Exam 1 Part 5 Flashcards

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What are the 3 eukaryotic microbes of clinical interest?

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protozoa, fungi, and parasitic helminths

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T/F: Eukaryotes can reproduce either sexually or asexually. Some even do both.

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True

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T/F: Protozoa typically lack a cell wall.

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True

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T/F: Most protozoa are pathogens

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False; very few are

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5
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What kind of environment is required by protozoa?

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moist environments

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6
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How do most protozoa reproduce?

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asexually

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T/F: all protozoa produce trophozoites.

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true

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T/F: all protozoa produce cysts

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false; some do, but not all

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9
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What do protozoa have that protect them from osmotic lysis?

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contractile vacuoles

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10
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T/F: 30% of fungi cause diseases of plants, animals and humans (mycoses)

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True

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11
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What is the name given to the nonreproductive body of fungi?

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thallus

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What long, branched, tubular filaments compose the thalli of molds?

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hyphae

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13
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What is the term applied to fungi that produce two types of thalli?

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dimorphic

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14
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What form of dimorphic fungi generally cause diseases?

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yeast form

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15
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What is the term for a tangled mass of hyphae (typically subterranean)?

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mycelium

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T/F: all fungi have the ability to reproduce asexually.

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True

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T/F: all fungi have the ability to reproduce sexually.

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false, but most do.

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What is a pseudohypha?

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a series of buds that remain attached to one another and to parent cell

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AIDS, common colds, hemorrhagic fevers, SARS, and smallpox are all caused by what type of pathogen?

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viruses

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T/F: viruses can have either DNA or RNA.

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True

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21
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What is the name for the protein coat surrounding the nucleic acid core of viruses?

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capsid

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22
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What outer structure do viruses have that encloses the nucelocapsids?

23
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Other than protection, what other function is provided by capsids and envelopes of viruses?

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means of attachment to host’s cells

24
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When is the capsid of a virus removed?

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once the virus is inside the host

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Once inside a host, how does a virus exist?
simply as nucleic acid
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T/F: viruses are always specific and infect only a particular kind of cell in a particular host.
False; some are generalists and infect many kinds of cells in many hosts
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What types of organisms are susceptible to viral attack?
ALL types
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What viral shape consists of capsids of many shapes?
complex
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What viral shape is spiral in nature?
helical
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What viral shape consists of a geodesic dome?
polyhedral
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What is a naked virion?
a virion without an envelope
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Where is the viral envelope acquired?
from host cell during replication
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What are the 3 main functions of the viral envelope?
protection, host recognition, and helping viruses enter host cells
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T/F: virus replication does not usually result in death of the host cell.
False
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T/F: viral replication is dependent on the hosts' organelles and enzymes to produce new virions.
True
36
What is lysogeny?
a modified viral replication cycle
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What are prophages?
inactive phages
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What is it called when phages carry genes that alter phenotype of a bacterium? This can turn harmless bacterium to pathogen.
lysogenic conversion
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Do animal cells have a cell wall?
no
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T/F: replication of animal viruses is the same basic replication pathway of bacteriophages.
true
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Do animal viruses have tails or tail fibers?
no
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What are the 3 mechanisms of Entry of Animal Viruses?
Direct penetration, membrane fusion and endocytosis
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What are viruses called when they remain dormant in host cells?
latent viruses or proviruses
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What parasitic particles are extremely small, circular pieces of RNA and lack capsids?
Viroids
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What type of organisms are infected by viroids?
plants
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What are viroidlike agents?
infectious, pathogenic RNA particles that lack capsids
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What organisms are infected by viroidlike agents?
fungi, NOT plants
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T/F: Prions lack nucleic acid
True
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What are the only two ways to destroy Prions?
incineration and autoclaving in sodium hydroxide
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Where is prion expression most predominant?
nervous system
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What is the characteristic appearance of prion diseases?
spongy appearance (large vacuoles in the brain)
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BSE, vCJD, and Kuru are all what kind of diseases?
Spongiform encephalopathies (prion diseases)
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T/F: prions may lie behind neuronal degenerative diseases like Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's and ALS.
True
54
What disease discussed in class is carried by the Asian tiger mosquito?
Chikungnya