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Microbiology Test 1

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What is Microbiology?

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Study of Microorganisms

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Robert Hooke

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1665- first person to describe a cell

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Antoni VonLeeWenhook

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1673-developed the first simple microscope

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Golden Age of Microbiology

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1857-1914 Laid the foundation of Microbiology

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Louis Pasteur

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Father of Microbiology.

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Fermentation

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1876, Louis Pasteur- yeast/bacteria convert sugar into alcohol in the absence of air.

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Spontaneous Generation

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Rudolph Virchow

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Biogenesis

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1860's, Rudolph Virchow-all living things come only from pre-existing living things

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Disproved Spontaneous Generation

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1861- Louis Pasteur

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Pasteurization

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1864, Louis Pasteur- supply just enough heat to kill the microbes

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Germ Theory of Disease

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1860's. Louis Pasteur

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Joseph Lister

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1860's, 1st person to test the Germ Theory of Disease. Used carbolic acid on his patients wounds

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Robert Koch

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1876, Koch's Postulates- determine the cause of disease

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Edward Jenner

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1796 small pox/cow pox

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Who termed the name Vaccination

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Louis Pasteur. Vacca means cow in Latin

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Paul Ehrlich

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1890's Theory of Immunity

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Alexander Fleming

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1914- accidentally discovered the first antibiotic

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Major groups of Microbes

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Bacteria. Fungi, Protozoa, Algae, Virus, Multicellular animal parasites, Prions

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Bacteriologist

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person who studies bacteria

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Oldest living organisms on the planet

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Bacteria

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Unicellular Prokaryotes

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Bacteria

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Eubacteria has a cell wall made up of

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Peptidoglycan

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archaea meaning

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ancient

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shapes of bacteria

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rods, coccus, spiral, star, squares

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arrangements of bacteria

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single, pair, clusters, chains

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reproduction of bacteria

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mostly binary fission

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nutrition of bacteria

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most use organic molecules. some use inorganic molecules. and some use photosynthesis(first to appear on the earth)

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movement of bacteria

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flagella and cilia

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mycologist

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person who studies fungi

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3 area of mycology

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medical, agricultural, and ecological

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unicellular, multicellular Eukaryotes

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fungi

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fungi's cell wall is made of

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chitin

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3 different types of fungi

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yeast, mold, mushrooms

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yeast

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unicellular, oval in shape, larger than bacteria and they have a nucleus

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mold

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multicellular, grow in long filaments called hyphae

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microscopic at least at one stage of their life

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mold

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once a mold is visible it's called

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mycellium

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reproduction of fungi

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sexual or asexual

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unicellular eukaryote

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protozoa

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cell wall of protozoa

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atypical cell wall "pellicle" flexible outer coating

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classified by means of locomotion

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protozoa -flagella,cilia, pseudopods

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reproduction of protozoa

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sexual or asexual

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photosynthetic unicellular eukaryotes

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algae

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cell wall of algae

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cellulose

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reproduction of algae

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sexual and/or asexual

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study of virus's

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virology

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what is a virus

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acellular, nucleic acid surrounded by a protein coat. either DNA or RNA, never both.

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reproduction of a virus

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not capable of reproduction. they need a host

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multicellular animal parasites

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Helminths-flatworms, roundworms, intestinal parasites. one stage of their life they are microscopic which is usually when we injest them.

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what is a prion

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protein molecule

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Naming and Classification

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Taxonomy, Latin - 1735, Carolus Linneaus

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Effects of Bacteria

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pathogenic(minority), decomposition-decompose our food(minority), benefits to humans(majority)

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what are the benefits of bacteria

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recyclers, bioremediation, genetic engineering

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Normal Microbiota

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"flora" microorganisms living on or in the body that are not pathogenic

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Infectious Disease

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a pathogen has to invade a host

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what is the leading cause of death worldwide?

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Infectious disease. Malaria

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what are the qualifications of an infectious disease

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recent, newly discovered organism or changed, increasing in numbers

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Name some Infectious Diseases

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HIV/AIDS, SARS, Bovine Spongiform Encephalitis (human form Cruetzfeld Jacob's Disease, Cryptosporidium, E. Coli, H5N1 (bird flu), H1N1, H3N2

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What is Herd Immunity

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if 95% of the community is vaccinated that means that the other 5% are protected against a disease.

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What is the best resolution we can get with a Light Microscope?

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0.2 micrometre

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Refractive Index

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the ratio of the velocity of light in a vacuum to its velocity in a specified medium.

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What is Darkfield Microscopy

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Negative Image- cover up the condenser with an opaque disk

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What is Phase Contrast Microscopy

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2 distinct light sources, increase in resolution, visualize internal structure

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What is Differential Interference Contrast (DIC)

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2 light sources, each pass through a prism, color, 3 dimensional imaging

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Electron Microscope

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use electron beams, use electromagnets

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Transmission Electron Microscope

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resolution 2.5 nm, 100,000 magnification

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Scanning Electron Microscope

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20 nm resolution, 10,000 mag, surface anatomy

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what is the purpose of staining the bacteria

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increases the contrast

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basic dyes are and include

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positive ions (Cation) Crystal Violet, Methylene Blue, Safranin, Malachite Green

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acid dyes are and include

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Negative ions (anion) Congo Red, Nigrosin

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bacteria have a pH of

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7.0

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what type of charge is the glass

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positively charged

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purpose of heat fixing a smear

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kills bacteria, bacteria adheres to slide better

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what is the purpose of a simple stain

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it's used for shape and arrangements

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Dyes used for simple stain

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Methylene Blue 1 min.

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in a gram stain the bacteria must be how old

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18-24 hours

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Dyes used for gram stain

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Crystal Violet- 1 min

Gram's Iodine- 30 sec.

Acetone Alcohol-5 sec.

Safranin- 1 min.

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purple stained bacteria mean

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gram positive

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pink stained bacteria mean

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gram negative

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Dyes used for Acid-Fast stain

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carbofushion- 5 min.

Acid Alcohol- 10 sec.

Methylene Blue- 1 min.

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acid fast stain- positive

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red

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acid fast- negative

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blue

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Dyes used for negative stain

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drop of nigrosin

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how old does bacteria have to be in order to do a spore stain

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at least 72 hours old

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Dyes used for a spore stain

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Malachite green-7 min.

Safranin- 1 min.

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Prokaryotes means

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without a nucleus

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Prokaryote Dimensions

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0.2-2.0 um

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Length of Prokaryotes

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2.0-8.0 um

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shapes of prokaryotes

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rods, coccus, spiral, star, square, tetrads, sarcinae

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arrangments of prokaryotes

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single, pairs, clusters, chains

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external cell wall structures

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capsule (Glycocalyx, Slime Layer) mucous coating, neutral in charge and protects the prokaryote from phagocytosis

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flagella of a prokaryote

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spins on its long axis, like a propellor

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Monotrichous

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single flagella at the end of a bacterium

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Lophotrichous

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2 or more flagella at the end of a bacterium

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Amphitrichous

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2 or more flagella on both sides of the bacterium

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Peritrichous

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flagella all around the bacterium

highly motile ex. PV

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Fimbrae

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"sticky fingers" allows the bacterium to adhere to a surface, so they can stay in place, anchors them

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pili

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1-2 per cell, used for the transfer of DNA from one cell to another, "sex pili"

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axial filaments

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2 flagella that are embedded in the cell wall, they do not extend out of the cell wall, they run parallel to each other, spin on their long axis

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purpose of a cell wall in a prokaryotes

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prevent rupture

maintains cell shape

contribute to pathogenicity

anchor for external cell structures

site of antibiotic action

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cell wall composition of a prokaryote

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peptidoglycan NAG-NAM

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cell wall composition of a gram + bacteria

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many layers of peptidoglycan, NAG NAM, being held together by teichoic acid vertically and peptides horizontally

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cell wall of a gram - bacteria

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few layers of peptidoglycan, no teichoic acids, being held together mostly by phospholipids. cell wall is very thin, few peptidoglycan layers and its sandwiched between the two membranes (outer and inner membrane)

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cell membrane of a prokaryote

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lacks carbohydrates, can't do phagocytosis

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cytoplasm of a prokaryote

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80-90% water, lack cytoplasm, no membranous organelles, lack a cytoskeleton

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Nuclear area of a prokaryote

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bacterial chromosome "nucleoid" single circular double helix of DNA that is physically attached to the inner cell membrane

plasmids, 5-100 genes, tiny pieces of DNA

ribosomes (rRNA molecule) protein synthesis

70s (P) vs 80s (E)

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sporulation

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making a spore

*only occurs in some gram + bacteria

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germination

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return to its vegetative state

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dimensions of a Eukaryote

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diameter 10-100 um

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flagella of a Eukaryotes

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wave-like motion, like a sperm

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cell wall of a eukaryotes:

animal cells

plants and Algae

fungi, yeast

protozoa

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animal cells, no cell wall

plants and algae, cellulose

fungi, most NAG polysaccharide, yeast- glunan, manan

protozoa atypical cell wall "flexible coating"

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cell membrane of a eukaryote

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contain carbohydrates, capable of phagocytosis

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cytopllasm of a eukaryotes

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has a cytoskeleton, has organelles