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Chapter 1 - Intro To Micro
Viroids prions virusoids and viru...,
Study of biology of microorganisms,
Blank and blank are cellular
77  cards
Cell Chemistry
Hold atoms in the same molecule t...,
Electrostatic forces occurring be...,
Ionic covalent hydrophobic hydrog...
124  cards
Chapter 2 - Microscopy Preparation and Culturing
1 focusing lens,
Use visible light to illuminate s...,
2 focusing lenses form image
56  cards
Chapter 3 - Cell Structure of Prokaryotes
Two domains of prokarya,
Most prokaryotes lack internal bl...,
Prokaryote size ranges from 2 mic...
134  cards
Chapter 5 - Eukaryotic Microbial Structure and Function
Eukaryotic cells are blank and bl...,
Eukaryotes have blank nuclei,
Eukaryotic cell membrane is blank...
51  cards
Chapter 7 - Microbial Growth & Reproduction
Eukaryotic microbes may reproduce...,
Microorganisms must replicate bla...,
For both prokaryotes and eukaryot...
104  cards
Chapter 10 - Introduction to Metabolism
Biosynthesis,
Biodegradation,
Catabolism and anabolism are two ...
49  cards
Chapter 11 - Catabolism, Energy Release, Conservation
These use reduced inorganic subst...,
Chemotrophs obtain energy from bl...,
Obtain electrons from organic com...
86  cards
Chapter 12 - Anabolism
Requires input of chemical or lig...,
Anabolism is blank,
Most biosynthesis involves these
41  cards
Chapter 8 - Control of Microbes in Environment
Antimicrobial agent that kills mi...,
Any physical or chemical agent th...,
Antimicrobial agent that inhibits...
54  cards
Chapter 9 - Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
Antimicrobial drug synthesized in...,
Chemical agents are used to treat...,
A natural antimicrobial compound ...
47  cards
Chapter 42 - Environmental Micro
Domestic sewage or liquid industr...,
Most important source that can be...,
Relies on industrial scale use of...
10  cards
Chapter - Food Spoilage
This results from growth of micro...,
Factors related to the food itself,
Environment where food is stored
31  cards
Chapter 14 - Genetics (Important Chapter)
Study of heredity,
Passing on characteristics from p...,
Actual expressed properties or ch...
96  cards
Chapter 14 - Continued
Most common form of mutation,
Mutations are usually bad but som...,
Just a small error in dna replica...
8  cards
Chapter 16 - Mechanics Of DNA Regulation
Aka posttranslational regulation,
Two approaches of regulation,
Genes that are expressed only whe...
67  cards
Chapter 6 - Viruses and Other Acellular Infectios Agents
These viruses only have rna,
Protein and nucleic acid make up ...,
A complete virus particle
35  cards
Chapter 24 - The Protists
Most protists are blank living,
Protists usually like blank habitats,
Some protists can be blank that c...
32  cards
Chapter 26 - The Fungi
Absorb digested nutrients from li...,
These absorb digested nutrients f...,
Absorb soluble products
33  cards
Chapter 15 - Recombinant DNA Engineering
Procedures used to carry out gene...,
Deliberate modification of organi...,
Generation of a large number of g...
14  cards
Chapter 42 Biotechnology & Industrial Microbiology
Any aerobic or anaerobic metaboli...,
Large vessels where microbes are ...,
Substances synthesized by microbi...
10  cards
Chapter 30 Ecology
All members of same species in sa...,
Study of the interactions between...,
All different populations in same...
33  cards
Chapter 31 - Microorganisms in Terrestrial Ecosystems
Blank is the most diverse microbi...,
Soils are mixtures of difficult p...,
Most of soil is made of blank
13  cards
Chapter 28 - Biogeochemical Cycling
This is the largest source of car...,
Cycles between organic forms and ...,
Conversion of atmospheric n2 into...
8  cards
Chapter 32 - Microbial Interactions
By two years old most people have...,
Microbes are acquired at blank,
There are how many microbes on a ...
19  cards
Chapter 35 - Infectious Disease
Any parasitic organism that cause...,
Growth of any microbe within or o...,
Pathogen that causes disease asso...
36  cards

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