Acellular & cellular microbes WK3 L4 Flashcards

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WHAT IS MICROBIOLOGY?

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REFERS TO ANY WHOLE ORGANISIM WHICH IS NOT VISIBLE TO ANKED EYE

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ARE ORGANISIMS LIVING OR NON LIVING

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BOTH

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WHERE ARE MICRO-ORGANISIMS?

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UBIQUITOS

EVERYWHERE

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WHAT ARE THE FUNCTIONS OF MICRO ORGANISIMS?

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DECOMPOSITION - ANTIBIOTIC PRODUCTION - FOOD PRODUCTION - GENETIC ENGINEERING

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WHAT ARE THE CATEGORIES OF MICROBES?

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ACCELULAR - CELLULAR

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WHAT ARE ACELLULAR MICROBES?

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INFECTIOUS PARTICLES WHICH NEED TO ENTER A CELL HOST - ARE NOT ALIVE - CAN NOT REPRODUCE

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WHAT ARE THE TYPES OF ACELLULAR MICROBES?

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VIRODS - VIRUSES - PRISONS

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WHAR ARE VIRODS?

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INFECTIOUS PARTICLES CONSISTING OF SHORT PIECES OR RNA THAT INTERFERES WITH PLANT CELLS

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WHAT ARE PRIONS?

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INFECTIOUS PARTICLES CONSISTING OF SMALL PROTEINS THAT CAUSE NEUROLOGICAL CONDITIONS IN HUMANS AND ANIMALS

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WHAT ARE VIRUSES?

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A SECTION OF DNA OR RNA WITH. PROTEIN COAT

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WHAT CAN VIRUSES INFECT?

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ALL TYPES OF ORGANISIMS

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WHAT ARE CELLULAR MICROBES?

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LIVING MICROBES

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WHAT ARE THE TYPES OF CELLULAR MICROBES?

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PROKARYOTES - EUKARYOTES

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WHAT ARE PROKARYOTES?

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BACTERIA - ARCHAEA

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WHAT ARE EUKARYOTES?

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ALGAE - FUNGI - YEAST - PROTOZA

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WHAT IS A GRAM STAIN?

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TEST USED TO STAIN BACTERIA T DETERMINE ITS TYPE

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WHAT IS GRAM POSITIVE?

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THICK LAYER OF PEPTIDOGLYCAN ON OUTSIDE SURFACE OF CELL THAT STAINS PURPLE

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WHAT IS GRAM NEGATIVE?

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THIN LAYER OF PEPTIDOGLYCAN SANDWICHED BETWEEN LAYERS OF COMPLEX MOLECULES - NO STAIN

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HOW DO BACTERIUM BUILD A RESITATNCE?

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BY EXCHANGING PLASMINDS RESULTING IN MULTI DRUG RESISTANT STRAINS OF BACTERIUM

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DO SOME BACTERIA PRODUCE ENDOSPORES?

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WHAT ARE ENDOSPORES?

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THICK WALLED STRUCTURES THAT CONTAIN A COPY OF THE CHROMOSONE CYTOPLASAM

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WHAT DO ENDOSPORES DO?

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ALLOW BACTERIA TO TO SURVIVE IN ADVERSE ENVIRONMENTS

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HOW DO ENDOSPORES WORK?

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WHEN THEY LAND IN A SUITABLE ENVIRONMENT THEY GERMINATE TO PRODUCE NEW BACTERIUM

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WHAT IS ALGAE?

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PHOTOSYNTHETIC EUKARYOTIC ORGANISIMS

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WHAT IS FUNGI?
A DIVERSE GROUP OF EUKARYOTIC ORGANISIMS
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WHAT IS FUNGI INCLUSIVE OF?
YEAST - MOULD - MUSHROOMS
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WHAT DOES FUNGI DO?
BREAKS DOWN ORGANIC MATTER
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WHAT ARE THE TWO TYPES OF FUNGI?
PARASYTIC AND SAPHROPHYTIC
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WHERE DOES PARASITIC FUNGI LIVE?
HUMANS, ANIMALS, PLANTS
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WHERE DOES SAPHROPHYTIC FUNGI LIVE?
WATER AND SOIL
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WHAT IS YEAST?
SINGLE CELLED EUKARYOTIC ORGANISIMS
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WHERE IS YEST FOUND?
WATER, SOIL, SKIN OF VEGETABLES & FRUIT
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WHAT IS PROTOZA?
GROUPS OF UNICELL EUKARYOTIC MICROBES THAT ARE DIVIDED BY MOVEMENT
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WHERE IS PROTOZA FOUND?
SOIL AND WATER
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WHAT TYPS OF PROTOZA ARE THERE?
AMOEBAE - CILIATES - FLAGELLATES - NON-MITOLE PROTOZA
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HOW DO AMOEBAE MOVE?
MOVE BY EXTENDING A PORTION OF THE MEMBRANE
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HOW DO CILIATES MOVE?
BY USING THE CILIA ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE CELL SURFACE
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HOW DO FLAGELLATES MOVE?
BY USING A FLAGELLA (TAIL)
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HOW DO NON-MOTILE PROTOZA MOVE?
NON MOBILE PROTOZA
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WHAT IS MICROFLORA?
A COMMUNITY OF MICROBES THAT LIVE ON OR IN ANOTHER ORGANISIM
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WHERE DO MICROFLORA LIVE?
IN OR ON THE HUMAN BODY
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WHAT ARE PATHOGENS?
MICROBES THAT CAUSE DISEASE - ABOUT 3% OF MICROBES ARE PATHOGENIC
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WHAT ARE NON PATHOGENS?
MICROBES THAT DO NOT CAUSE DISEASE
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WHAT IS AN OPPORTUNISTIC PATHOGEN?
MICROBES THAT ARE USUALLY HARMLESS BUT MAY CAUSE DISEASE IF THEYC OLONISE INT HE WRONG BODY PART
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WHAT IS AN INFECTIOUS DISEASE?
PATHOGENS SPREAD DIRECTLY FROM ONE PERSON TO ANOTHER