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192 Cards in this Set
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Developed Small pox immunization
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Edward Jenner
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Sought a "magic bullet" to destroy pathogen
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Paul Ehrlich
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Discovered penicllin
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Alexander Flemming
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Pioneered aseptic surgery
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Joseph Lister
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Father of Epidemiology (cholera in London)
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John Snow
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Pioneered asepsis by discovering that handwashing prevented streptococcal infections in obstetric patients
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Ignaz Semmelweis
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Pioneered cultivation of bacteria on solid media
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Robert Koch
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Disproved the theory of spontaneous generation of microorganisms with swan neck flasks
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Louis Pasteur
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First person to see bacteria
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Antoni Leeuwenhoek
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Disproved the theory of spontaneous generation of flies from meat (father of scientific method)
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Francesco Redi
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Which of the following microorganisms is noted for its variety of locomotive structures?
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protozoa
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Fungi:
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can be yeasts, are eurkaryotic, and can be molds
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The person who proposed that all celular life belongs to one of 3 domains (bacteria, archaea, eukaryea) based upon RNA sequence is...
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Karl Woese
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Which would a typical cell membrane be least permeable?
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Hydrogen H+ ion
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Which of the following organisms are responsible for red tides involved in shell fish poisoning?
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algae
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short, numerous, non-motile projections used for adherence
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fimbriae
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Made of tubulin in eukaryotes
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flagella
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Responsible for motility in spirochetes
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axial filaments
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Central role in conjugation
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pili
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Means "sugar-cup"; most often composed of polysaccharides
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Glycocalyx
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The endosymbiotic theory explains its presence in the cell
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mitochondrion
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Composed of RNA and protein; role in protein synthesis
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ribosomes
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Polysaccharide chains crosslinked by short peptides.
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peptidoglycan
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The main permeability barrier of the cell.
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Cell membrane
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Resting structure built for survival in harsh conditions
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endospore
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All of the following statements concerning prokaryotic flagella are TRUE EXCEPT:
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composed of tubulin
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Which of the following terms is not associated with bacterial cell walls?
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Chitin
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Gram + or Gram neg.,BOTH or acid fast?
Teichoic acids |
Gram + bacteria only
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Gram + or Gram neg.,BOTH or acid fast?
Glycopolysaccharide |
Gram - bacteria only
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Gram + or Gram neg.,BOTH or acid fast?
Peptidoglycan |
Gram +, Gram -, and Acid Fast
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Gram + or Gram neg.,BOTH or acid fast?
Will appear blue after an acid-fast stain |
Gram + and Gram -
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Cells of the genus mycoplasma lack which of the following?
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cell wall
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A red blood cell is placed in a hypertonic solution
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crenation
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An RBC is placed in hypotonic solution
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swell, then burst (lysis)
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A plant cell is placed in hypertonic solution
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plasmolysis
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A plant cell is placed into hypotonic solution
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Nothing happens
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An RBC is placed in isotonic solution
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Nothing happens
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An object measures .5 micrometers. This is equivalent to...
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500 nm
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Empty magnification results from
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increasing magnification without increasing the resolution
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Gram + or Gram neg.,BOTH or acid fast?
Mycolic Acids |
Acid fast bacteria only
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Gram + or Gram neg.,BOTH or acid fast?
Lipid A |
Gram - bacteria only
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Assume a bacterial cell has established a proton gradient, when this gradient is used to power transport of lactose into the cell, the process is most correctly termed
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symport
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Which of the following microscopes is capable of generating a 3D image of a specimen
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Scanning electron
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What color?
Gram + cells immediately following the primary stain |
purple
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What color?
Gram - cells immediately following decolorization |
colorless
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What color?
Gram - cells immediately following the primary stain |
Purple
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What color?
Gram + cells immediately following the counterstain |
Purple
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Malachite green is associated with which of the following staining procedures?
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Endospore stain
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The reason the visible light is relatively limited in its usefulness for microscopy is...
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its wavelength is too long to enable high resolution of images
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Most stains that stain bacteria well are classified as..
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basic
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THe molecule upon which an enzyme acts is known as its
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substrate
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What system?
Glucose goes in; pyruvate, ATP, and NADH come out |
glycolysis
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What system?
Acetyl CoA goes in; NADH, FADH, and GTP come out |
krebs cycle
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What system?
Hydrogen Atom "juicing" ; a proton gradient is formed |
electron transport
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What system?
Lactic acid is produced |
fermentation
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What system?
Fatty Acids are broken down, 2 carbons at a time |
beta oxidation
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What system?
Consists of cytochromes and iron sulfur proteins, |
Electron transport
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Ethyl Alcohol is produced
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fermentation
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Carbon Dioxide is, or can be, a biproduct of which of the following?
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the Krebs Cycle and Fermentation
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The synthesis of Acetyl CoA from pyruvate is a bridge step between which two pathways?
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glycolysis and the Krebs cycle
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Net ATP by lactic acid bacterium (they can only perform this fermentation)
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2
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Net ATP (aerobic bacterium) from substrate level phosphorylation only
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4
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Net ATP from oxidative phosphorylation only ( in most eurkaryotic cells)
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32
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The number of ethanol molecules produced during fermentation
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2
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The number of phosphates in ATP
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3
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The number of fatty acids in a phospholipid
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2
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The number of CO2 molecules released from the complete oxidation of one pyruvate molecule
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3
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The number of mitochondrial protons required to produce one ATP in the cytoplasm
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4
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The number of ATP equivalents produced from one turn of the Krebs Cycle starting with Acetyl CoA
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12
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Proteins are polymers of
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amino acids
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Anaerobic respiration differs from aerobic respiration in..
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the nature of the terminal electron receptor
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The primary purpose of the Krebs Cycle is to..
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remove H atoms from organic compounds and place them onto NAD and FAD
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Catalase
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is one of the fastest enzymes known
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NAD and FAD are most correctly classified as..
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hydrogen atom carriers
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Most bacterial capsules are composed of..
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polysaccharide
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Blood agar to which antibiotics inhibitory to gram - bacteria have been added is..
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selective, differential, and complex
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A fatty acid containing 16 carbons is metabolized for energy by an aerobic bacterium, what is the total net number of ATP equivalents that this fatty acid is
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129
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On couplers of oxidative phosphorylation;
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do not effect electron flow, act by dissipating the proton gradient, are hydrophobic substances like dinitral phenol and dicumarol
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Chemoheterotroph
Energy source? |
energy source: organic compounds
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Chemoheterotroph
Carbon source? |
carbon source: organic compounds
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Photoautotroph
Energy Source? |
energy source: light
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Photoautotroph
Carbon Source? |
carbon source: CO2
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Which of the following ingredients is characteristic of a complex medium?
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Beef Extract
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How many times more acid is a tomato (pH=4.3), than blood (pH=7.3)
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1000X
10 x 10 x 10 = 1000 X's |
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Capnophiles grow best in
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high concentrations of CO2
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Forty organisms with the generation time of 20 minutes, are allowed to multiply for 6 hours. How many organisms are present?
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1.05 * 10^7
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One organism develops into 1.07 * 10^9 organisms in 6 hours. What is the generation time?
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12 minutes
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During the lag phase, organisms are...
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synthesizing necessary enzymes
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Water activity of a substance is lowered by...
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adding salt, adding sugar, removing water
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For a mesophile, the optimum temperature for an organism is..
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always closer to its maximum then it's minimum
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TEST TUBES
Evenly spread out |
Aerotolerant anaerobe
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TEST TUBES
All clumped on bottom |
obligate anaerobe
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TEST TUBES
Floating in a clump toward top |
Microaerophile
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TEST TUBES
Most clumped on top, but spreads out all the way to bottom |
facultative aerobes
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Halophiles require
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increase salt
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Match enzyme to each activity:
2(H2O2) goes to >>>>> 2(H2O) + 02 |
Catalase
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Match enzyme to each activity:
H2O2 + NADH + H goes to >>>>> 2(H2O) + NAD |
peroxidase
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Match enzyme to each activity:
O2 + O2 + 4H goes to>>>>> 2(H2O2) |
Superoxide dismutase
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Petri dishes, agar, and staining originated in his lab
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Robert Koch
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Discovered streptomycin; coined term "antibiotic"
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Selman Waksman
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First to propose the concept of spontaneous generation
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Aristotle
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Prevented surgical infections by using mists of phenol
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Joseph Lister
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Father of epidemiology (cholera in London)
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John Snow
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Pioneered asepsis by discovering that hand washing prevented puerperal fever in obstetric patients
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Ignaz Semmelweis
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Developed the first differential strain of bacteria
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Christian Gram
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Developed the first rabies vaccine
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Louis Pasteur
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First person to see bacteria
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Antoni Leeuwenhoek
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Developed the first sulfa drug (prontosil) in late 1930's
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Gerhard Domagk
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Which of the following microorganisms is classified by the types of spores it produces?
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Fungi
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The archaea are an example of which of the following types of microbes?
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Prokaryotes
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Numerous, short bristle-like projections important in biofilms
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Fimbriae
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The rigid and strong part of the bacterial cell wall
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Peptidoglycan
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Responsible for motility in spirochetes
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Axial filaments
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Have a central role in conjugation
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pili
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A highly formed glycocalyx, firmly attached to the cell
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Capsule
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80s in eukaryotes; 70s in prokaryotes
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Ribosomes
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One of two organelles explained by the endosymbiotic theory
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Chloroplasts
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Can be monotrichous, amphitrichous, or peritrichous
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Flagella
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Composed of phospholipids and protein
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Cell membrane
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Very dehydrated and almost ametabolic; survival stage
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Endospore
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A photosynthetic bacterium moving toward a light source would:
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-Tumble less
-have longer runs |
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Gram + or Gram neg.,BOTH or acid fast?
Teichoic Acids |
Gram-positive bacteria only
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Gram + or Gram neg.,BOTH or acid fast?
Lipopolysaccharide |
Gram-negative bacteria only
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Gram + or Gram neg.,BOTH or acid fast?
Peptidoglycan |
Gram-negative bacteria, Gram-positive bacteria, and Acid-fast bacteria
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Gram + or Gram neg.,BOTH or acid fast?
Lipid A |
Gram-negative bacteria
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Gram + or Gram neg.,BOTH or acid fast?
Several layers of wax-like lipid |
Acid-fast bacteria
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Gram + or Gram neg.,BOTH or acid fast?
Over 90% of the cell wall is peptidoglycan |
Gram-positive bacteria
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Which of the following would not be found in a prokaryotic cell?
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Centrioles
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An RBC is placed into a hypertonic solution
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Crenation
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A bacterial cell is placed into a hypotonic solution
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Nothing Happens
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A bacterial cell is placed into a hypertonic solution
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Plasmolysis
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An RBC is placed in an isotonic solution
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Nothing Happens
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A red blood cell (RBC) is placed in a hypotonic solution
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Swell then burst (lysis)
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An object measures 200 μm(micrometers). This is equivalent to:
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- 0.2 mm
- 0.02 cm - 200,000 nm |
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Which of the following objective lenses would be least likely found on a typical light microscope?
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1000x
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Immersion oil is needed with oil immersion lenses because:
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- It minimizes light loss due to refraction
- It has the same refractive index as glass - It increases the numerical aperture |
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All of the following are associated with an electron microscope except:
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Prism
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What color?
Gram-positive cells immediately following decolorization |
Purple
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What color?
Gram-negative cells immediately following the counter-stain |
Pink
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What color?
Gram-negative cells immediately following the mordant |
Purple
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Gram-positive cells after all the steps of the Gram stain
What color? |
Purple
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The endospore stain and the Gram stain have all the following in common except a:
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mordant
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Carl Woese proposed the concept of the 3 domains based upon differences in genes for which cellular molecule?
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rRNA
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Which of the following microorganisms is noted for its variety of locomotive structures?
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Protozoa
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The reason visible light is relatively limited in its usefulness for microscopy is:
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Its wavelength is too long to enable very high resolution images
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All of the following microscopes are limited to magnifications of about 2,000x except:
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Scanning tunneling
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Most stains that stain bacteria well are classified as:
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Basic
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An organic cofactor for an enzyme is known as a:
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Coenzyme
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To which of the following substances would a typical cell membrane be least permeable?
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Hydrogen ion (H+)
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What system?
Means "sugar-splitting" |
Glycolysis
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What system?
Acetyl Co-A goes in; NADH, FADH2, and GTP come out |
Krebs cycle
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What system?
Electrons are passed through membrane proteins, finally to O2 |
Electron transport chain
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What system?
The 2 pathways that produce carbon dioxide |
Krebs cycle and fermentation
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What system?
Acetyl Co-A molecules are generated |
Beta oxidation
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What system?
The 2 pathways that are capable of substrate-level phosphorylation |
Krebs cycle and glycolysis
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The process exploited most often in the production of foods; many different possible end-products are produced
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fermentation
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All of the following are produced routinely during aerobic respiration except:
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ethyl alcohol
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Anaerobic respiration differs from aerobic respiration in:
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the nature of the terminal electron acceptor
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Which of the following produces NAD+ from NADH?
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- Fermentation
- The electron transport chain |
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What is Catalase:
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- Is one of the fastest enzymes known
- Breaks down hydrogen peroxide to form oxygen gas and water - Is found in bacteria only capable of respiration |
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The number of fatty acids in a common fat?
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3
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Net ATP equivalents from the intermediate step only (don't include Acetyl-CoA)
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6
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The number of phosphates in ADP
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2
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The net ATP equivalents from oxidative phosphorylation only, in an aerobic bacterium
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34
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The number of lactic acid molecules produced during fermentation
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2
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The total net number of ATP equivalents produced by an aerobic bacterium
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38
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Number of ATP equivalents in one NADH molecule
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3
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The number of CO2 molecules released from the complete oxidation of one pyruvate molecule
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3
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The number of CO2 molecules released from glycolysis
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0
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NAD and FAD are:
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- Dinucleotides
- Essential in respiration - Hydrogen atom carriers |
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Peritrichous flagellation denotes:
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numerous flagella all around the cell
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Chemoautotroph
(energy source) |
Inorganic Compounds
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A fatty acid containing 18 carbons is metabolized for energy by an aerobic bacterium. What is the total net number of ATP equivalents that this fatty acid is worth?
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146
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Chemoautotroph
(Carbon Source) |
Carbon Dioxide
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Photoheterotroph
(energy source) |
light
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Photoheterotroph
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organic compounds
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Nutrient agar (contains beef extract) to which antibiotics have been added is:
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-Selective
- Complex |
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Psychrophiles grow best in:
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The cold
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Ten organisms with a generation time of 30 minutes are allowed to multiply for 10 hr. How many organisms are present?
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1.05 x 10^7
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100 organisms develop into 1.6 million organisms in 4 hours, 40 minutes. What is the generation time?
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20 mins
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During the log phase, organisms are:
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Growing at an optimal rate
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Water activity of a substance is lowered by:
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- Adding salt
- Adding sugar - Removing water |
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For a mesophile, the minimum temperature of an organism is:
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The temperature below which the organism will not grow
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H2O2 --> 2H2O + O2
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Catalase
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H2O2 + NADH+H --> 2H20 + NAD
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peroxidase
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O2- + O2- + 4H+ --> 2H202
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Superoxide Dismutase
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Inhibitors of oxidative phosphorylation
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Stop Electron flow
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The most accurate way to quantify the number of microbes in a fluid is:
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Membrane-filtration
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Glycine betaine, ectoine, sucrose, trehalose, and mannitol are all:
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compatible solutes
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Cells of the genus Mycoplasma lack which of the following?
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A cell wall
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In an anaerobic jar, which two gasses are produced by the envelpe to which water is added?
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CO2 and H+
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Lyophilization is best described as:
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Freeze Drying
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