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45 Cards in this Set
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4 kingdoms of eukaryia
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protista
plants fungi animals |
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abundance
live everywhere more of these in your mouth than anywhere else in the world |
microbes
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identifying bacteria
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gram stains, make cell walls visible
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3 shapes of bacteria
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coccus
bacillus spirochees |
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how does bacteria divide
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binary fission
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helps bacteria endure harsh conditions
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endospores
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-resemble the first photoynthetic organisms on the planet
-solar energy -gave the planet OXYGEN necessary for life as we know it today |
cyanobacteria
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probiotics and normal "flora"
yogurt, cheese, wine, beer decomposition |
beneficial bacteria
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nitrogen to ammonia
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nitrogen fixation
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bacteria eating waste (bacteria eating oil after an oil spill)
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bioremediation
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cholera, TB, Plague
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always pathogenic
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-acne, strep, flesh eating disease
-respond to antibiotics made from other microbes |
sometimes pathogenic
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how much medication does agriculture use each year?
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25 million lbs.
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kills pathogenic bacteria
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pasteurization
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3 extremists of domain archaea
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thermophilies
halophiles methanogens |
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high tolerance to extreme pH
pressure tolerant |
archaea
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methagens break down beans for you (the human body cannot break these down themself)
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archaea
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3 kingdom protista
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protozoans
algae slime molds |
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flagellates
ciliates amoebas |
protozoans classified by locomotion
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causes malaria
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apicomplexans
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algae is classified by color
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green
golden-brown red brown |
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slime mold
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protozoans, not MOLD
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can be single or multi-celled
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algae
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RNA viruses and DNA viruses
common cold, flu, measles, mumps, AIDS, polio No cure, vaccinations only |
animal viruses
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has RNA, but no DNA
enter stressed or damaged plants carried by insects or garden tools |
plant viruses
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mutates easily
RNA virus that contains an enzyme to make DNA each copy virus in body has dif. mutation HIV attacts white blood count leading to AIDS |
retroviruses: RNA and DNA
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nutrition and diet
chemical poisons infectious organisms psychological stress |
changes in body condition
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the body's greatest threat
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pathogenic organisms
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viruses
bacteria parasitic diseases (protozoans and worms) |
infectious organisms
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respiratory
gastrointestinal malnutrition is #1 sexually-transmitted |
serious disease
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better nutrition
improved sanitation inexpensive vaccinations |
how to eliminate infections diseases
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allergens
neurotoxins mercury and lead carcinogens (cigarette smoke) formalin |
toxic chemicals
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toxins absorbed and accumulated in cells
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bio accumulation
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toxins moving through food chains and increase
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bio magnification
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immune system vulnerability
susceptibility to infections disease |
results of psychological stress
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18% of our income on food and US spend 5% GDP on health care
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1960
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9% of our income of food and US spent 17% on GDP health care
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2009
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fat, sugar, salt
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western diet
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diabetes
heart disease cancer |
US health problems
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-only eat foods your great great grandmother would recognize
-only eat foods with ingredients a 3rd grader can pronounce -eat foods that rot -if it came from a plant, eat it. if it was made in a plant, dont. -stay away from the inside isles of grocery stores -eat food, mostly plants,but not to much. |
food rules
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live to be really old
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supercentarians
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primary genetics
active lives and low stress simple diet cool, sunny, dry climate, high elevation clean air and water |
how to live longer
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FDA
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food and drug administration
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EPA
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environmental protection agency
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CDC
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center for disease control
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