Biodiversity And Classification Of microorganisms Flashcards

(41 cards)

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Karyote

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Nucleus

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Obligate intracellular parasite

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Can only survive inside cells of living organisms

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Extremophile

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Lover of extremes

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Peptidoglycan

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Mixture of polysaccharide and amino acids

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5
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Flagella

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Tendril-like outgrowths

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Cilia

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Hair-like structures

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Sessile

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Fixed to one point

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Dinoflagellates

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2 flagella bacteria

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Protozoan

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First animal

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Pseudopodia

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False feet

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Plankton

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Numerous microorganisms floating in currents of the open ocean

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Taxonomist

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A person who classifies organisms into groups based on shared features

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Extracellular digestion

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Use digestive enzymes to break down organic matter into a form they can absorb

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14
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Saprotrophic

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Feeding on dead organisms and decaying organic matter

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15
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Hyphae

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Mass of branched filaments enclosed by a rigid cell wall

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Detritivores

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An organism that uses organic waste as a food source (e.g. Some insects)

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Human flora

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Microorganisms (bacteria/ fungi) that live in the human body

  • some useful
  • majority = no beneficial effect/ harm
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Viral load

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Amount of HIV in a person’s blood

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Cultivar

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Plant variety produced by breeding

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Virulent

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Actively poisonous

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Vector

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Animal that carries a pathogen

22
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Necrotic

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MDR-TB

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Organism resistant to 2 first line drugs

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XDR-TB

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Extremely drug resistant

- resistant to 3 or more 2nd line treatment drugs

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Debilitating
To make weak or feeble
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Anaemia
Destruction of red blood cells
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ITN
Insect treated nets
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Haustoria
Root-like structures
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Topical
Applied directly to body's surface
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Keratin
Dead outermost layer of skin
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Antigen
A protein/ layer polysaccharide molecule in the coat of a virus or a bacterium which causes B lymphocytes to make antibodies
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Antibody
A protein made by B lymphocytes that destroys or neutralizes a germ
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Phagocyte
Cell that eats
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Phagocytosis
Phagocyte surrounds germ when in contact | - phagocyte engulfs pathogen
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Vaccination (immunization)
The process of giving a vaccine to a person by injection or orally, to make them immune to a disease
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Vaccine
Suspension of dead, weakened or fragmented microorganisms, or their toxins, that will stimulate the production of antibodies by the B lymphocytes (antibody cells), which will cause immunity.
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Artificially acquired immunity
Uses vaccination | - most antibodies stay in blood giving long-lasting protection against the disease
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Drug
Chemical substance used in treatment, cure or prevention of a disease/ disorder.
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Antibiotic
Drugs that fight infections caused by bacteria
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Super bug
Bacteria resistant to almost all known antibiotics
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