocytic pathogens

67
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this is referred to as energy parasites; can produce ATP but use ATP molecules produced by their host cells

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chlamydias

68
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has a cell wall and therefore assume many things and can cause atypical pneumonia and genitourinary infections on humans.

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Mycoplasmas

69
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these types of bacteria uses light as an energy source but do not carry
out photosynthesis the same way

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photosynthetic bacteria

70
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This organisms live in extreme enviroment

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archaea

71
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a bacteria that uses light as energy source but does not carry out photosynthesis the same way

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photosynthetic bacteria

72
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produce oxygen (oxygenic bacteria)

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Cyanobacteria

73
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attached to the cell membrane at various points and are thought to represent invaginations of the cell membranel

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Thylakoids

74
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live in extreme
environments like extremely hot, dry, salty, alkaline, acidic or in extremely high pressure

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extremophiles

75
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archaea that produce
methane (flammable gas)

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Methanogens

76
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this is photosynthesis, eukaryotic organisms that are classified as Kindom Protista. This is also an important source of food, iodine, and fertilizers

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Algae

77
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thickened cell membrane contained some algal cells

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pellicle

78
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known as “eyespot”; light-sensing
organelle

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Stigma

79
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found in the cell wall of
algae but not in any other
microorganisms

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cellulose

80
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what are the classifications according to types of Photosynthetic Pigments of bacteria?

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green, golden, brown, red

81
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this type of algae causes protothecosis and can lead to paralytic shellfish poison

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dinoflagellates

82
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this is a nonphotosynthetic, unicellular, and free-living thing that is more animal-like that ingests algae, yeast, smaller protozoa

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protozoa

83
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this is the protozoan life cycle that is in the motile, feeding, and dividing stages.

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Trophozoite stage

84
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this is the protozoan cycle that is in the nonmotile, dormant, and survival stage

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cyst stage

85
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move by means of cytoplasmic extensions
called pseudopodia (false feet)

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amaeba

86
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move by means of large numbers of hairlike cilia on their surfaces.

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Cilliates

87
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move by means of whiplike flagella, exhibits a wavelike motion.

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Flagella protozoa

88
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A nonmotile protozoa, lacking pseudopodia, flagella, or cilia.

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sporozoa

89
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the study of fungi

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mycology

90
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this organism is the garbage disposers of the enviroment

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fungi

91
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what is fungi cell wall made of?

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chitin

92
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what is filament found growing on fungi?

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hyphae

93
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the cytoplasm within
the hypha is divided into cells by cross
-walls or septa

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Septate hyphae

94
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the cytoplasm within the hypha is not divided into cells; no septa. Contains
multinucleated cytoplasm

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aseptate hyphae

95
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are eukaryotic single-celled (unicellular)
organisms that lack mycelia. Sometimes
referred to as blastospores or blastoconidia

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yeast

96
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Sometimes a string of elongated buds is formed; this string of elongated buds is called a

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pseudohypha

97
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it’s the yeast and fungi most frequently
isolated from human clinical specimens

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candida albicans

98
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Form of cytoplasmic filaments or hyphae that makes the mycelium.

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moulds

99
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this type of hyphae extends above the surface

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Aerial hyphae

100
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this type of hyphae grows beneath the surface

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vegetative hyphae

101
Q

reproduction is by spore formation, either
sexually or asexually, on the aerial hyphae for this reason, aerial hyphae are sometimes referred to as what?

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reproductive hyphae

102
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it’s one of a few fungi, including human pathogens, that can live either as yeast or as moulds, depending on growth conditions.

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dimorphic fungi

103
Q

fungi that are encountered as mushrooms, toadstools, puffballs and bracket fungi

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fleshy fungi

104
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are fungal infections of the outermost areas of the human body, such as hai, fingernails, toenails, and the outermost layer of the skin (epidermis).

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superficial mycoses

105
Q

fungal infections living layers of the skin
(dermis). A group of moulds
collectively referred to as
dermatophytes cause tinea infections, which are often referred to as
“ringworm” infections.

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cutaneous mycoses

106
Q

are fungal infections of the dermis and
underlying tissues. Usually, these
infections are from traumatic
implantation of organisms into the
subcutaneous tissue.

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subcutaneous mycoses

107
Q

are fungal infections of internal organs of the body, sometimes affecting two or
more different organ systems
simultaneously.

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systematic mycosis

108
Q

this organism is a combination of two or three microorganisms of alga (or cyanobacterium), a fungus, and a yeast

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lichens

109
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Found in soil and on rotting logs, have both fungal and protozoal characteristics

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slime moulds

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