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is the study of living organisms.

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Biology

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is an advanced biology course.

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Microbiology

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Living microbes are known as

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cellular microbes or
microorganisms

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Nonliving microbes are known as

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acellular microbes or
infectious particles

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The microbes that cause
disease are sometimes
referred to as

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“germs.”

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The scientific term for
disease-causing microbes
is

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pathogens.

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7
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Microbes that live on and in our bodies are referred to
as our

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indigenous microbiota.

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8
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are microbes that can cause
disease, but usually do not; they can be thought of as
microbes that are awaiting the opportunity to cause
disease.

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Opportunistic pathogens

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9
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Pathogens cause two categories of diseases:

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infectious diseases and microbial intoxications.

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10
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and produce much of the oxygen in our
atmosphere.

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Photosynthetic algae, bacteria (such as
cyanobacteria)

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are organisms that live on dead and/or
decaying organic matter.

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Saprophytes

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12
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The use of microbes to clean up toxic wastes and
other industrial waste products is known as

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bioremediation.

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13
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Candidates for the first microorganisms on Earth are

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archaea and cyanobacteria

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14
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“Father of Microbiology”

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Anton van Leeuwenhoek

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15
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Made many simple
single-lens microscopes

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Anton van Leeuwenhoek

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16
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who Observed “animalcules”
(bacteria and protozoa)

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Anton van Leeuwenhoek

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French chemist who made
numerous contributions to
microbiology

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Louis Pasteur (1822–1895)

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18
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Investigated different
fermentation products

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Louis Pasteur (1822–1895)

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Developed the
pasteurization process

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Louis Pasteur (1822–1895)

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20
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Discovered life forms that
could exist without oxygen
(anaerobes)

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Louis Pasteur (1822–1895)

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21
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Developed several vaccines,
including rabies and
anthrax vaccines

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Louis Pasteur (1822–1895)

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22
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German physician who made
numerous contributions to
microbiology

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Robert Koch (1843–1910

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23
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Made significant contributions
to the germ theory of disease

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Robert Koch (1843–1910

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24
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Discovered that Bacillus
anthracis produced spores

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Robert Koch (1843–1910

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25
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Developed methods of fixing
and staining bacteria

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Robert Koch (1843–1910

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26
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Developed methods to
cultivate bacteria

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Robert Koch (1843–1910

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27
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are used to express the sizes of microbes.

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Metric units

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28
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The basic unit of length in the metric system is the meter
(m); it is equivalent to

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39.4 inches

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29
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The sizes of bacteria and protozoa are usually expressed
in terms of

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micrometers (μm).

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30
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Most of the viruses that cause human diseases range in
size from

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10 to 300 nm.

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31
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When using a microscope, the sizes of microorganisms
are measured using an

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ocular micrometer.

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32
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Each optical instrument has a limit as to what can be
seen using that instrument; this limit is referred to as the

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resolving power or resolution of the instrument.

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33
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The resolving power of the unaided human eye is
approximately

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0.2 mm.

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34
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is one that contains only one
magnifying lens.

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A simple microscope

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35
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contains more than one
magnifying lens.

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A compound microscope

36
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Because visible light is the source of illumination, a
compound microscope is also referred to as a

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compound
light microscope.

37
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Compound light microscopes usually magnify objects
about

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1,000 times.

38
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Photographs taken through the lens system of the
compound light microscope are called

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photomicrographs.

39
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Other types of compound microscopes include

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– Phase-contrast microscopes
– Fluorescence microscopes

39
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are used to observe
unstained living microorganisms.

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Phase-contrast microscopes

40
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contain a built-in ultraviolet
(UV) light source.

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Fluorescence microscopes

41
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enable us to see extremely small
microbes such as rabies and smallpox viruses.

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Electron microscopes

42
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Living organisms cannot be observed using —the processing procedures kill the
organisms.

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an electron
microscope

43
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There are two types of electron microscopes—

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transmission and scanning.

44
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This microscope uses an
electron gun to fire a beam of
electrons through an extremely
thin specimen (<1 μm thick).

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Transmission Electron Microscope

45
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Magnification is approximately
1,000 times greater than with
the compound light microscope.

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Transmission Electron Microscope

46
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Electrons are bounced off the
surface of a specimen and the
image appears on a monitor.

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Scanning Electron Microscope

47
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This is used to observe the outer
surfaces of specimens.

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Scanning Electron Microscope

48
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Resolving power of this
microscope is about 100 times
less than that of transmission
electron microscope.

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Scanning Electron Microscope

49
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this micrographs are black-
and-white images.

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Transmission and scanning
electron

50
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A true nucleus consists of

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nucleoplasm, chromosomes, and a nuclear
membrane.

51
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Chromosomes are embedded in the

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nucleoplasm.

52
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An organism’s
complete collection of genes is referred to as its

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genotype or genome.

53
Q

Human diploid cells have

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46 chromosomes (23 pairs).

54
Q

It has been estimated that the human genome consists
of between

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20,000 and 25,000 genes.

55
Q

Contains storage
granules and a variety
of organelles

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Cytoplasm

56
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is where
most metabolic
reactions occur

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Cytoplasm

57
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A highly convoluted
system of membranes
arranged to form a
transport network in the
cytoplasm

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Endoplasmic reticulum (ER)

58
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The sites of protein
synthesis

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Ribosomes

59
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Originate in the Golgi
complex

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Lysosomes and peroxisomes

60
Q

are
membrane-bound
vesicles where H2O2 is
generated and broken
down

A

Peroxisomes

61
Q

are
produced within
mitochondria by cellular
respiration

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ATP molecules

62
Q

Membrane-bound
structures containing
photosynthetic pigments

A

Plastids

63
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They are sites of
photosynthesis

A

Plastids

64
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Some eukaryotic cells (e.g., spermatozoa and certain
protozoa) possess long, thin, whiplike organelles of
locomotion called

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flagella

65
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Some cells move by means of , which are
shorter, thinner, and more numerous than flagella,
and described as being “hair-like.”

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of cilia

66
Q

Prokaryotic cells are about _ times smaller than
eukaryotic cells.

A

10

67
Q

Main constituent of most bacterial cell walls is
)____ (found only in bacteria).

A

peptidoglycan

68
Q

Gram-positive bacteria have a ____ layer of
peptidoglycan

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thick

69
Q

Gram-negative bacteria have a much
___ layer

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thinner

70
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Mycoplasma spp. do not have a cell wall; they are

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pleomorphic.

71
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Peritrichous bacteria

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flagella over entire surface

72
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Lophotrichous bacteria

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tuft of flagella at one end

73
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Amphitrichous bacteria

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one or more flagella at
both ends

74
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Monotrichous bacteria

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single polar flagellum

75
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They are hairlike structures, most often observed on
Gram-negative bacteria

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Fimbriae and Pili

76
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are thinner than flagella, have a
rigid structure, and are not associated with motility

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Fimbriae and pili

77
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The process of spore formation is called —it is
not reproduction

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sporulation

78
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Endospores can be visualized using a

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spore stain

79
Q

is the science of classification of living
organisms

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Taxonomy

80
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Taxonomy consists of

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classification, nomenclature, and
identification.

81
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KDCOFGS

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K for Kingdom, D for Division, C for
Class, O for Order, F for Family, G for Genus, and S
for species.

82
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The Five-Kingdom System of Classification

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  1. Bacteria and archaea—Kingdom Prokaryotae
  2. Algae and protozoa—Kingdom Protista
  3. Fungi—Kingdom Fungi
  4. Plants—Kingdom Plantae
  5. Animals—Kingdom Animalia
83
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The Three-Domain System of Classification

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  1. Archaea (prokaryotic)
  2. Bacteria (prokaryotic)
  3. Eucarya (all eukaryotic organisms)
84
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