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condensor lens
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focuses light on the specimen
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objective lens
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produces a magnified image of the microscopic field
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ocular lens
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enlarges the image further so that it can be perceived as a virtual image by the eye
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magnification
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determined by multiplying the magnification of the objective lens by that of the eyepiece lens
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resolution
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the ability to distinguish between two points
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phase-contrast microscope
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used to detect minute differences in refractive indices of the specimen and its surrounding medium
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dark-field microscope
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used when high contrast is needed
makes an object appear luminous and visible against a dark background |
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algae characteristics
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eukaryotic photoautotrophs
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phycology
is the study of.. |
algae
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algae
are classified based on what? |
their color
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cyanobacteria
characteristics |
oxygenic photosynthetic
prokaryotes |
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cyanobacteria
importance |
some fix nitrogen in heterocysts
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heterocysts
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important fertilizer providers
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cyanobacteria
examples |
Gleocapsa
Anabaena Spirulina Oscillatoria |
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algae
examples |
spirogyra
euglena volvox chlamydomonas diatoms desmids |
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protozoa characteristics
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unicellular eukaryote
non-photosynthetic chemoheterotrophs |
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protozoa
classification is based on... |
motility
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protozoa
importance |
important in recycling of elements
natural insecticides symbiotic association with animals cause devastating human diseases |
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protozoa
examples |
Amoeba
Vorticella |
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mycology
is the study of.. |
mushrooms
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fungi
characteristics |
eukaryotic
chemoheterotrophic majority saprophytic |
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fungi can reproduce...
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sexually & asexually
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fungi
are classified based on... |
sexual vs asexual reproduction
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fungi
multicellular |
molds, mushrooms, etc
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fungi
unicellular |
yeasts
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zygomycota
sexual |
zygospore
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zygomycota
asexual |
sporangiospore
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ascomycota
sexual |
ascospore
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ascomycota
asexual |
budding
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basidiomycota
sexual |
basidiospore
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basidiomycota
asexual |
fragmentation
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what stain was used to distinguish different Fungi?
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lactophenol blue stain
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fungi examined
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penicillium
aspergillus rhizopus fusarium |
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"-static"
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inhibits growth
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"-cidal"
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kills
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Kirby Bauer method
used when & what does it do? |
Antibiotic & Antimicrobial lab
determines the efficiency of antibiotics against a given bacterium |
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Kriby Bauer method
uses what medium? |
Mueller-Hinton
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penicillin
mode of action |
cell wall
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polymyxin
mode of action |
cell membrane
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streptomycin
mode of action |
protein synthesis
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ciprofloxacin
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nucleic acid synthesis
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tetracyclin
mode of action |
protein synthesis
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trimethoprim-sulfametoxazol
mode of action |
folic acid synthesis
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