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naming and classifying bacteria quiz Flashcards

1
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what are infectious diseases caused by

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viruses, bacteria, fungi , parasites

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2
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most bacteria is not is not dangerous

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yes

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3
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clinically significant

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bacteria that are linked to disease

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4
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like other species, how are bacteria named

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by binomial nomenclature

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5
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what is binomial nomenclature

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two words: genus and species

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typically many species for

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for one genus

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7
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binomial nomenclature should always be

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italicized in print

underlined in writing

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8
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first letter of genus in binomial nomenclature

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capitalized

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9
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species name in binomial nomenclature

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entirely lower case

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10
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there are often many species

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in a genus

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11
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members of a species can _____ through

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vary a lo through horizontal gene transfer

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12
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what is the genetic material of bacteria

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one large circular chromosome… called plasmid

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13
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why are bacteria much harder to classify tan more complex species

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horizontal gene transfer

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14
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horizontal gene transfer

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passing of DNA into bacteria

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15
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three main ways of horizontal gene transfer

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transformation
transduction
conjugation

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16
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transformation

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“naked” DNA is absorbed by bacterium and worked into its DNA

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17
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transduction

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DNA is injected by a bacteriophage

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18
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bacteriophage

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bacteria-infecting virus

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19
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conjugation

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DNA is spread from bacterium to bacterium through(cell to cell contact) sex pilus

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20
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horizontal gene transfers caused there to be many

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many strains of any species

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21
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different strains of a species can be very unique…..

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VERY unique

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22
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in most cases of bacteria; inheriting just one gene will a grant a bacterium….

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  • resistance to certain antibiotics
  • the ability to synthesize a new nutrient
  • or the ability cling to a new surface
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23
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metric by which bacteria are classified

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  • color
  • morphology
  • flagellation
  • staining
  • growth on various agars
  • oxygen dependence
  • other habitat preferences
  • spore formation
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24
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how do we classify bacteria w color

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bacteria secrete pigments or colored particles, they are sometimes fluorescent

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25
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colors can also be used to identify

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microbes

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26
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classifying using morphology

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classified with their shape

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27
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(rounds) a circle

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cocci

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28
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two round circles

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diplococci

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29
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pill shape

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coccobacilli

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30
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rod-shaped

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bacilli

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31
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two other shapes

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curved and spiral

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32
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in many cases the name of the genus comes from the

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shape of the bacterium

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33
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curved bacteria often called

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vibrio

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34
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many bacteria have flagellation…

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to help them move

35
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flagellation comes in what forms

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monotrichous
lophotrichous
amphitrichous
peritrichous

36
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monotrichous

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just one flagellum

37
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lophotrichous

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just one “tuft” of flagella

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amphitrichous

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having flagella on both sides

39
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peritrichous

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surrounded by flagella

40
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flagella are made of what

41
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classifying with stain

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results of gram stain

42
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on a gram stain purple

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is a positive result

43
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what bacteria usually have a purple stain

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bacteria have thick layers (usually 30-40 layers) of peptidoglycan

44
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on a gram stain pink

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is a negative result

45
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what bacteria usually has a pink stain

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bacteria usually have much thinner layers of peptidoglycan, as thin as 1-2layers

46
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some bacteria don’t stain with a gram stain

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especially ones that grow in eukaryotic cells

47
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bacteria are grown in cultures on

48
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agar

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gel-like substance

49
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agars can be packed with

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various substances like antibiotics, nutrients, blood

50
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classifying with agars

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depending on how they grow on those plates

51
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example of a special type of medium (agar)

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blood agar

52
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blood agar

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bacteria are plated with blood to see what happens

53
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things that can happen with blood agar

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gamma hemolysis
alpha hemolysis
beta hemolysis

54
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gamma hemolysis

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means that bacteria do not break blood

55
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alpha hemolysis

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means that the bacteria partially break blood

56
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beta hemolysis

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means that the bacteria fully break blood

57
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blood agar can be very

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important diagnostic tool… especially for Streptococcus species

58
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oxygen is required

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for human cells, not all bacteria

59
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when can oxygen be bad

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when it forms toxic compounds such as peroxides or superoxides

60
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classifying with oxygen dependence

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classified by their relationship

with oxygen

61
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types of relationships with oxygen for bacteria

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obligate anaerobes
obligate aerobes
facultative anaerobes
aerotolerant bacteria

62
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obligate anaerobes

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bacteria that can only survive if oxygen is absent

63
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obligate aerobes

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bacteria that can only survive if oxygen is present

64
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ex obligate anaerobes

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Clostridium ( cause of gangrene )

65
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ex obligate aerobes

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Pseudomonas

66
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facultative anaerobes

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bacteria that prefer to use oxygen-based respiration but can also survive in oxygen-free homes

67
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ex of facultative anaerobes

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Staphylococcus, Streptococcus)

68
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aerotolerant bacteria

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bacteria that do not use oxygen-based respiration but can survive if oxygen is present

69
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classifying with other preferred living conditions

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based on preferred living arrangements

70
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different preferences for bacteria living conditions (temp)

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thermophiles
psychrophiles
mesophiles

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thermophiles

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like it hot

72
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psychrophiles

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like it cold

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mesophiles

74
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different preferences for bacteria living conditions (acidity)

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acidophiles
alkaliphiles
neutrophiles

75
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acidophiles

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like it acidic

76
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alkaliphiles

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like it basic

77
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neutrophiles

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like it neutral

78
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body temp

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37 degrees C

79
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blood pH

80
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classifying with spore formation

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spores or no spores

81
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special survival mechanism of some bacteria

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ability to form endospore

82
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bacterial cells that can form an endospore

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divide and then wrap the important stuff inside a thick double-layered cell wall and lay dormant until conditions turn more favorable

83
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bacteria that can form an endospore are immune to

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to many things like extreme temperature and can wait years before reactivating

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