Test 2 Flashcards

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Bacillus

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Rod shaped bacterium

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Coccus

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Spherical bacterium

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Spirochete

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Spiral shaped bacteria that causes syphilis and Lyme disease

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Streptococcus

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Causes strep throat but not all forms are bad

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Coliform

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Rod shaped bacteria that is normally present in the intestine

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Endospore

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Tough structure created by bacterium due to a lack of nutrients

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Pathogen

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Disease causing microorganism

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Fixation

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The act of fixing or the state of being fixed

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Aerobic

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Any process that requires oxygen

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Eubacteria

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Spherical or rod shaped bacteria characterized by cells with rigid cell walls; true bacteria

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Spirilum

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Spiral shaped bacterium

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Staphylococcus

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Causes many forms of infections including skin lesions and rashes

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Diplococcus

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A bacterium that occurs as pairs of cocci

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Toxin

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Poison

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Anaerobic

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Any process that does not require oxygen

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Antibiotic

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Drug or natural compound that can attack and destroy certain micro organisms

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Binary fission

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Where an organism divides to produce two identical daughter cells

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Antigen

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Foreign substance

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Koch’s postulate

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Series of rules for proving that specific a type of microorganism causes a particular disease

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Prokaryote

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Single-cellars organism without a nucleus

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Vitamin K

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Helps to clot blood

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Diplobacillus

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2 bacilli linked end to end

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Flagella

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Whiplike structures that aid in movement

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Archaebacteria

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A kingdom of prokaryotic bacteria

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Methanogen
Bacterium that produce methane gas
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Streptobacilli
Bacilli that form in chains
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Aero
Air
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Brev
Short
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Extra
Beyond, outside
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Kary
Cell, nucleus
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Multi
Many
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Neo
New, recent
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Non
Not
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Ob
Against
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Sacchar
Sugar
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Sci
Know
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Rickettsiae
Has characteristics of viruses and bacteria
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Chemosynthesis
Using organic compounds from the environment to synthesize food
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Obligate aerobe
Organism that requires a constant supply of oxygen in order to live
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Obligate anaerobe
Lives only in the absence of oxygen
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Facultative anaerobe
Organism that can survive with or without oxygen
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Saprophyte
Organism that uses the complex molecules of a living organism as it's source of energy and nutrition
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Symbyosis
Close relationship between two species in which at least one species benefits the other
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Conjugation
Where 2 bacteria exchange nuclear material during temporary union
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Parasite
Organism that survives by living and feeding off of other living organisms