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Microbiology Midterm Flashcards

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Microbiology

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The study of microorganisms and their effects on other organisms

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What is the difference between eukaryotic and prokaryotic organisms

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Eukaryotic organisms have a nucleus. Prokaryotic organisms do not have a nucleus (nucleoid region instead)

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Toxonomic Hierarchy

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1) Domain 2) Kingdom 3) Phylum 3)Class 4) Order 5) Family 6) Genus 7) Species

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3 Primary Domains

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Bacteria, Archea, Eykarya

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The Five Kingdoms

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1) Monera - prokaryotes
2) Protista - eukaryotes
3) Fungi - eukaryotic, spore-producing
3) Plant - photosynthetic eukaryotes
4) Animal - complex multicellular, eukaryotic organisms

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Binomial Nomenclature

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Microorganisms have two names and are named based on their characteristics. The first name is the Genus and the second name is its species

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Bacteriology

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Study of bacteria

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Mycology

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Study of fungi

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Protozoology

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Study of Protozoa

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Rickettsiology

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Study of Rickettsia

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Immunology

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Study of the immune system

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Characteristics of Bacterial Cells

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1) prokaryotic
2) Single Celled
3) Multiply with Binary Fission

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Basic Characteristics of Mycoplasma Bacteria

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1) No cell wall
2) Smallest free-living organism

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Basic Characteristics of Rickettsia Bacteria

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1) Gram-negative
2) Intracellular (Lives inside other cell wall)
3) Spread by lice, fleas, ticks, and mites

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Basic Characteristics of Chlamydia Bacteria

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1) Nonmotile
2) Intracellular
3) Gram-Negative

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Basic Characteristics of Protozoa

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1) Eukaryotes
2) Single Celled
3) Simplest form of animals

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Basic Characteristics of Fungal Organisms

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1) eukaryotic,
2) non-vascular,
3) non-motile
4) heterotrophic

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Basic Characteristics of a Virus

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1) Microscope needed to see it
2) DNA or RNA
3) Intracellular

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Basic Characteristics of a Prion

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1) Protein
2) Highly resistant
3) Infectous
4) Alters other cells’ nucleus acids

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Father of Microbiology

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Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
(observed microorganisms in water and other substances; first to observe red blood cells)

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Compound Light Microscope

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Used to identify bacteria

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Electron Microscope

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Used to identify viruses (due to their submicroscopic size)

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Gram Staining Technique Reactions

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1) Gram-Positive - cell wall is thick; purple when stained; killed by penicillin
2) Gram-Negative - (cell wall is thin; pink when stained’ penicillin-resistant

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Differential Staining Techniques

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1) Gram Staining
2) Acid-Fast Staining

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Acid Fast Staining Technique Reaction
Cell-wall is very fatty Not decolorized easily by acids after staining
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Morphology
Study of shape ad form (without regard to function)
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What is the unit of measure used to report the size of bacteria cells
Micrometers (um)
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3 Primary Shapes of Bacterial Cells
1) Spherical 2) Rod-shaped 3) Spiral
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Draw and describe a coccus bacterial cell
1)Spherical 2) causes strep, skin abcesses
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Describe & draw a bacillus bacterial shell
1) Rod-shaped 2) Cause tetanus, anthrax
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Describe & draw a 1) Vibrio, 2) spirochete, & 3) spirillum bacterial shell
1) Comma-shaped, gram negative 2)Helical (spiral), Rigid when in motion 3) Helical (spiral), Flexible when in motion
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Describe monomorphic vs pleomorphic bacterial cells, & which term best describes the majority of bacterial cells
1) monomorphic – Don’t change shape MOST CELLS 2) Pleomorphic – Change shape
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Diplococci
Cocci= remains in pairs after dividing
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Streptococci
- spherical,chain arrangement -found in blood poisoning and strep throat
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Tetrads
Divide in 2 planes, remain in groups of 4
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Sarcinae
Spherical, divide in 3 planes, remain attached in cube-like groups of 8
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Staphylococci
Cocci, divide in multiple planes, form grape-like clusters
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Diplobacilli
Rod-shaped, divide across their short axis, remain in pairs after cell division
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Streptobacilli
Bacilli, divide across short axis, remain in chains
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Coccobacilli
Rod-shaped, oval, look like cocci (so called “coccobacilli”)
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Describe structures that some bacteria can produce external to the bacterial cell wall
1) Capsule/Glycocalyx 2) Flagella 3) Axial Filaments 4) Pili/Fimbriae
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Capsule/Glycocalyx
Sticky gelatinous coating, surrounds cell wall - Resists phagocytosis (Too slimy to “eat”) - example: Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumonia)
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Flagella
Long whiplike filament that provides movement
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Types of Flagella
1. Monotrichous – 1 flagellum 2. Amphitrichous – 1 flagellum at both ends 3. Lophotrichous – Bunch of flagella at 1 end 4. Peritrichous – Entire surface covered in flagella
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Taxis
The movement of a bacterium toward/away from stimulus/environment
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Types of Taxis
1) Phototaxis: Stimulus= light 2) Chemotaxis: Stimulus= Chemicals
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Axial Filaments/ Endoflagella
Unique flagella –(Like ridges on licorice wand); They move in a corkscrew motion
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What bacterium has axial filaments/ endoflagella?
Spirochetes (spiral-shaped) example: Treponema pallidum (syphilis)
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Pili/ Fimbriae
Grabs things (“attachment”) Example: Neisseria gonorrhoeae (gonorrhea)
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Describe important characteristics of the bacterial cell wall
1) Prevents bacteria from rupturing 2) maintains shape 3) point of anchorage for flagella 4) can cause disease (in humans) 5) site of action for antibiotics 6) Made of Peptoglycan (“chain-link fence” look) 7) Chemical composition can be used to differentiate types
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Describe characteristics of the Gram-positive cell wall
Purple (when stained), thick cell wall
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Describe characteristics of the Gram-negative cell wall
Pink (when stained), thin cell wall
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Identify a digestive enzyme that can cause damage to the bacterial cell wall
Lysozyme
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Protoplast
Cell whose cell wall was removed
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Spheroplast
What remains of a cell/its cell wall after being partly destroyed [ex: by lysozyme]
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Describe the plasma membrane of a bacterial cell
1) Inside the cell wall 2) function: determine what substances enter/exit the cell 3) breaks down nutrients 3) produces ATP (energy)
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Describe the difference between a 1) passive and 2) active transport mechanism
1) Substance passes from area of high concentration to low concentration (no energy needed) 2) Substance passes from area of low concentration to high concentration (energy needed)
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Different Types of Transport Mechanisms
a. Simple diffusion - for small molecules b. Facilitated diffusion - Needs a carrier protein to help it cross, but still NO energy required (“gets a ride”) c. Osmosis - Only for water
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Describe what may happen to a bacterial cell in an isotonic solution
Equilibrium (solute outside cell= same concentration as inside)
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Describe what may happen to a bacterial cell in a Hypertonic solution
Will explode (solute outside cell= higher than inside cell)
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Describe what may happen to a bacterial cell in a Hypotonic solution
Will implode (solute outside cell= lower than inside cell)
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Active transport
Uses transporter proteins Substance being transported is NOT chemically altered during transport
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Group translocation
Used by prokaryotic cells Substance being transported is chemically altered during transport
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Describe the location of the cytoplasm for a prokaryotic cell
Inside plasma membrane – basically the whole inside of the cell (they’re basically the same thing)
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Describe the location of the cytoplasm for a eukaryotic cell
Everything around nucleus (inside plasma membrane)
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Describe the nuclear body
Protects/surrounds the nucleus Other names: “Nuclear region,” “nucleoid”
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Describe the primary function of a bacterial ribosome
Create proteins (protein synthesis)
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Describe the function of bacterial inclusion bodies
“Temporary storage containers” – (Like when a squirrel stores nuts away for use in the winter when he needs them)
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What is the shape of an endospore?
Rod-shaped
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What is the Genera of an endospore
1)Clostridium 2) Bacillus
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What environmental conditions may cause endospore formation
1) Boiling 2) drying 3) radiation
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Other names for the process of endospore formation
1) “Sporulation,” 2) “sporogenesis”
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Another name for the non-spore state of the endospore-forming bacterium
Vegetative
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The process of an endospore returning to a vegetative state
Germination
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Describe endospore formation as either a reproductive or protective mechanism
Protective

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