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18 Cards in this Set
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Antibiotics, chemicals used for treatment of infections such as tuberculosis, were not used until the _____
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1940's
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The number one infectious agent in the world that causes death in adults is
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Tuberculosis
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Antibioticss were discover in 1928 by _______
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Alexander Fleming
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Bacteria were first observed by Anton Van Leeuwenhock in 1673 when he fashioned the first ______
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Microscope
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Plants and animals are composed of ________ cells
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Eukaryotic
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Bactierial cells are examples of _________ cells
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prokaryotic
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Large amounts of waste dumped into rivers causes some microbes to grow to huge numbers, which depleted the dissolved _______ in the water
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oxygen
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Mitochondria and chloroplasts are prokaryotic cells that were taken up and now reside in eukaryotic cells as organelles, a process known as
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Endosymbiosis
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Of all the biomass in the ocean, it is estimated that ___% is microbial
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90
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Archaebacteria a group of organisms that can survive in extreme conditions, are also known as
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Extemophiles
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Microbes can be used to extract metals from ore, A process know as
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Bioleaching
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Briefly explain the history of tuberculosis throughout human history
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Look in study guide
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Briefly explain the 2 stop process of tuberculosis infection
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Look in study guide
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How does multi-drug antibiotic resistance develop in bacteria such as tuberculosis
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Look in study guide
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Compare and contrast eukaryotic cells and prokaryotic cells. How do they differ and how are they similar?
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Look in study guide
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Explain how dumping sewage and waste into rivers and streams damages the ecosystems of those bodies of water
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Look in study guide
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How have microbes been used to speed up the decomposition processes in landfills
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Look in study guide
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What was the purpose of the Bioshpere 2 project, how did microbes bring it down and what insight did its failure give us into the role of microbes in the earth's ecosystems?
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Look in study guide
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