UNIT 5: MICRO / DISEASE / IMMUNITY.
Everything you need to pass—nothing you don’t!
Microbiology - Answer: Study of microorganisms
Normal Body Flora or indigenous flora - Answer: Microbes commonly found in or on the
body
Staphylococci Aureus - Answer: Bacteria on skin surfaces and mucous membranes. Most
common cause of SSI
Escherchia Coli - Answer: Found in the intestines
Non-Pathogenic Microorganisms - Answer: Do not cause disease. 87% of all microbes are
actually beneficial
Pathogens - Answer: Disease causingmicrobes. Only 3% of microbes are pathogens
Opportunists - Answer: Microbes that do not normally invade body tissue, yet can cause
serious injury. 10% microbes are opportunists
Clostridium Tetani - Answer: In the soil is waiting to puncture or enter the broken skin
regions
Saprophytes - Answer: Bacteria & Fungi-Living on decaying plants/animals. The recyclers of
our world. Living in composts
The Cell - Answer: Functioning Basic Unit of Living Organisms-Plant or Animal
2 Primary types of Cells - Answer: Eucaryote & Procaryoye
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, Eucaryote-Plant or animal - Answer: Animals, to include man, and plants. Fungas, red-
brown algae. Reproduce by mitosis
Procaryote - Answer: Bacteria, blue-green algae. Reproduced by binary fission
Protozoa - Answer: Smallest one-celled animal=Eucaryote
•Animal-like microbe=ameba
•Found in soil and water
•Cannot make its own food, invades and relies on host
•Causes amebic dysentery, amebic encephalitis, malaria
Fungi, Fungus - Answer: Eucaryote. Food to man. Medications like penicillin. Causes
thrush, athletes foot
Eucaryote-Fungi - Answer: -Molds, yeasts, mushrooms, mildew.
-Saprophytes
Red-Brown Algae - Answer: Eucaryote
Eucaryote-Red-Brown Algae - Answer: Gelling agent. Used in Petri dish to provide food for
bacteria to grow. Found in shampoo
Chlamydia - Answer: Is the most primitive bacteria. Intracellular parasite most common in
urogenital region. Transmitted by sexual contact, most common STD and causes PID
Rickettsia - Answer: Small bacteria carried by arthropods. Intracellular parasite. Takes from
its host. Transmitted by arthropods. Lyme's disease & Rocky mountain spotted fever
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Everything you need to pass—nothing you don’t!
Microbiology - Answer: Study of microorganisms
Normal Body Flora or indigenous flora - Answer: Microbes commonly found in or on the
body
Staphylococci Aureus - Answer: Bacteria on skin surfaces and mucous membranes. Most
common cause of SSI
Escherchia Coli - Answer: Found in the intestines
Non-Pathogenic Microorganisms - Answer: Do not cause disease. 87% of all microbes are
actually beneficial
Pathogens - Answer: Disease causingmicrobes. Only 3% of microbes are pathogens
Opportunists - Answer: Microbes that do not normally invade body tissue, yet can cause
serious injury. 10% microbes are opportunists
Clostridium Tetani - Answer: In the soil is waiting to puncture or enter the broken skin
regions
Saprophytes - Answer: Bacteria & Fungi-Living on decaying plants/animals. The recyclers of
our world. Living in composts
The Cell - Answer: Functioning Basic Unit of Living Organisms-Plant or Animal
2 Primary types of Cells - Answer: Eucaryote & Procaryoye
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, Eucaryote-Plant or animal - Answer: Animals, to include man, and plants. Fungas, red-
brown algae. Reproduce by mitosis
Procaryote - Answer: Bacteria, blue-green algae. Reproduced by binary fission
Protozoa - Answer: Smallest one-celled animal=Eucaryote
•Animal-like microbe=ameba
•Found in soil and water
•Cannot make its own food, invades and relies on host
•Causes amebic dysentery, amebic encephalitis, malaria
Fungi, Fungus - Answer: Eucaryote. Food to man. Medications like penicillin. Causes
thrush, athletes foot
Eucaryote-Fungi - Answer: -Molds, yeasts, mushrooms, mildew.
-Saprophytes
Red-Brown Algae - Answer: Eucaryote
Eucaryote-Red-Brown Algae - Answer: Gelling agent. Used in Petri dish to provide food for
bacteria to grow. Found in shampoo
Chlamydia - Answer: Is the most primitive bacteria. Intracellular parasite most common in
urogenital region. Transmitted by sexual contact, most common STD and causes PID
Rickettsia - Answer: Small bacteria carried by arthropods. Intracellular parasite. Takes from
its host. Transmitted by arthropods. Lyme's disease & Rocky mountain spotted fever
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