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Ch.1 Interacative glossary Flashcards

1
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A common name for a microorganism that causes disease.

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Germ

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A complex community of microbes that being attached to a surface act differently than as individuals.

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Biofilm

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3
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A controlled heating process that destroys pathogens in a fluid such as milk.

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Pasteurization

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4
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A disease-causing infectious agent.

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Pathogen

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A immunological defensive process in which bacteria or viruses can be taken into white blood cells.

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Phagocytosis

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6
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A liquid nutrient solution for growing microbes.

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Broth

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A microscopic form of life including bacteria, fungi, algae, and protozoa.

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Microorganism

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A particle of nucleic acid (either DNA or RNA) surrounded by a protein coat; neither prokaryotic nor eukaryotic.

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Virus

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9
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A prokaryotic domain.

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Bacteria

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10
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A set of procedures by which a specific organism can be related to a specific disease.

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Koch’s postulates

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11
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A type of fungus.

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Mold

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12
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A visible mass of bacterial cells growing on a culture plate.

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Colony

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13
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An accumulation or colony of microorganisms of one type.

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Pure culture

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14
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An antibody preparation produced in an immunized animal.

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Antitoxin

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15
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An antimicrobial substance produced by some fungal and bacterial species that inhibits other microorganisms.

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Antibiotic

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16
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An ill-defined entity generally referring to an altered chemical quality of the atmosphere that was incorrectly thought to cause disease.

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Miasma

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17
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An organism in the protista group that carries out photosynthesis.

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Alga

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18
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Bacterial or fungal species that recycle materials from dead organisms.

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Decomposers

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19
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Established evidence for his germ theory of disease.

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Pasteur

20
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He showed that maggots do not arise through spontaneous generation.

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Redi

21
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He was able to correlate hand washing with the prevention of disease spread.

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Semmelweis

22
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He was able to show that a specific microbe could cause a specific disease.

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Koch

23
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He was the first to introduce the therapeutic value of vaccination.

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Jenner

24
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In science inquiry, the comparative condition in an experiment.

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Control

25
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One of the domains consisting of prokaryotic cells.

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Archaea

26
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Referring to a cell or organism containing a cell nucleus with chromosomes and a nuclear membrane envelope.

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Eukaryotic

27
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Referring to a microorganism composed of single cells having a single chromosome but no cell nucleus or nuclear membrane envelope.

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Prokaryotic

28
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Refers to diseases that existed in the past and that are now showing resurgence in incidence.

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Reemerging

29
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Rod-shaped bacterial cells.

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Bacilli

30
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The common term for microorganisms.

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Microbes

31
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The complete set of genes in a virus or organism.

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Genome

32
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The concept stating that some microorganisms are responsible for infectious diseases.

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Germ theory

33
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The doctrine that organisms could arise from nonliving matter, such as through putrefaction and decay.

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Spontaneous generation

34
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The domain of life containing eukaryotic organisms.

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Eukarya

35
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The group of microorganisms composed of the protozoa and algae.

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Protista

36
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The group of microorganisms that includes the molds and yeasts.

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Fungi

37
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The process by which some bacterial species convert nitrogen gas into ammonia.

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Nitrogen fixation

38
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The scientific study of bacterial organisms.

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Bacteriology

39
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The scientific study of the fungi.

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Mycology

40
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The solidifying agent first used by Koch.

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Agar

41
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The study of viruses.

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Virology

42
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The tiny, living “animals” seen by Leeuwenhoek.

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Animalcules

43
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The use of antimicrobial chemicals to kill microorganisms.

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Chemotherapy

44
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The use of chemicals as disinfection agents on the skin surface.

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Antisepsis

45
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The use of microorganisms to help remove or decontaminate toxic wastes and other products in the environment.

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Bioremediation

46
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Unicellular eukaryotes that absorb nutrients from their surroundings

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Protozoa

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