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The Microbial World and You Flashcards

1
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Living things too small to be seen with the unaided eye are called

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microorganisms

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2
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microbes

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bacteria, fungi, protozoa, microscopic algae and viruses, archaea, multicellular animal parasites

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3
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benefits of microbes

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generate oxygen by photosynthesis

produce products used in manufacturing and disease treatment

Fermentation

Bioremediation

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4
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Prokaryote Microorganisms

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bacteria and archaea

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5
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Eukaryote Microorganisms

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fungi, protozoa, algae

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6
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Three domains

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bacteria, archaea and eukarya

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7
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bacteriology

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study of bacteria

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8
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mycology

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study of fungi

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parasitology

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study of protozoa and parasitic worms

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immunology

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study of immunity

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virology

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study of viruses

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cell theory

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all living things are composed of cells
Robert Hooke

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biogenesis

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living cells come from preexisting living cells
Rudolf Virchow

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14
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spontaneous generation

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life comes from nonliving matter

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father of microbiology; first to observe microorganisms under a microscope

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anton van leeuwenhoek

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performed surgery under aseptic conditions using phenol; proved microbes caused surgical wound infections

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joseph lister

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showed that life did not arise from nonliving matter

showed that microbes are responsible for fermentation

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louis pasteur

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18
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created experimental steps to link a specific microbe to a specific disease

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robert koch

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Drawbacks of Microbes

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can be disease producing

20
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Bacteria

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prokaryotes

single celled

divide by binary fission

peptidoglycan cell walls

derive nutrition from organic or inorganic photosynthesis

21
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Archaea

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prokaryotes

no peptidoglycan cell walls

live in extreme environments

22
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Fungi

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eukaryotes

chitlin cell walls

absorb organic chemicals for energy

unicellular= yeast

molds and mushrooms= multicellular

23
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Protozoa

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eukaryotes

absorb or ingest organic chemicals

free-living or parasitic

move using pseudopods, cilia or flagella

24
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Algae

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eukaryotes

cellulose cell walls

in freshwater, saltwater, or soil

photosynthesis for energy

produce oxygen and carbohydrates

25
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Viruses

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acellular

DNA or RNA core

Core surrounded by protein coat

Coat can be enclosed by lipid envelope

Must live in host cell to replicate

26
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chemotherapy

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treatment of disease with chemicals

27
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antibiotics

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chemicals made by bacteria or fungi that stop or kill other microbes

28
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developed a synthetic arsenic drug to treat syphilis; magic bullet

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Paul Ehrlich

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biotechnology

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using microbes for practical reasons such as food and chemical production

30
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recombinant DNA technology

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lets bacteria and fungi create a variety of proteins, vaccines and enzymes

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gene therapy

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replace missing or defective genes in human cells

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bacillus thurigeiensis

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fatal infection in many infects

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microbial ecology

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the study of the relationship between microorganisms and their environment

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microbial genetics

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study of how microbes inherit traits

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molecular biology

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study of how DNA directs protein synthesis

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genomics

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study of an organism’s genes; provides new tools for classification

37
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recombinant DNA

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DNA made from two different sources
Paul berg: inserted animal DNA into bacterial DNA= produced animal protein

38
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Alexander Fleming

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discovered the first antibiotic, penicillin from penicillium fungus

39
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pasteurization

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applying high heat for a short time to kill harmful bacteria in beverages

40
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fermentation

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microbial conversion of sugar to alcohol in the absence of air

41
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Algae include

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methanogens, extreme halophiles and extreme thermophiles

42
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fungi can be either

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unicellular or multicellular

43
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all protozoa are

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unicellular

44
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viruses are not

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alive because they cannot reproduce on their own

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