Week 6 Y Flashcards

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1
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Protist

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Unicellular eukayotic micro organisms, free living or host associated

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2
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Osmotroph

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Consumes soluble nutrients

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3
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Ingestive

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Hunts other protists

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4
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Types of reproduction in protist bacteria

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binary fission, multiple fission, budding, fusion of M+F gametes and conjugation

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5
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Taxonomy

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Classification base don size physiology and motility

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6
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Sarcodina

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No fixed shape
Reproduction by mitosis
moves by pseudopods

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7
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Acanthaomeba

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Grows in water, causes blindness

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8
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Entamoaeba histlyic

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Destroys intestinal lining
attaches to epitheilal cell layer

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9
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Apicomplexa

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Enters host cell uses shizogony

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10
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Cilli

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Short eye lash like filaments
Used for cell movement

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11
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Different levels of classification in taxonomy

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Species, genus, family, order, class, phylum, division, domain

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12
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Characteristics to differ prokaryoes

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gram reaction
cell shape
growth
possession of specific enzymes

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13
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Issues with phenotype taxonomy

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Must grow organism, time consuming

Dif tests produce dif results

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14
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Woes and pace

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Organise taxonomy on genes

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15
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Parastitic

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Partner harmed, other may benefit

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16
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Mutualistic

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Both benefit from the interactions

17
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Commensal

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No harm but no benefit

18
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Microbiota

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Organism focused, found on healthy individuals

19
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Microbiome

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Habitat focused, environmental factors

20
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Substances found in the oral cavity

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Lysozyme and lactoperoxidase

21
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Metegomics

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The study of the structure and function of a nucleotide sequence which has been isolated

22
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Transient microbes and examples

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No permanent location, staphlococcus epidermis, Neiseria spp

23
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Gnotobiotic

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Defined microbe environments

24
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L-form bacteria

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Doesn’t have a cell wall

25
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Biofilm

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grows on surfaces, secretes polymers

26
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Microbes found in area

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Lysozyme, peroxidase, lactobacillus

27
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Yeast type on skin

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Malassezia

28
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Dybiosis

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Disruption of homeostasis and gut microbiota

29
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Phologeny

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Evolutionary history

30
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Type strains

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Organisms that define a species

31
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Dracunculus medinensis, how has this been controlled?

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Adds a chemical known as temephos to drinking water

32
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Sleeping sickness

A

Transferred from tseste flies

Contains parasites called trypenosomes

Enters lymphatic system then CNS

1st stage symptoms: Headache, fever
2nd: Confusion, behaviour changes

33
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Malaria

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Caused by plasmodium parasite

Symptoms: Fever , chills and sweats

Microscopy to diagnose

Sever malaria causes organ failure and affects metabolism

34
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Amoeblic dysentry

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Gastrointestinal illness caused by poor sanitation

Entamoeba Histolytica

Can take antibiotics

Can cause anemia and liver abscess

35
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The difference between transient and resident micro organisms

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T-Temporary
R-Permanent

36
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differences between bacteria archaea and eukarya

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B+A procarys, single cell,
EU opposite