Intro and Chapter 1 Flashcards

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1
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This cell has a true nucleus

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eukaryotic cell

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This cell has a nucleus and membranous organelles

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eukaryotic cell

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3
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Animal cells/plant cells/fungi/protozoa fall into this cell category

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eukaryotic cell

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4
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This cell has no true nucleus

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prokaryotic cell

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5
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DNA is found on the chromosome or a chromosome in the cytoplasm of this cell

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prokaryotic cell

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6
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This cell does not contain membranous organelles

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prokaryotic cell

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7
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This cell is unique to bacteria and archaea

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prokaryotic cell

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8
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Single-celled prokaryotic organism

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Bacteria

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9
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Cells that lack polysaccharide, peptidoglycan in their cell walls

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Archaea cells

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10
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Can grow in extreme environments

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Archaea cells

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11
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Ribosomes are the only organelles in this cell

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Bacteria

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12
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Not major players in human disease

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Archaea cells

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13
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Cell membrane of bacteria is made primarily of…?

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phospholipids in a bilayer structure (no cholesterol)

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14
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3 functions of bacteria cell walls:

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1) Maintain cell shape
2) protect against osmotic shock
3) anchors the flagella

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15
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Composed of repeating sugars

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Peptidoglycan

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Peptidoglycan chains are held together by short protein compose of only ___

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4 amino acids

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17
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Fungi (eukarya) may be single-celled called:

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yeasts

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18
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Fungi (eukarya) may be multicellular-cells called:

19
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Eukaryotic cells that are HETEROTROPHIC require…?

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Require outside source for energy/ATP

20
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Fungal diseases that might involve respiratory tract, the skin, or even cause systemic infection are called

21
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Unicellular organisms that cuase a number of GI diseases

22
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Multicellular worms

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Helminths (ex: tapeworms, flukes, roundworms)

23
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The Spontaneous Generation (abiogenesis) theory states taht:

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Living organisms came from non-living material

24
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Credited with observing the first live microorganisms

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Leeuwenhoek described microorganisms as
animalcules
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Who emphasized the importance of hand-washing?
Semmelweis
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Who started to clean instruments and practice aseptic surgery?
Lister
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This person developed a flask where air could enter but microorganisms could not
Pasteur
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This person coined the term "cell" by using a crude microscope
Robert Hooke
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Discovered that bacteria caused diseases
Koch
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Performed the first vaccination using cowpox to fight smallpox
Jenner
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Discovered penicillin from mold
Fleming
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Proteinacious agents that cause a number of neurodegenerative diseases such as Creutzfeld-Jacob disease and Mad Cow disease are called...
Prions
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The group of unicellular, eukaryotic organisms that are typically heterotrophic and lack a cell wall are often referred to as...
Protozoa
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Tapeworms belong to which group?
Animals
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Using the Binomial System of Nomenclature, which of the following is a species name? - Escherichia - Coli - Amoeba - Escherichia coli
Coli
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The process of using microbes to destroy dangerous chemicals and pollution in the environment is called
bioremediation
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Acellular, non-living agents consisting of a protein coat that surrounds a nucleic acid core are called...
Viruses
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Which of the following are ways that prokaryotes differ from eukaryotes? 1. They usually are much smaller. 2. They lack a nuclear envelope. 3. Most have a cell wall made of peptidoglycan. 4. They lack mitochondria and other membrane-bound organelles. 5. They lack a cytoskeleton.
All are true
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Definition of mycology:
Study of fungi
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Definition of bacteriology:
Study of bacteria
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Definition of parasitology:
Study of parasites and its diseases
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Definition of virology:
Study of viruses and its diseases