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Six properties of life
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1. compartmentalization
2. reproduction 3. differentiation 4. communication 5. movement 6. evolution |
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Why did the evolution of cyanobacteria change Earth forever?
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Cyanobacteria oxygenated the Earth creating life for all other organisms of the plant and animal kingdoms
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Koch's postulates
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1. Isolate microbe from host
2. Obtain pure culture 3. Reinfect host and have same signs of disease 4. Reisolate same pathogen again |
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Martinus Beijerinck
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developed the culture enrichment technique and was the first person to describe a virus
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Why do certain stains adhere to cell surfaces?
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They are positively charged and are attached to the semi-negatively charged cell walls of microbes
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chemoorganotrophs
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metabolize organic compounds
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chemolithotrophs
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metabolize inorganic compounds
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