Module 3 Study Guide

Front 1

Eukaryotic phylogenetic relationships are obtained from what?

Back 1

Fossils

Front 2

True or False?
Aids in identification of bacteria are morphological characteristics, staining techniques, enzymatic activity and serolgical tests.

Back 2

True

Front 3

DNA finger-prints are obtained by what?

Back 3

First restriction endonucleases and then gel electrophoresis

Front 4

Nitrifying bacteria oxidize or reduce nitrogen compounds?

Back 4

Oxidize

Front 5

What bacterium inhabits mucous membranes of mammals?

Back 5

Neisseria gonorrhea

Front 6

Name two bacteria that cause life-threatening infections, have high G+C in their DNA, are acid-fast and have high lipid content.

Back 6

Mycobacteria and corynebacteria

Front 7

Fungi gain nutrition from the breakdown of what?

Back 7

Complex organic molecules (ex: wood and lignin)

Front 8

What kind of spores do both Penicillium and Aspergillus have?

Back 8

Conidiospores

Front 9

Aspergillus belongs to what phylum?

Back 9

Ascomycota

Front 10

What traits do species in the phylum ascomycota have?

Back 10

They have septate hyphae, produce ascospores and sometimes conidiospores.

Front 11

A protozoan cyst is equivalent to a bacterial aerial spore, a fungal aerial spore or a bacterial endospore?

Back 11

Bacterial endospore

Front 12

True or False?
Humans are the definitive host of both the beef tapeworm and the pork tapeworm.

Back 12

True

Front 13

What is a definitive host?

Back 13

Where the parasite goes through sexual or asexual processes.

Front 14

What is host range?

Back 14

The spectrum of host cells in which a virus can multiply

Front 15

What can be used to identify viruses?

Back 15

Nucleic acid fingerprints and serological tests

Front 16

Name two bacteria that cause life-threatening infections, have high G+C in their DNA, are acid-fast and have high lipid content.

Back 16

Mycobacteria and corynebacteria

Front 17

Fungi gain nutrition from the breakdown of what?

Back 17

Complex organic molecules (ex: wood and lignin)

Front 18

What kind of spores do both Penicillium and Aspergillus have?

Back 18

Conidiospores

Front 19

Aspergillus belongs to what phylum?

Back 19

Ascomycota

Front 20

What traits do species in the phylum ascomycota have?

Back 20

They have septate hyphae, produce ascospores and sometimes conidiospores.

Front 21

What are oncogenic viruses?

Back 21

Viruses that cause cancer

Front 22

What is a persistent viral infection?

Back 22

One in which the disease processes occur over a long period of time and they are generally fatal

Front 23

True or False?
Viroid RNA codes for proteins.

Back 23

False

Front 24

Colonization and invasion factors are carbohydrates, lipids or proteins?

Back 24

Proteins

Front 25

Prevention of pathogens from causing an infection is called what?

Back 25

Antagonism

Front 26

What are oncogenic viruses?

Back 26

Viruses that cause cancer

Front 27

What is a persistent viral infection?

Back 27

One in which the disease processes occur over a long period of time and they are generally fatal

Front 28

True or False?
Viroid RNA codes for proteins.

Back 28

False

Front 29

Colonization and invasion factors are carbohydrates, lipids or proteins?

Back 29

Proteins

Front 30

Prevention of pathogens from causing an infection is called what?

Back 30

Antagonism

Front 31

A relationship where one organism benefits and one is harmed is called what?

Back 31

Parasitism

Front 32

What branch of epidemiology deals with the frequency and distribution of risk factors in populations?

Back 32

Descriptive epidemiology