The Genesis of Germs Chapters 1-2 Flashcards

1
Q

The technique of Gram-staining allows a what?

A

a clearer view of the cell wall

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2
Q

What percentage of bacteria is pathogenic?

A

5%

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3
Q

Does the process of nitrification involve nitrifying bacteria that brings about the oxidation of ammonia to nitrites and of nitrates to nitrites?

A

no

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4
Q

Does the flagellum act like an anchor

A

no

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5
Q

The fastest growth of bacteria happens in which phase?

A

logarithmic phase

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6
Q

What has internalized flagellum that lie beneath the cell wall?

A

Spirochetes

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7
Q

The idea that microbes “pop” into existence from substances less complex than a living cell is termed:

A

spontaneous generation

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8
Q

Name the microbiologist who first described synthesis of the red pigment found in bacteria that often cause bread and communion wafers to have blood on it.

A

Robert P. Williams

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9
Q

New diseases are the product of

A

variation, or change within “kinds”, not evolution

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10
Q

Are the eukaryotic cells of bacteria generally smaller and simpler in structure than prokaryotic cells?

A

no

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11
Q

In his book, Darwin’s Black Box, Dr. Michael Behe describes flagella as

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having irreducible complexity

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12
Q

Is disease the result of bacterial mutation and evolution?

A

no

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13
Q

Which scientist devised the theory of spontaneous generation by boiling plant infusions in swan-necked flasks that maintained ther sterility for long periods of time?

A

Louis Pasteur

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14
Q

The word bacteria comes from the Latin word meaning:

A

staff or rod

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15
Q

Give the name of the pigment responsible for the bright red color in the bacteria that appeared as “blood.”

A

prodigiosin

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16
Q

In hospitials, does Serratia marcescens, tend to colonize the gastroinstestinal track of adults?

A

no

17
Q

Does bacteria need cold temperatures to thrive?

A

no

18
Q

Which scientist first observed and described some of the larger bacteria?

A

Anton van Leeuwenhoek

19
Q

Name some characteristics for prokaryotes

A

They lack a true nucleus.

They usually divide by binary fission.

Their DNA is not associated with histones.

Their cell walls almost always contain peptidoglycan.

20
Q

Is it necessary to master Latin when classifying bacteria?

A

no

21
Q

The cell wall of a bacterium is best described as

A

rigid with some elasticity

22
Q

Does the news media frequently write about the evolution of new microbe strains that can cause disease?

A

yes

23
Q

Are pure culture grown artificially in a liquid medium unpredictable

A

no