PRELIM 04 - Studying Microorganisms in the Living State Flashcards

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Swedish physician, botanist, and zoologist who created a new system of classification for all living things

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Carl Linnaeus

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Carl Linnaeus’ first attempt at classifying plants and animals was published in 1735 as __________

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Systema Naturae

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In the 18th century, Carl Linnaeus divided nature into 3 kingdoms, __________, __________, and _________

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Regnum Animale (Animal kingdom), Regnum Vegetabile (Plant kingdom), Regnum Lapideum (Mineral kingdom)

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He proposed a third kingdom of life, Protista, and included all unicellular organisms in it

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Ernst Haeckel

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5
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He proposed the 5th kingdom, fungi

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Robert Whittaker

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Refers to organisms that makes its own food

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Autotrophic

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Refers to organisms that feed on other living things

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Heterotrophic

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Are organisms having only one cell

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Unicellular

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Are organisms having two or more cells

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Multicellular

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Are organisms that needs oxygen

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Aerobic

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Are organisms that does not use oxygen

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Anaerobic

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The most evolved kingdom; are multi-celled, heterotrophic eukaryotes with aerobic respiration, sexual reproduction, and the ability to move

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Kingdom Animalia

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2 large groups of kingdom Animalia

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Vertebrates, Invertebrates

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One of the oldest kingdoms; characterized by its immobile, multicellular, and eukaryotic nature

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Kingdom Plantae

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Kingdom that includes multicellular aerobic heterotrophic eukaryotes; have chitin in their cell walls

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Kingdom Fungi

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Kingdom that is the most primitive of all the eukaryotes; includes those eukaryotic organisms that are not deemed to be animals, plants, or fungi

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Kingdom Protista

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Means that it contains the common ancestor but not all its descendants

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Paraphyletic

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Kingdom that includes microscopic living things and groups together the prokaryotes; present in all habitats and is made up of single-cell things with no defined nucleus

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Kingdom Monera

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2 ways to prepare samples

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Wet mount technique, Hanging drop technique

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20
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The random movement exhibited by particles suspended in liquids due to the bombardment of water molecules

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Brownian motion

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An independent movement brought about by different mechanisms of self-propulsion

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True motility

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Technique where the specimen is placed directly on the slide

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Dry mount technique

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Technique where the sample is smeared across the slide and allowed to dry

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Smear slide technique

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Technique that involves taking the smallest possible piece of the material you want to examine, placing it on a slide with some fluid, then placing the coverslip on top

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Squash slides technique

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Technique used to enhance the contrast in a microscopic image

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Staining technique

26
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Paramecium, Vorticella, Euglena, Rotifer, Stentor, and Amoeba are all organisms in __________

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Pond water

27
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Colpidium spp and Tetrahymena spp are all organisms in __________

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Hay infusion

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Appendage found in paramecium used for motility

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Cilia

29
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Appendage found in amoeba used for motility

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Pseudopod

30
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Appendage found in euglena used for motility

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Flagellum

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Are assemblages of bacterial cells attached to a surface and enclosed in an adhesive matrix that is the product of excretion by cells and cell death

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Biofilms

32
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4 stages of biofilm formation

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Attachment, Growth, Maturation, Detachment

33
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Turbatrix aceti (Vinegar eels) and Acetobacter aceti are all organisms found in __________

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Vinegar

34
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The source of energy used by yeast

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Sugar

35
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Yeast breaks down sugar to __________ and __________

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Ethanol, Carbon dioxide

36
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Process that refers to the breakdown of sugar to ethanol and carbon dioxide; involved in the production of bread, beer, and wine

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Fermentation

37
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Rhizopius sporangia, Mucor, Aspergillus, and Penicillin are all organisms found in __________

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Mouldy bread

38
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Paramecium is found in __________

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Pond water, Hay infusion

39
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Euglena is found in __________

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Pond water

40
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Rotifer is found in __________

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Pond water, Hay infusion

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Stentor is found in __________

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Pond water

42
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Amoeba is found in __________

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Pond water

43
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Vorticella is found in __________

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Pond water

44
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Colpidium is found in __________

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Hay infusion

45
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Tetrahymena is found in __________

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Hay infusion

46
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Turbatrix aceti (Vinegar eels) are present in __________

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Vinegar

47
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Acetobacter aceti is found in __________

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Vinegar

48
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Rhizopus sporangia is found in __________

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Mouldy bread

49
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Mucor is found in __________

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Mouldy bread

50
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Aspergillus is found in __________

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Mouldy bread

51
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Penicillin is found in __________

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Mouldy bread

52
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Proponent of the three domain classification system

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Carl Woese

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Proposed the four kingdom system, which includes Plantae, Animalia, Protista, and Monera

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Copeland

54
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Proposed the two empires and four kingdoms system

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Edouard Chatton

55
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Proponent of the two kingdom system, bacteria and eukarya

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Thomas Cavalier-Smith