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THE FATHER OF MICROBIOLOGY

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LOUIS PASTEUR

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THE STUDY OF ALL LIVING ORGANISMS THAT ARE TOO SMALL TO BE SEEN

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MICROBIOLOGY

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WHY MICROBIOLOGY MATTERS?

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> KEEPS THE PLANT HEALTHY
AGRICULTURE
COMBATING DISEASES
INDUSTRY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

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WHY IS MICROBIOLOGY IMPORTANT IN KEEPING THE PLANTS HEALTHY?

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BECAUSE MICROBIOLOGY PLAYS A MAJOR ROLE IN RECYCLING ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS

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WHY IS MICROBIOLOGY IMPORTANT IN AGRICULTURE?

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BECAUSE THIS ENABLES FARMERS TO INCREASE YIELD AND PRODUCTIVITY IN A SUSTAINABLE WAY

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WHY IS MICROBIOLOGY IMPORTANT IN COMBATING DISEASES?

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ETIOLOGY AND EPIDEMIOLOGY, CONTROL AND PREVENTION

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WHY IS MICROBIOLOGY IMPORTANT IN INDUSTRY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY?

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BECAUSE THIS HELPS CREATE ANTIBIOTICS AND VACCINES, AND GENETIC ENGINEERING

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THE FIRST BACTERIA DISCOVERED ON EARTH

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CYANOBACTERIA

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CYANOBACTERIA IS A PROKARYOTIC BLUE GREEN ALGAE

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TRUE

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10
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THIS IS FOUND IN FRESHWATER AND MARINE SYSTEMS

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VOLVOX

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APPLICATIONS OF VOLVOX

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> IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY
PIGMENTS AND CAROTENOIDS
POLYUNSATURATED FATS
ANTIOXIDANTS

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TYPES OF MICROBIAL CELLS

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PROKARYOTIC AND EUKARYOTIC

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THEY LACK TRUE CELL MEMBRANE AND NUCLEUS

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PROKARYOTIC

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WHAT PROKARYOTE IS EXEMPTED IN LACKING TRUE CELL MEMBRANE

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PLANKOMYCETES

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HAVE CELL MEMBRANE AND NUCLEUS

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EUKARYOTIC

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ORGANISMS AND BIOLOGICAL ENTITIES CAN BE DIVIDED INTO TWO GROUPS:

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CELLULAR AND ACELLULAR

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THESE ARE UNDER CELLULAR

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FUNGI, PROTIST, BACTERIA, ARCHAEA

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ACELLULAR INCLUDES:

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VIRUSES, VIROIDS, VIRUSOIDS, PRIONS

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THESE ARE THE SMALLEST OF MICROBES. REQUIRES CELL HOST TO REPLICATE

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VIRUSES

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THESE COMPOSED THE VIRUSES

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PROTEIN AND NUCLEIC ACID

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THESE ARE INFECTIOUS AGENTS CAUSED BY RNA

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VIROIDS AND VIRUSOIDS

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INFECTIOUS PROTEINS

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PRIONS

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THIS CAUSES FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE

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PRIONS

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THIS HAS A PROTEIN COAT AND GENETIC MATERIAL

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ACELLULAR

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THREE DOMAIN SYSTEM, BASED ON A COMPARISON OF ______, DIVIDES MICROORGANISMS INTO THREE DOMAINS

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RIBOSOMAL RNA

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WHAT ARE THE THREE DOMAINS

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BACTERIA, ARCHAEA, EUKARYA

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CHARACTERISTICS OF A BACTERIA

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SINGLE CELLED
PEPTIDOGLYCAN CELL WALL
LACK A MEMBRANE BOUND NUCLEUS
UBIQUITOUS AND SOME LIVE IN EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS

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CHARACTERISTICS OF AN ARCHAEA

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HAVE A UNIQUE rRNA GENE SEQUENCES COMPARED TO BACTERIA
LACK PEPTIDOGLYCAN CELL WALL
HAVE UNIQUE LIPID MEMBRANE
UNUSUAL METABOLIC CHARACTERISTICS
LIVE IN EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS
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THESE ARE UNDER EUKARYA

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PROTISTA, ALGAE, PROTOZOA, SLIME MOLDS, WATER MOLDS, FUNGI

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GENERALLY LARGER THAN BACTERIA AND ARCHAEA

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PROTISTA

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THEY ARE GREEN AND PHOTOSYNTHETIC

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ALGAE

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HUNTERS GRATERS

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PROTOZOA

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HAS TWO LIFE STAGES

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SLIME MOLDS

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THIS CAUSES DISEASE IN PLANTS

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WATER MOLDS

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TWO TYPES OF FUNGI

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YEAST AND MOLDS

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THIS COMPRISES THE UNICELLULAR MICROBE OF FUNGI

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YEAST

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FILAMENTOUS FUNGI

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MOLDS

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PROPOSED CHEMICAL THEORY

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OPARINE AND HALDANE

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THIS IS THE TRANSITION OF PROKARYOTIC CELL TO EUKARYOTIC CELL

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ENDOSYMBIOTIC THEORY

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PROPOSED ENDOSYMBIOTIC THEORY

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LYNN MARGUILLIS

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PROOF OF ENDOSYMBIOTIC THEORY

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CHLOROPLAST AND MITOCHONDRIA HAVE THEIR OWN DNA

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OLDEST AND MOST POPULAR TECHNOLOGY USED BY HUMAN KIND DATING BACK TO NEOLITHIC PERIOD

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FERMENTATION

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USE OF FERMENTATION

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DAIRY PRODUCTS, BAKING, WINE MAKING AND BREWING

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THIS USES A SPECIAL STRAIN OF YEAST

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SOUR DOUGH

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FERMENTED BERRIES

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OLIVES

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46
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The purified toxin used for temporarily paralyzing facial muscles is derived from what microbe?

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CLOSTRIDIUM BOTULINIUM

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47
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THIS CAUSES PIMPLES

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STAPHYLOCCOCUS AUREUS

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CAUSES TYPLOID FEVER

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SALMONELLA TYPHI

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ONE OF THE BIGGEST MICROBES THAT CAN BE SEEN BY THE NAKED EYE

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THIOMARGARITA NAMIBIENSIS

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50
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WHAT IS LAW OF BIOGENESIS

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LIFE COMES AFTER LIFE

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51
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The baker’s yeast and the brewer’s yeast differ in which of the following traits?

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SHAPE AND MODE OF REPRODUCTION

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The scientist who worked on the classification of organisms into three Domains by comparing the 16S rRNA of living systems

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CARL WOESE

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Based on the Phylogenetic Tree , the Archaea are more related to the Eukarya than Bacteria.

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The theory of that states that life came from extraterrestrial origins is called________________.

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PANSPERMIA

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BACTERIOPHAGE IS A ____

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All prokaryotes are unicellular, all eukaryotes are multicellular.

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FALSE; EUKARYOTES ARE ALSO UNICELLULAR

57
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THE MODERN CELL THEORY

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THE CELL IS THE SMALLEST LIVING UNIT IN ALL ORGANISMS
ALL LIVING THINGS ARE MADE OF CELLS
ALL CELLS COME FROM PRE-EXISTING CELLS

58
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THE MEMBRANE BOUND ORGANELLES OF A EUKARYOTIC CELL

A

NUCLEUS
MITOCHONDRIA
ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM

59
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SIMILARITIES OF PROKARYOTIC AND EUKARYOTIC CELLS

A

RIBOSOMES
DNA
CELL MEMBRANE

60
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THESE ARE UNDER PROKARYOTES

A

ARCHAEA AND BACTERIA

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THE SIX KINGDOMS

A 
ARCHAEABACTERIA
EUBACTERIA
FUNGI
PROTISTA
ANIMALIA
PLANTAE
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MODE OF CELL REPRODUCTION OF PROKARYOTES

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BINARY FISSION, FERMENTATION, BUDDING

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MODE OF CELL REPRODUCTION OF EUKARYOTES

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MITOSIS AND MEIOSIS

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THESE ARE COCCI IN CLUSTERS

A

STAPHYLOCOCCUS

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COCCI IN CHAINS

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STREPTOCOCCUS

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SELECTIVELY PERMEABLE BARRIER

A

PLASMA MEMBRANE

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MECHANICAL BOUNDARY OF CELL

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PLASMA MEMBRANE

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LOCATION OF PHOTOSYNTHESIS AND RESPIRATION

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PLASMA MEMBRANE

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PROVIDES BUOYANCE

A

GAS VACUOLE

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SITE OF PROTEIN SYNTHESIS

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STORAGE OF ORGANIC AND INORGANIC MATERIALS

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LOCATION OF GENETIC MATERIAL

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PROTECTION FROM OSMOTIC STRESS

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RESISTANCE TO PHAGOCYTOSIS

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CAPSULE AND SLIME LAYER

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PROTECTS THE BACTERIA FROM DIGESTION THROUGH PHAGOCYTOSIS

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GLYCOCALYX

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PROTECT FROM ION AND PH FLUNCTUATION

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SLIME LAYER

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THE APPENDAGES OF A PROKARYOTIC CELL

A

FIMBRIAE
PILI
FLAGELLA

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LONG WHIP-LIKE STRUCTURE PRIMARILY FOR MOVEMENT

79
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TYPES OF FLAGELLUM

A

ATRICHOUS
PETRICHOUS
POLAR

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UNDER POLAR

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MONOTRICHOUS
LOPOTRICHOUS
AMPITRICHOUS

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ATRICHOUS

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WITHOUT FLAGELLUM

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PETRICHOUS

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ALL OVER THE CELL

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POLAR

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ONE OR BOTH SIDES

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MONOTRICHOUS

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A FLAGELLA AT ONE SIDE

85
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LOPOTRICHOUS

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A FLAGELLUM ONE SIDE

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AMPHITRICHOUS

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FLAGELLA AT BOTH SIDES

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THIS FLAGELLAR ROTATION MEANS THE FLAGELLA IS MOVING FORWARD

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COUNTERCLOCKWISE

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THIS FLAGELLAR ROTATION MEANS THE FLAGELLA IS CHANGING DIRECTION

89
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MOVEMENT OF ORGANISMS TOWARDS OR AWAY FROM A STIMULUS

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TYPES OF TAXIS

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PHOTOTAXIS
CHEMOTAXIS
THERMOTAXIS
AEROTAXIS
OSMOTAXIS
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CONSISTS OF PLASMA MEMBRANE, CELL WALL, AND GLYCOCALYX

A

CELL ENVELOPE

92
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THE PRIMARY ROLE OF PLASMA MEMBRANE

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SELECTIVE PERMEABLE BARRIERS

93
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WHAT MAKES BACTERIAL PM UNIQUE?

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RESPONSE TO TEMPERATURE AND PRESENCE OF ANTI-MICROBIAL AGENTS

94
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PROPOSES THAT PLASMA MEMBRANES ARE LIPID BILAYERS

A

FLUID MOSAIC MODEL

95
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THE CHEMICAL NATURE OF LIPID BILAYERS

A

AMPHIPATHIC

96
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A STEROID FOUND IN THE MEMBRANE OF EUKARYOTES

A

CHOLESTEROL

97
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A STEROL FOUND IN MANY BACTERIAL MEMBRANES

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HOW DOES THE PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT NUTRIENTS?

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THROUGH TRANSPORT MECHANISMS

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WHAT ARE THESE TRANSPORT MECHANISMS?

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PASSIVE DIFFUSION
FACILITATED DIFFUSION
ACTIVE TRANSPORT
GROUP TRANSLOCATION

100
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WHAT ARE THE MACRONUTRIENTS?

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C, H, O, N, Mg, Ca, Fe

101
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WHAT ARE THE MICRONUTRIENTS?

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Zn, Co, Mo, Ni, Cu

102
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HIGH TO LOW CONCENTRATION

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PASSIVE DIFFUSION

103
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SIMPLE DIFFUSION

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PASSIVE DIFFUSION

104
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MOLECULES MOVE DOWN THE CONCENTRATION GRADIENT

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PASSIVE DIFFUSION

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LOW CONCENTRATION TO HIGH

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FACILITATED DIFFUSION

106
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USES CHANNELS AND CARRIERS TO TRANSPORT

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FACILITATED DIFFUSION

107
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ENERGY IS BEING UTILIZED

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ACTIVE TRANSPORT

108
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TRANSPORTS SOLUTES TO HIGHER AGAINST THE GRADIENT

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ACTIVE TRANSPORT

109
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USES ATP HYDROLYSIS

A

PRIMARY AT

110
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UNIPORTER

A

PRIMARY AT

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USES POTENTIAL ENERGY

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SECONDARY AT

112
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COTRANSPORTERS

A

SECONDARY AT

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THESE ARE THE CONTRANSPORTERS OF SECONDARY AT

A

SYMPORTER AND ANTIPORTER

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MOLECULE IS MODIFIED AS IT ENTERS THE CELL

A

GROUP TRANSLOCATION

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THICK JELLY-LIKE SUBSTANCE OF THE CELL

116
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ENCLOSES EVERYTHING AFTER THE PLASMA MEMBRANE

117
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EVERYTHING AFTER THE PLASMA MEMBRANE

A

PROTOPLAST

118
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PRESENT IN CYANOBACTERIA AND OTHER CO2 FIXING BACTERIA

A

CARBOXYSOMES

119
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THESE ARE CYTOSKELETON HOMOLOGOUS

A

TUBULIN HOMOLOGUE
ACTIN HOMOLOGUE
INTERMEDIATE FILAMENT

120
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RESISTANT TO ENVIRONMENTAL STRESSES

A

BACTERIAL ENDOSPORE

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NORMAL CONDITIONS IN A CONTINOUS GROWTH (NO ENDOSPORE)

A

VEGETATIVE GROWTH

122
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SURVIVAL MECHANISM

A

SPORULATION

123
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THESE ARE THE STEPS IN ENDOSPORE FORMATION

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AXIAL FILAMENT FORMATION
SEPTUM FORMATION AND FORESPORE DEVELOPMENT
ENGULFMENT OF FORESPORE
CORTEX FORMATION
COAT SYNTHESIS
COMPLETION OF COAT SYNTHESIS
LYSIS OF SPORANGIUM
124
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HOW TO KILL ENDOSPORE BACTERIUM IN THE LAB?

125
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WHAT DOES GRAM STAIN DO?

A

IT CLASSIFIES BACTERIA

HIGHLIGHTS CELL MORPHOLOGY AND ARRANGEMENT

126
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ACID-FAST STAIN

A

MYCOBACTERIUM SPECIES

NOCARDIA SPECIES

127
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FLUORESCENT STAIN

A

AURAMINE-RHODAMINE

128
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WET MOUNTS

A 
FUNGI
PARASITES
VAGINOSIS
TRICHOMAS
SYPHILLIS
129
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INDIA INK

A

CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS

130
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WARTHIN-SHARRY STAIN

A

SPIROCHETES
HELICOBACTER PYLORI
MICROSPORDIA
BARTONELLA HENSELATE

131
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WRIGHT STAIN

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HISTOPLASMA CAPSULATUM
CHLAMYDIA
PNEUMOCYSTIS JIROVELLI

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