Intro To Microbiology

Question 1

Organism whose cells have a true nucleus and bound organelles

Answer 1

Eukaryotes

Question 2

Organism whose cells do NOT have a nucleus
DNA and other material float freely
Have cell walls

Answer 2

Prokaryotes

Question 3

Bacteriology
Rickettsiology
Virology
Protozoology
Mycology

Answer 3

Divisions of Microbiology

Question 4

Science that studies bacteria

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Bacteriology

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Science that studies Rickettsia

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Rickettsiology

Question 6

Genus of gram-negative, pathogenic, obligate intercellular parasitic bacteria

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Rickettsia

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Study of viruses and viral diseases

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Virology

Question 8

Science that deals with the study of protozoa

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Protozoology

Question 9

Eukaryotic, animal-like, unicellular organisms
Some may be pathogenic

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Protozoa

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Branch of science concerned with the study of fungi

Answer 10

Mycology

Question 11

Bacteria
Mycoplasma
Rickettsia
Chlamydia
Virus
Protozoa
Fungi

Answer 11

Pathogenic microorganisms

Question 12

Prokaryotic, one-called microorganism
Exist as free-living organisms or parasites
Majority of infectious diseases are caused by
Reproduce by binary fission

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Bacteria

Question 13

Aka simple cell division
Asexual process, one requires one organism

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Binary fission

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Group of bacteria with no wall
Highly resistant to antibiotics that target the cell wall
Highly pleomorphic, able to assume different shapes due to lack of cell wall

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Mycoplasma

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Obligate inter-cellular parasites, must have a host cell in which they replicate
Usually spread by arthropod vectors (lice, flea, tick)

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Rickettsia

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Mechanism that conveys/moves a pathogen from one host to another

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Vector

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Obligate intra-cellular parasites

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Chlamydia

Question 18

Obligate intra-cellular parasite
Strand of genetic material wrapped in only one type of nucleus acid: RNA or DNA

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Virus

Question 19

Small proteinaceous particle that is resistant to most procedures that modify nucleic acid
Does not contain DNA or RNA
Obligate intra-cellular parasite
Responsible for Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and mad cow

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Prion

Question 20

One-celled eukaryotic multi-cellular organisms
Majority do not cause disease but some are pathogenic

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Protozoa

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Unicellular fungus
Reproduces by budding

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Yeasts

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Multicellular fungus
Reproduces by spore formation

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Molds

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Can assume either unicellular or multicellular

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Dimorphic

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Coccus

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round or spherical

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Bacillus

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rod-shaped

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Spirochete

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have a flexible cell wall

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Spirillum

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has a rigid cell wall

Question 28

Vibrio

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comma-shaped appearance

Question 29

Diplo

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pair

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Strepto

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chain

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Staphylo

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cluster

Question 32

pair of spherical bacteria

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diplococci

Question 33

cluster of spherical bacteria

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staphylococci

Question 34

chain of spherical bacteria

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streptococci

Question 35

pair of rod-shaped bacteria

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diplobacilli

Question 36

chain of rod-shaped bacteria

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streptobacilli

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main purpose is to prevent rupture due to osmotic pressure differences

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cell wall

Question 38

lines the cell wall selectively permeable

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cell membrane

Question 39

eukaryotes; functional organelles inside the cell prokaryotes; internal matrix inside the cell

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cytoplasm

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provides protection against adverse conditions; phagocytosis and other defense systems

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capsule

Question 41

thick-walled body produced to enable survival in unfavorable environmental conditions

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endospore

Question 42

bacterium for an endospore when it encounters adverse environmental conditions

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sporulating

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conditions favorable for growth, bacterium germinate, returns to normal state

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vegetative state

Question 44

the means of a cell to move under its own power

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motility

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long, whip-like filament

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flagella

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hair-like structures, like oars on a boat, sway together

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cilia

Question 47

allow bacterial cells to attach/adhere to surface

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pili/fimbria

Question 48

microbe's virulence

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the degree to which it can cause disease