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Microorganisms (Wk 1) Flashcards

1
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study of all of the genetic material (DNA) in living cells

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Genomics

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2
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Manipulation of cellular genomes

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biotechnology

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3
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study of RNA patterns

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Transcriptomics

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4
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study of all the proteins produced by cell(s)

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Proteomics

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5
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study of metabolic expression in cells

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metabolomics

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6
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Barrier that separates the inside of the cell from the outside environment

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cell membrane

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7
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Present in most microbes, confers structural strength

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cell wall

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8
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chemical transformation of nutrients

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metabolism

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9
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generation of two cells from one

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reproduction

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10
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genetic changes in cells that are transferred to offspring

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evolution

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11
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what are the 3 properties of all cells?

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1) metabolism 2) reproduction 3) evolution

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12
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synthesis of new substances or structures that modify the cell

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differentiation

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13
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generation of, and response to, chemical signals

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communication

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14
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protein catalysts of the cell that accelerate chemical reactions

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enzymes

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15
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DNA produces RNA

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transcription

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16
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RNA makes protein

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translation

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17
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Populations of interacting assemblages of microbes in nature

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microbial communities

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18
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The environment in which a microbial population lives

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habitat

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19
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All living organisms plus physical and chemical constituents of their environment

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ecosystem

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20
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The study of microbes in their natural environment

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microbial ecology

21
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common ancestral cell from which all cells descended

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LUCA - last universal common ancestor

22
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The atmosphere was ______until ~2 billion years ago

23
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Earth is _______ years old

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4.6 billion

24
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Life was exclusively ______ until ~1 billion years ago

25
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Most microbial cells are found in _______and ________ subsurfaces

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oceanic, terrestrial

26
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Give examples of microbes as biofuels

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methane, ethanol, hydrogen

27
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using microbes to clean up pollutants

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bioremediation

28
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Early microscopist that observed fruiting molds

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Robert Hooke

29
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First microscopist to observe bacteria

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Antoni van Leeuwenhoek

30
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Invented first vaccine (small pox)

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Edward Jenner

31
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Disproved spontaneous generation

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Louis Pasteur

32
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invented vaccines for rabies and anthrax

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Louis Pasteur

33
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responsible for pure cultures

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Robert Koch

34
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Identified infectious agents of cholera and TB

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Robert Koch

35
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His hypothesis stated: material in dead bacterial cells can genetically transform living bacterial cells

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Fred Griffith

36
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Field that focuses on nonmedical aspects of microbiology

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microbial diversity

37
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1st to study microbial diversity and developed enrichment culture technique

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Martinus Beijerinck

38
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Proposed concept of chemolithotrophy

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Sergei Winogradsky

39
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Oxidation of inorganic compounds linked to energy conservation

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chemolithotrophy

40
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The science of grouping and classifying microorganisms

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microbial systematics

41
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Study of the nutrients that microbes require for metabolism and growth and the products that they generate

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microbial physiology

42
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Study of cellular structure

43
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these subdisciplines of applied microbiology have roots in Koch’s work. ______ and _______

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medical microbiology & immunology

44
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these subdisciplines of applied microbiology developed from concepts developed by Beijerinck & Winogradsky. ______ and ________

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Agricultural & industrial microbiology

45
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these subdisciplines of applied microbiology developed from advances in soil microbiology

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Aquatic & marine microbiology

46
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Study of microbial enzymes and chemical reactions

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microbial biochemistry

47
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Study of heredity and variation in bacteria

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Bacterial genetics

48
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Study of viruses

Microbiology - Biol3880 (23 decks)

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