TEST 1 Flashcards
(251 cards)
the study of microorganisms and their activity
microbio
what kinds of organisms are the majority of micro
unicellular
what kind of organism are fungi and some protozoa
multicellular
true or false: bacteria and viruses are unicellular
true
what are the 3 major aspects of microorganisms
movement
reproduction
mutation
what breaks down food in microorganisms
enzymes
what does food turn into once it is broken down in microorganisms
ATP
def? organisms show a rxn to environment
irritation
describe a beneficial relationship
benefits us
we cannot survive w/o them
describe a commensalist relationship
use us w/o harming us
in what part of your body would you find a commensalist relationship
oral cavity
describe a parasitic relationship
use us and bother us
causes problems
describe a opportunist relationship
commensal
what would happen to an immunocompromised pt that has a opportunist relationship
it can become parasitic
organism that does not have a distinct nucleus
Prokaryotic
organism that has at least 1 distinct nucleus
eukaryotic
not a cell; no cytoplast mmb, no cytoplasm
non-cellular
what kind of Metabolic activity breaks large molecule to small molecule using enzymes
Catabolism
what kind of Metabolic activity produces larger molecule
anabolism
what organism makes their own food/own organic matter
autotrophs
what organism eats food from another source
heterotroph
true or false: microorganism also use inorganic matter for survival such as Na, Ca, K, P, S
true
what can some microorganisms such as bacteria, algae, and Cyanobacteria use to produce a.a.
atmospheric air
what vitamin is involved in enzyme synthesis
vit B