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1
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What shape are bacillus bacteria?

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Rod shaped

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What shape are coccus bacteria?

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Spherical shaped

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What shape are spirillum bacteria?

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Spiral shaped

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What are the key organelles in a virus?

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  1. Flagellum
  2. Pilus
  3. Plasmid
  4. Capsule
  5. Circular DNA
  6. Ribosome
  7. Plasma membrane
  8. Cell Wall
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5
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What is a diplo arrangement of bacteria?

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Cells that remain in pairs

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What is a strepto arrangement of bacteria?

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Cells remain attached in chains

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What is a Tetrads arrangement of bacteria?

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Cells arranged in squares

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What is a Staphylo arrangement of bacteria?

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Random planes of division resulting in sheets and clumps.

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Do prokaryotes have a membrane bound nucleus?

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No

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What is the cell wall of a prokaryote made up of?

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Peptidoglycan

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How to prokaryotes reproduce?

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Binary fission

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12
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What is the function of a virus cell wall?

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  1. Prevents osmotic lysis
  2. Maintains pressure inside cell
  3. Maintains rigidity and cell structure
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What are the structural characteristics of a gram positive bacteria?

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A cell wall with a thick layer of peptidoglycan

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What colour do gram positive bacteria stain?

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Purple

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What dye is held by a gram positive bacteria?

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Crystal Violet

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What are the structural characteristics of a gram negative bacteria?

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A complex cell wall with a thin layer of peptidoglycan and a thick outer layer of lipopolysaccharide.

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17
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What colour do gram negative bacteria stain?

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Pink

18
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Why do gram negative bacteria stain pink?

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The crystal violet stain is removed when rinsed with ethanol.

19
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What physical conditions do microbes require?

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  1. Suitable temperature
  2. Suitable pH
  3. Oxygen requirements
20
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What nutrient conditions do microbes require?

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  1. Carbon source
  2. Nitrogen source
  3. Inorganic ions and vitamins
21
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What are saprotrophs?

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Bacteria with a lower temperature optima

22
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What are psychrophiles?

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Bacteria that grow down to -15 degrees

23
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What are thermophiles?

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Bacteria that have an optimum of 80 degrees

24
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What is the optimum temperature of pathogens?

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Body temperature - 37 degrees

25
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Why should it be ensured that a incubation plate is not sealed off from oxygen?

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It minimises the chance of the growth of pathogenic bacteria.

26
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What is an obligate aerobe?

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Bacteria which require oxygen, can only grow in oxygen rich environments

27
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What is an obligate anaerobe?

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Bacteria that can only survive in the absence of oxygen

28
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What is a facultative anaerobe?

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Bacteria that can survive in the absence of oxygen but grow best in the presence of oxygen.

29
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What is the growth media for bacteria?

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Liquid, broth or agar

30
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List 5 aseptic techniques and why they are employed

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  1. Autoclave equipment; kills spores and bacteria
  2. Flame inoculation loops, wires and glass spreaders; kills bacteria
  3. Open petri dish lids at a small angle; prevents bacteria entering the dish
  4. Roaring blue flame; creates convection current to move away contaminated air
  5. Keep McCartney caps in hand and flame bottle necks; do not contaminate desk, kills bacteria.
31
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What is the total cell count?

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Total of all dead and living bacteria

32
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What can total cell count be used for?

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Calculating turbidity using a colorimeter

33
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What is viable cell count?

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Total of living cells only

34
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Why is it important to estimate population growth?

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  1. Environmental health monitoring
  2. Water Supply
  3. Monitoring growth in fermenters
35
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What is the problem with serial dilution?

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If dilution is not significant, then the colonies will merge and counting is inaccurate.

36
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What are the general problems with counting bacteria?

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  1. They are very small
  2. There are lots of them
  3. Difficult to tell the difference between dead and alive bacteria?
37
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What are the advantages of a viable count method?

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  1. Counts living cells
38
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What are the disadvantages of a viable count method?

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  1. Possible to under estimate the population
  2. Takes a long time to count
  3. If a culture is mixed, some may take longer to grow than others
39
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What are the advantages to total cell count method?

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  1. Quick
  2. Used on several types of cells
  3. Alive or dead is shown
40
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What are the disadvantages to total cell count method?

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  1. Difficult to count clumps
  2. Does not always divide living and dead
  3. Difficult to count under a microscope

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