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P1 (LEC) Flashcards

(42 cards)

1
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the study of certain non-living organisms- the study of microbes

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microbiology

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also called infectious particles that contains viruses and prions

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acellular microbes

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disease causing microorganisms

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pathogens

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microbes that colonize and inhabits our bodies

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opportunistic pathogens

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5
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an organism that lives on dead or decaying body organic matter

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saprophyte

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genetically engineered microbes capable of decomposing industrial waste

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bioremediation

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the study of the relationship between microbes and environment

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microbial ecology

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a pathogen that colonizes a person’s body

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infectious disease

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9
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a pathogen produces a toxin in vitro

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microbial intoxication

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10
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first microbes on earth

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archaea and cyanobacteria

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diseases that have been around for a really long time

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TB syphilis parasitic worms’ schistosomiasis and dracunculiasis

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occurred in Egypt in 3180 BC and first recorded epidemic

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pestilence (plague)

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occur in 1900 BC near end of trojan war and army experience epidemic

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bubonic plague

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14
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was discovered in a tomb in thebe’s at Egypt at 1500 BC

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Ebers’s papyrus (epidemic fever)

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occurred in Rome in 790, 710, and 640 BC
occurred in Greek around 430 BC

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epidemic of plague

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16
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disease carried by native Americans

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syphilis

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17
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father of microbiology and is known for creating the single lens microscope

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Anton Van Leeuwenhoek

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what do you call the various tiny living creature of Leeuwenhoek

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abiogenesis (theory of spontaneous generation)

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life can arise spontaneously from non-living things

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biogenesis

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life arises from pre-existing life

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A German scientist that notes the theory of biogenesis does not speculate on the origin of life

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Rudolf Virchow

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He discovers alcoholic fermentation, developed pasteurization, discover the theory that specific microbes can cause specific infectious disease, and developed vaccines to prevent chicken cholera, anthrax, swine erysipelas

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Louis Pasteur

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A German physician that contributes to the germ theory disease and become known as Kochs postulates. He developed fixing, staining. and photographing bacteria

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scientist who studies microbes

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microbiologist

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who specialize in the study of structure, function, and activities of bacteria
bacteriologist
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who studies various types of algae
phycologist
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who studies the protozoa and their activities
protozoologist
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who specializes in the study of fungi
mycologist
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fundamental unit of any living organisms
cell
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all the chemical reactions that occur within a cell
metabolism
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type of cells that includes bacteria and archaea
prokaryotic cells
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cells that contain true nucleus and many membranes bound organelles
eukaryotic cell
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the study of function and structure of cell
cytology
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it is a mosaic composed of large molecules of proteins contents of the cell
cell membrane
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controls the function of the entire cell and can be called as the "command center"
nucleus
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gelatinous based material in the nucleus
nucleoplasm
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a semifluid, gelatinous nutrient matrix
cytoplasm
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highly convoluted system of membrane
endoplasmic reticulum
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communicates with the ER
golgi complex
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