Chapter 12: Eukaryotic Members Of Microbiology Flashcards

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Photosynthetic organisms simple reproductive structure and no organized vascular system

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Algae

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Animal, exoskeleton, insects and arachnids (are called), may act as a vector in disease transmission

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Arthropod

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Hetrotropic Eukaryotic organsim with a chitin-containing cell wall

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Fungus

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A worm, parasitic version have complex life cycle

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Helminth

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Organism in which a parasite undergoes sexual reproduction or matures into its adult form

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Definitive Host

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Organism in which a parasite undergoes asexual reproduction or is found only in its immature form

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Intermediate host

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7
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Disease caused by Fungal infection

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Mycosis

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8
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Protist consist of (2)

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Algae & protozoa

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9
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Organsim that takes in nutrients from dead or decaying matter

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Saprotroph

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10
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Unicellular fungi that reproduce by budding

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Yeasts

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11
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Why are Eukaryotic pathogens hard to treat?

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Their cell components are made of the same things as ours. So medication that targets them will target too

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12
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Study of fungi is called

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Mycology

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13
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Multicellular filamentous fungi

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Mold

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14
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Chitin is found (2)

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Cell wall fungi

Exoskeleton insects

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15
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2 targets for antifungal medication

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Glucan-cell wall

Ergosterol- provides fluidity in cell membrane like chlorestrol in eukaryotes

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16
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Molds are characterized by thread like filaments called….

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Hyphae

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17
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A mass of visible hyphae is called

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Mycelium

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18
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Hyphae inside food called…

Outside

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Vegetative

Aerial

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19
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Asexual reproductive cells of most molds are called

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Conidia

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20
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Yeast reproduce asexually by…

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Budding

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21
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Type of Fungus that penicillin comes from and also the most known species come from this type

Aka sac fungus

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Ascomycota

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22
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A fungal infection is called

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Mycosis

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23
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Carcinogenic toxin made by the Aspergillus species of mushrooms

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Aflatoxin

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24
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Symbiotic relationship between certain fungi and roots of plants

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Mycorrhiza

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_____ fungi are important recyclers of carbon and other elements
Saprotrophs
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Most fungi grow only as _____ but some also grow as ______ and some are dimorphic
Mold / yeast
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Hetrotrophic unicelular eukaryotes that are not fungi Aka animal like
Protozoa
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Vegetative feeding form of some protoza
Trophozoite
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Infectious survival form of some protozoa
Cyst
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Resistant zygote-containg structure that characterizes some protozoa Coccidia
Oocyst
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Majority of protozoa are aquatic and make up ....
Zooplankton
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Slime molds are a protozoa that are aka Scientist study for cell aggregation & multicellular development
Social amoebae
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Multinucleated form of slime mold
Plasmodial slime mold
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An algal bloom (red tide) that discolors water due to (brevetoxin) in the water from this organsim
Dinoflagellates
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These are two species of phototrophic protist (algae)
Dinoflagellates & Euglenids
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Macroscopic algae are called ______ and have these structures that allow them to adhere to surfaces_____
Seaweed / holdfasts
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Algae make up a significant part of ______ , which are microorganisms that are plants
Phytoplankton
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Algae are limited by these nutrients
Nitrogen and phosphorus
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_____ are single cell organisms that are the most abundant algal type in aquatic environments Silica-containing External structure called: Frustules
Diatoms
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Kelp is an example of this multi-cellular algae
Brown
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Green algae uses chlorophyll a & B ______ is a green alga that forms colonies
Volvox
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Water mold or oomycetes are not photosynthetic and lack chloroplasts. They are considered this _____ They are responsible for this historic famine _____
Protist Potato
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Helminths are divided into 2 categories
Roundworm & flatworm
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Round worm: A helminth that has a cylindrical tapered body Is aka
Nematode
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Flatworm: A helmith that has a flat body and can be further divided into tapeworms(cestodes) and flukes(trematodes) Is aka
Platyhelminth
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Short, non segmented, bilateral flatworm.
Fluke (trematode)
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A helmith that has a segmented , ribbon shapped body
Tapeworm(cestose)
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Organsim in which asexual reproduction of an immature parasite occurs
Intermediate host
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Otganism in which sexual reproduction or the adult form of a parasite occurs
Definitive host
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Have a digestive track from mouth to anus and lay eggs in the small intestine
Roundworm (nematode) helmith
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Ribon shapped worm that has no digestive track, it sucks digestised nutrients straight from the host. Has hooklets that attach to the small intestine Up to 15 meters long
Tapeworms
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African sleeping sickness is caused by
Tsetse fly
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Asexual reproductive cells of most molds are called
Conidia
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Fungal classification relies on _____
Sexual form
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4 types of medically significant fungi
Superficial, subcutaneous, opportunistic, systemic
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Resistant zygote-containing structure that characterizes some types of protozoa
Oocyst
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-- mycetes are this type of organism
Fungi
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In Fungus fusion of hyphae forms 2 nuclei called
Dikaryon
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These protozoa move via flagella with an apical complex at one end
Apicomplexans
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These protist have cilia and eat via an Oral Groove
Cilophora
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These Protist called Microspora move via
Polar filament
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The protozoa contain most diseases
Sacomastigophera
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Slime molds and water molds are this type of Eukaryotes
Protist
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Fungi and water molds are an example of _____ where organisms develope similar characteristics independently as they adapt to their environment
Convergent evolution
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Snails are the _____ host for Flukes (Schistosoma mansoni) Reproduction takes place _____ the definitive host
Intermediate Humans
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______ have a mouth and anus in the same opening
Flukes