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25 Cards in this Set
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The term pathogenic means
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Disease producing
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What color do gram positive microorganisms stain
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Blue or purple
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What color do gram negative microorganisms stain
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Red or pink
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Microorganisms are measured in
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Microns
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The shape of the streptococcus is
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spherical
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The shape of a spirochete is
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spiral-like
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Bacteria are unicellular and reproduce by
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Binary fission
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The shape of cocci can be spherical or
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round
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Which type of microorganism has ability to slow down its metabolism and become dormant
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gram positive bacillus
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Rod shaped bacteria are called
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bacilli
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Is not a requirement for bacteria to survive
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Bright light
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Is used to test the effectiveness of sterilization cycles
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Spores
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A dehydrated microorganism with a thick shell like wall is known as a
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spore
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Can survive extreme heat lack of water and exposure to many toxic chemicals and radiation
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spores
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In order to survive aerobic bacteria require
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Oxygen
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CJD (Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease) is caused by
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prions
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Protozoa are
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Single celled microorganisms
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Viruses require
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A living host to multiply
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Which pathogen is the cause of tuberculosis
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Microbacteria
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They include single-celled yeast
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Fungi
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CJD (Creutzfeldt-Jacob Disease) is not caused by a
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virus
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Influenza is caused by a
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Virus
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Best describes a prion
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Abnormal protein
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Staphylococcus aureus is a
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gram-positive coccus
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VRE (Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus) can survive on hard surfaces for 5 to 7 days and on the hands for
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hours
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