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Microbiology Flashcards

1
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Bacteriology is the study of…

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Bacteria

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2
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Another term that means the same as germ or bacteria is…

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Microbe

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3
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Bacterial cells that are harmless and can be beneficial to humans are called…

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Nonpathogenic bacteria

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4
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What approximate percent of all bacteria are harmless and can even be beneficial to humans?

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70%

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5
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Bacterial cells that may be harmful to the body are…

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Pathogenic

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6
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What can you to to prevent the spread of bacteria in the salon?

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Cover the nose while sneezing

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7
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A communicable disease refers to a disease that is…

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Spread from one person to another

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8
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The common cold, hepatitis and measles are examples of…

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Communicable diseases

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9
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What bacteria form in grape-like bunches or clusters?

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Staphylococci

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10
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Pus-forming bacterial cells that form in long chains and cause blood poisoning are called…

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Streptococci

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11
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Rod-shaped bacterial cells are known as…

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Bacilli

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12
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Corkscrew-shaped bacterial cells are called…

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Spirilla

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13
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Which type of bacteria cause pneumonia?

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Diplococci

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14
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Bacteria can enter the body through…

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Nose, mouth, broken skin

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15
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Bacteria grow and reproduce at what speed?

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Rapidly

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16
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As bacteria absorb food, each cell grows in size and divides, resulting in how many new cells?

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Two

17
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Bacteria that form spores can only be destroyed by using a product labeled as sporicidal or by…

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Sterilization

18
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Hair-like projections used by bacilli and spirilla to move themselves are called cilia or…

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Flagella

19
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What conditions are cause by viruses?

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Mumps, common cold, and respiratory infection

20
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The common cold is caused by a…

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Filterable virus

21
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What is a highly infectious disease that infects the liver?

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Human Hepatitis B Virus (HBV)

22
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HIV causes the immune system to…

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Break down

23
Q

Organisms that live on or obtain nutrients from another organism are known as…

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External parasites

24
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What occurs when the circulatory system carries bacteria and their toxins to all parts of the body?

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General infection

25
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Parasitic fungi can cause non-contagious conditions such as…

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Dandruff

26
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What are examples of contagions?

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Fungi, mites, and bacteria

27
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What is an example of universal precaution?

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Disinfecting salon equipment

28
Q

The body’s ability to destroy infectious agents that enter the body is…

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Immunity

29
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When a person is given antibodies to a disease rather than producing them through their own immune system, it is called…

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Passive immunity

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