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Ames test is used to... |
See if a product will cause a mutation |
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Protein synthesis occurs where in prokaryotes? |
Cytoplasm |
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Protein synthesis occurs where in eukaryotes? |
Nucleus |
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Electroporation |
Electricity to create pores for DNA to enter |
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Polymerase chain reaction |
Heating DNA so it is single stranded |
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Disinfection |
Doesn't kill bacillus or clostridium or acid fast organism |
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Sterilization |
Complete removal or destruction of organisms |
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Sanitize |
Lower the number of pathogens so somebody with a healthy immune system won't get sick |
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Kill rate factors depends on |
# of cells you start with, the time, types of microbes, agent, environment, |
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Bacteriocidal |
Kill all bacteria |
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Bacteriostatic |
Holds number of organism steady so the can't reproduce |
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Ionizing Radiation (example) |
Bacillus cereus |
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UV Radiation (example) |
Bacillus cereus |
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Chemicals kill |
Staphylococcus aureus |
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How antibiotics work |
Cell wall inhibitors, cell membrane inhibitors, DNA/RNA, protein synthesis, metabolic pathways |
