Chapter 1 Flashcards
(41 cards)
Who established scientific nomenclature?
Carolus Linnaeus
Bacteria
- prokaryotes
- peptidoglycan cell wall
- binary fission
- organic chemicals, inorganic chemicals, or photosynthesis
Archaea
- prokaryotes
- no peptidoglycan
- extreme environments
Fungi
- eukaryotes
- chitin cell wall
- eat organic chemicals
molds mushrooms and yeasts
Who has mycelia?
molds and mushrooms
What is mycelia?
made of filaments called hyphae
Protozoa
- eukaryotes
- absorb/ingest organic chemicals
- can be motile:
pseudopods, cilia, flagella
Algae
- eukaryotes
- cellulose cell walls
- use photosynthesis
- makes O2 and organic compound
Viruses
- acellular
- DNA or RNA core
- protein coat
- and a lipid envelope?
- replicate in a host
Multicellular animal parasites
- eukaryotes
- multicellular animals
- helminths=parasitic flatworms and round worms
- microscopic in life cycles
What are the three domains of life?
- bacteria
- archaea
- eukaryota
What are the 5 kingdoms?
- bacteria
- protista
- fungi
- plantae
- animalia
Who found that living cells were boxes?
Robert Hooke
“Cells come from preexisting cells” - ___________
Rudolf Virchow
What is cell theory?
All living things are made of cells and come from cells.
Who made the 1st microscope?
Antoine van Leeuwenhoek
Living things come from nonliving things is called ______________
spontaneous generation
Living things come from living things is called __________
biogenesis
What is fermentation?
conversion of sugar to alcohol to make beer and wine.
What is pasteurization?
application of high heat for a short time?
Ignaz Semmelweiss
Do hand washing to prevent transmission of puerperal fever to prevent dead babies
Joseph Lister
Chemical disinfectant to prevent infection
Robert Koch
Bacterium causes anthrax
Kochs Postulates
A specific microbe causes a specific disease