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Bacteria Flashcards

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Asepsis

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Free of pathogens

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Sterility

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Free of microorganisms

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Main events of endospore formation

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DNA Replicates/moves to end of cell/cell shrinks/thick wall forms/inside original cell/encloses DNA

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Factors Affecting Microorganism Growth

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Temperature
Oxygen
pH
Food/Water availability

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5
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Name 3 kingdoms

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Monera (prokaryotes)
Protista
Fungi
Animals
Plants

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Symbiosis

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Relationship between species in which at leat one benefits

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7
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Batch-Processing

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Fixed amount of nutrient added, product removed at end

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Bacterial Shapes

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Rod, Spherical, spiral

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9
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What kingdom does bacteria belong?

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Monera

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10
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Process of binary fission

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DNA replicates/cell elongates/Ingrowth of cell membranes/two new bacteria formed

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Prokaryotic

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No membrane bound nucleus

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12
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Obligate

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Can’t live in oxygen

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13
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Facultative

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Live in presence or absence of oxygen

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14
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Pathogen

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Disease Causing organism

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15
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One way bacteria cope with unfavourable conditions

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Form Endospore

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16
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Antibiotics

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Produced by micro-organisms that inhibit growth of bacteria

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Photosynthetic

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Using light to make food & obtain energy

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Chemosynthetic

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Make food & obtain energy using chemical reaction

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Bacterial Diseases (examples of)

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TB, Cholera, food poisoning

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