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Physical Growth Requirements (Chapter 8 + 9) Flashcards

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Each microbe has a certain range of temperatures in which it will be able to -

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Grow

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Lowest temp at which an organism can conduct metabolism =

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Minimum Growth Temp

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Usually results in slow growth =

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Minimum Growth Temp + Maximum Growth Temp

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When temp exceeds this value, an organisms proteins become denatures and it dies =

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Maximum Growth Temp

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Temp at which an organism’s metabolic activities produce the highest growth rate =

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Optimal Growth Temp

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Microbes can be classified or distinguished from one another based on the-

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Temp range at which a microbe can grow

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Best below 15c. Can even grow below 0c. Die above 20c =

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Psychrophiles

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Algae, fungi, archaea + bacteria living in snowfields, ice, cold water =

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Psychrophiles

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Tolerate but don’t grow best in cold. Typically grow best from 20-25c but range is from 0-45c =

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Psychrotolerants (Psychotrophs)

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Listeria monocytogenes + Bacterial pathogen that grows in refrigerated food =

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Psychrotrophs

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Grow best between 20-40c =

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Mesophiles

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12
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Most human pathogens =

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37c

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13
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Grow above 45 =

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Thermophiles

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14
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Grow above 80c =

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Hyperthermiles

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15
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Thermophiles + Hyperthermophiles are not-

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Pathogens

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16
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Psychrophiles don’t cause-

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Disease

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17
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Scale or range of free H+ or free OH- ions in a solution =

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pH

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18
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The more H+, the more-

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Acidic

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The more the OH-, the more -

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Basic (Alkaline)

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20
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Below 7 =

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Acidic

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21
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7 =

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Neutral

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22
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Above 7 =

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Basic/ Alkaline

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23
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Microbes are sensitive in changes to-

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Acidity

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24
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Grow best in a neutral range around neutral pH =

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Neutrophiles

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25
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Most bacteria + Most protozoa + Most Pathogens =

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Neutrophiles

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26
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Neutrophiles grow between-

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6.5-7.5

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27
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Grow best in acidic environments =

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Acidophiles

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28
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Most bacteria + Most Fungi =

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Acidophiles

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29
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Live in alkaline soils + water =

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Alkaliphiles

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30
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Grow up to 11.5 =

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Alkaliphiles

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Vibrio Cholerae (Up to 9) =

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Alkaliphile

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Pressure exerted on a semi-permeable membrane by a solution containing solutes that can’t freely cross the membrane =

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Osmotic Pressure

33
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Hypotonic solutions have-

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Lower solute concentrations

34
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When a cell is placed into a hypotonic solution it -

35
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Hypertonic solutions have -

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Greater solute concentrations

36
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When a cell is placed into a hypertonic solution it-

37
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Osmotic pressure restricts organisms to-

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Certain Environments

38
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Require high salt =

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Obligate Halophile

39
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Tolerates high salt =

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Facultative Halophile

40
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Staphylococcus aureus tolerates up to what % of salt in order to colonize the skin?

41
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The Staphylococcus aureus is a -

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Facultative Halophile

42
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Protects cells from osmotic pressure =

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Cell wall is important because it-

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Protects against the transport of water

44
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The force water exerts on the cell membrane =

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Osmotic pressure

45
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When there’s more solutes inside the cell than outside, water-

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Moves into the cell and causes it to burst

46
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When there’s more solutes inside the cell than outside, water moves into the cell in order to-

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Establish equilibrium

47
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When the cell membrane shrink and detaches itself from the cell wall =

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Plasmolysis

48
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Plasmolysis occurs in-

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Hypertonic Solutions

49
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Very salty/ sugary foods cause cells to -

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Lose water

50
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Cell shrinkage is reversible but will eventually lead to-

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Cell death

51
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What’s essential for obligate aerobes?

52
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Oxygen is deadly for-

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Obligate Anaerobes

53
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Oxidation can cause irreparable damage to to certain cells like-

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DNA Damage + Damage Lipids (Cell Membrane Damage)

54
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Toxic forms of oxygen are highly reactive + excellent oxidizing agents.

True or false?

55
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Obligate Aerobes are also called

Obligate Anaerobes =

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= Strict Aerobes

= Strict Anaerobes

56
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Microaerophiles require oxygen levels of-

57
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Chemical processes that occur within a living organism to maintain life=

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Metabolism

58
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How can facultative anaerobes survive without oxygen being present?

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By making enzymes that detoxify oxygen’s poisonous forms + being able to switch between methods of energy production

59
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How can aerotolerant anaerobes survive with the presence of oxygen?

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By making enzymes the detoxify the poisonous forms

60
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Catabolic reaction -

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Releases energy

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Anabolic reaction -

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Requires energy

62
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Breaking down molecules =

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Catabolic reaction

63
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Building Molecules =

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Anabolic Reaction

64
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Substances that increase the likelihood of chemical reaction =

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Organic Catalysts =

66
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What always ends with the suffix -ase ?

67
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The energy required to initiate a chemical reaction =

68
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Break molecules by adding water (hydrolysis) =

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Hydrolase’s

69
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Ligands (Polymerase’s) join-

70
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Make their own food, photosynthetic organisms =

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Autotrophs

71
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Catabolize organic molecules acquired from other organisms =

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Heterotrophs

72
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Adenosine Triphosate (ATP) =

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Energy currency in the cell

73
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Simple sugars like glucose are great to be converted to-

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