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Final Flashcards

1
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Algae

A

single celled, chlorophyll

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2
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amylase

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enzyme that breaks down starch

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3
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antiseptic

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stuff that kills microbes on living tissue

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4
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aseptic techniques

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washing hands and sterilizing of instruments, minimizing contamination

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5
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budding

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form of reproduction, yeasts

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6
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casein

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protein in milk

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7
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catalase

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enzyme that breaks down hydrogen peroxide

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8
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CFU

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colony forming units

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9
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Three factors that will cause the concentration of bacteria in milk to be high

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a diseased utter, unsanitary handling/contamination, storage temperature

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10
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Showed that the childbed fever in Vienna hospital decreased when doctors and medical students washed their hands in lime water

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Ignaz Semmelweis

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11
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British surgeon who promoted the soaking of instruments and the hand washing of hands with carbonic acid to prevent post-surgical infection

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Joseph lister

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12
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contrast

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stains of dyes, must have to be seen under a microscope

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13
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curds

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milk protein casein

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14
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cysts

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endospore for protists

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15
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detritus

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organic debris

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16
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dilution blank

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blank of water

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17
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dimorphic

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exist as yeast or mold

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18
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disinfectant

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kill or stop the growth of pathogens on inanimate objects

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19
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endospore

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spore when conditions get hard

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20
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epidemiology

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study of transmittable diseases

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21
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eukaryotic

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has membrane bound nucleus

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22
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heterotrophic

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has to get food from outside source

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23
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hypha

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branch or filament

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24
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index case

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first case in a epidemiological study

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25
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magnification

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magnifying something

26
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molds

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grows in the form of hypha

27
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mordant

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iodine

28
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whey

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liquid that separates from the curds

29
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Two types of antimicrobial drugs

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synthetic drugs and antibiotics (produced by organisms themselves)

30
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mycelium

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vegetative part of fungus

31
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nosocomal infection

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infection contracted in hospital

32
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parfocal

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changed length of magnification

33
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prokaryotic

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does not have bound nucleus

34
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protease

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enzyme that breaks down protein

35
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protozoa

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single celled eukaryote

36
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dilution factor

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1/dilution

37
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pure culture

A

colonies that are all the same

38
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Protein hydrolysis

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skim milk agar, casein is a protein-proteases digests protein. If bacteria produce this enzyme then the white casein will be digested on the plate

39
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resolution

A

the amount of detail able to be obtained

40
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three types of protists

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algae, protozoa, fungi-like protozoa

-slime molds, amoeba, algae

41
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spectrum of activity

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whether an antibiotic is broad or narrow spectrum

42
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characteristics of protozoa

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single celled, mobile, heterotrophic, no cell well, eukaryotic

43
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Basic dye

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contain ions that are positively charged and will be attracted to and color bacterial cells that tend to have negative charges

44
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Acidic dyes

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ions that are negatively charged and are repelled by bacterial cells, stains background

45
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working distance

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distance of object to lens

46
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yeasts

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single cell fungus

47
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simple stain

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basic dye, methylene blue, safranin, crystal violet

48
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differential stain

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gram stain,

-stain with primary stain then counterstain

49
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Staining gram stains

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1-clean slide
2-six bacteria on slide
3-primary stain of crystal violet
4-mordant of iodine (crystalize)
5-decolorized with alcohol 
6-counterstain of safranin
50
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special stain

A

endospore, flagella

51
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special stain

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endospore, flagella

52
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three types of protists

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algae, protozoa, fungi-like protozoa

  • slime molds, amoeba, algae
  • heterotrophs, autotrophs, saprotrophs ,
53
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scanner

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40x, red

54
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low power

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yellow, 10x*10x=100x

55
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high power

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blue, 40x*10x=400x

56
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oil immersion

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black and white, 100x*10x=1000x

57
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three domains

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bacteria, archaea, eukaryota

58
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four kingdoms

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animals, plants, protists, fungi

59
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characteristics of protozoa

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pseudopodia, flagella, cilia, parasite

60
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four kingdoms

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animals, plants, protists, fungi

61
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three things needed to grow bacteria

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nutrients, avoiding contamination, isolate different species

62
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agar

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easily rehydrated, a polymer of galactose, can be digested

Microbiology Lab (9 decks)

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