Overview Of The Microbial World Flashcards

1
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Father of Protozoology and bacteriology

A

Anton Van Leeuwenhoek

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2
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First to discovered the RBC.

A

Anton Van Leeuwenhoek

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3
Q

Bacteria can be unicellular or multicellular?

A

Unicellular

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4
Q

Eu=
Pro=
Karyo=

A

-True
-False
-Nucleus

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5
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An organism that lacks a nuclear membrane and true nucleus.

A

Bacteria

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6
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Are bacteria prokaryotes or eukaryotes? And why.

A

Prokaryotes because they don’t have true nuclei.

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7
Q

T or F
Are all parasites eukaryotes?

A

True- they can be uni or multicellular.

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8
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They are unicellular organisms within the kingdom of Protista that obtain their nutrients through ingestion.

A

Protozoa

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9
Q

Most common multicellular parasites.

A

-tapeworm, Ascaris lubricoides

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10
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What are the 3 locomotive structures of parasites?

A

Flagella(whip-like)
Cilia(eyelash)
Pseudopodia(false feet)

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11
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T or F
All fungi are prokaryotes.

A

False, Fungi are eukaryotes and as such have a complex cellular organization.

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12
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Which is/are true about Fungi??
A. Heterotrophic eukaryotes
B. Obtain nutrients through absorption
C. Prokaryotes
D. Can be yeast or molds

A

Answer: A,B,D

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13
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Which is/ are true about Yeast?
A. It is a fungus
B. They are all unicellular
C. They can be both uni/multicellular
D. They have hyphae and mycelia

A

Answer: A,B

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14
Q

T or F
Yeast and molds can be produced asexually and sexually.

A

False- yeast can only be produced asexually.

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15
Q

Fungi can be___.
A. Either yeast or molds only
B. Can be both morphologies of yeast and molds
C. Both
D. Neither

A

C.

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16
Q

Type of fungi that can grow in incubator as yeast and filamentous form at room temp.

A

Dimorphic fungi

17
Q

Which is/are true about the virus?
A. They can only observe through symptoms.
B. They can be eukaryotes or prokaryotes
C. Obligates intracellular parasites
D. Smallest pathogenic microorganism

A

Answer: A, C,D

18
Q

T or F
Viruses can consist DNA, RNA or Both.

A

False- viruse can’t contain both.
Only:
dsDNA
ssDNA
dsRNA
ssRNA

19
Q

Why viruses are obligates intracellular parasites?

A

For replication and metabolism purposes.

20
Q

Which is/are false about viruses?
A. They are acellular
B. They have cytoplasmic membrane
C. They consist of a protein coat
D. They can grow and multiply

A

Asnswer: B,D
- viruse can’t grow in its size

21
Q

It is a virus that infects and possibly destroys bacterial cells.

A

Bacteriophage.
(Phage means to eat)

22
Q

How to differentiate the virus order, family,and genera?
A. By organization and type of genome.
B. How viruse replicates
C. Virion structure of the virus

A

All of the Above

23
Q

Arrange the order of the size of pathogenic microorganisms in descending order

A

Fungi-Parasites- Bacteria- Virus

24
Q

Bodies of multicellular fungi composed of?

A

Fillament(hyphae) and form mats (mycelia)

25
Q

T or F
Most fungi are multicellular and can reproduce asexually and sexually.

A

True

26
Q

A fungi that produces systemic diseases

A

Dimorphic fungi

27
Q

T or F
Viruse effects can be seen as inclusions, rounding up of cells, and syncytium (cell fusion of host cells into multinucleated infected forms)

A

TRUE

28
Q

Discovered beasties in a
water droplet in his
homemade microscope.

A

Anton Van Leeuwenhoek

29
Q

It covers the RNA/DNA of Viruses.

A

Nucleocapsid

30
Q

Which is easier to kill an envelope viruse or naked virus?

A

Of course,it is obvious the naked virus BITCH!!!

31
Q

T or F
Hyphae (microscopic)
Mycelia (naked eyes)

A

True

32
Q

It coats and protect the nucleic acid of virus.

A

Nucleocapsid

33
Q

Causative agent of syphilis

A

Treponema pallidum

34
Q

Causative agent of sore throat

A

Streptococcus pyogenes

35
Q

3 shape of bacteria

A

Bacilli
Cocci
Sphirochetes

36
Q

Carbohydrates in the cell membrane that provides negative charge

A

Glycocalyx

37
Q

What do you call the asexual reproduction of fungi?

A

Budding