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Microorganisms |
Very small organisms many types of microbes are too small to see without a microscope |
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Prokaryote |
Lack a cellular nucleus |
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Bacteria |
Prokaryote because their dna isn’t housed in a true nucleus, can be harmless and helpful but some are also pathogens causing disease. |
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Archaea |
Unicellular prokaryotic organisms |
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Eukaryote |
Algae , Protozoa , fungi Membrane bound nuclei, eukaryotic cell |
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Protozoa |
Provide nutrients for other organisms . Some Protozoa move with the help of cilia or flagella |
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Selective Toxicity |
A drug will kill or inhibit the pathogen without harming the host. |
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Pathogen |
Microbe that can cause a disease |
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Disease |
something that interfers with normal functioning of the body ex . causes 1.Infectious 2.Heredity Genetic 3. Age 4. Poor nutrition 5. Autoimmune |
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Infectious Disease |
Caused by a pathogen |
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Heredity Genetic Disease |
ex. cancer, sickle cell anemia |
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Contamination |
Microorganism that land on or in media that we don't want -Comes from Sneeze, finger, Hair ...something that falls in that has bacteria on it |
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Inoculate |
to transfer bacteria from source to sterile media |
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Fermentation |
Microorganism will ferment sugar to make products |
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Hypothesis |
A proposed explanation for a natural phenomenon that CAN be tested by obtaining data, often by experimentation |
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Theory |
A thouroghly tested explanation for an observation with significant amount of evidence |
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Colony |
A group of bacteria |
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Diffusion |
movement of molecules from area of high concentration to low concentration |
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osmotic pressure |
The movement of water across a semi-permeable membrane . In response to different solute concentrations on both sides of semi-permeable membrane |
