Microorgansims and disease Flashcards
Infectious disease
Pathogen colonizes the body and the pathogen causes diseases
Microbial intoxication
Pathogen produces a toxin in vitro .
person ingests the toxin
Toxin causes disease
Decomposers
Live on dead or decaying matter (can clean contaminated areas )
What is bacteriology
Study of bacteria
What is mycology
Study of fungi
What is parastiology
Study of parasites
What is the study of algae called
Algology
What is the study of viruses called
Virology
Name microorganisms that are prokaryotes
Bacteria and archae
3 types of eukaryotes
Fungi , parasites ,algae
True or false : a virus is a cell
False
What types of microorganisms are unicellular
Bacteria and protist (fungi ^)
What type of microorganisms are multicellular
Plants and animals
Which microorganisms do not have a cell wall
Animals ,virus ,protist
What would I call a rod shaped bacteria
Bacillus
What shape is coccus
Spherical shape
How would I describe a curved shaped bacteria
Vibro
The difference between strep and straph coccus is
Strep - chain
Staph - cluster
In archaea the cell wall lacks _____________
Peptidoglycan’s
What is dimorphic fungi
It can be found in both forms of mold and yeast
What is saprophytic fungi
Fungi which lives on organic matter
Parasitic fungi lives on ____________
Living organisms
In which environment would I most likely find Protozoa
Aquatic environment
How do helminths cause disease
They burrow into human host and cause disease
