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Prelim Quiz Flashcards

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1
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Microorganism also known as____________

A

Microbes

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2
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Father of taxonomy

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Carolus Linnaeus

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3
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Refers to the spread and distribution of microorganism as dicipline.

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Epidemiology

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4
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Single-celled eukaryotic organism with long , extended structure.

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Flagellated organism

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5
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The time required for a complete fission cycle or microbial division.

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Generation/ doubling time

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6
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To introduce microbe into the medium (broth or solid)

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Inoculum

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7
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Refers to the act of cultivating microorganism for growth.

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Culture

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8
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Added nutrient to encourage growth of microorganisms.

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Enriched media

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9
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No microbial growth in any form.

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Sterile

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10
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Suppresses unwanted microbes to grow and allows desired microbe to grow.

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Selective media

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11
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Contains only one species or strain.

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Pure culture

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12
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“flat period” of newly inoculated microbes to adjust and grow.

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Lag phase

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13
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Microbes stop from growing or grow slowly

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Stationary phase

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14
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Gram positive stain

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Purple/violet

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15
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Gram negative stain result.

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Red/pink

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16
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Cell walls composed of polymers other than peptidoglycan

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Archae

17
Q

Discovered vaccine on the field of immunology

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Edward Jenner

18
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Lack peptidoglycan cell wall, extremophiles

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Archaebacteria

19
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Theory of biogenesis (life comes from life)

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Francesco Redi

20
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Depend on other nutrients for existence

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Saprophytic

21
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Deals with bacteria and archae

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Bacteriology

22
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Time to complete fission cycle

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Generation/ doubling time

23
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Some do not cause disease and some are beneficial.

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Bacteria

24
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Uses organic carbon as source of food.

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Heterotroph

25
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The degree of relatedness between group of living things

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Phylogeny

26
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Used “swan-necked flasks” no microbial growth appeared.

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Louise Pasteur

27
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Organized cells and compartmentalize structures (nucleus and organelles)

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Eukarya

28
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Inserting desired gene into host cells for repair.

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Gene therapy

29
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Development of the “Cell theory of life”

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Robert hooke

30
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Aseptic technique

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Robert koch

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