Exam 2 UTA Microbiology Questions
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Why can prokaryotes be found almost anywhere? - ✔✔They are able to switch their
metabolic or respiration methods
Describe mutualism - ✔✔Both organisms benefit
Describe amensalism - ✔✔One organism is harmed, the other is unaffected
Describe commensalism - ✔✔one organism benefits and the other is unaffected
Describe neutralism - ✔✔both organisms are unaffected
Describe parasitism - ✔✔One organism benefits and the other is harmed
What is the difference between a resident and transient microbe? - ✔✔A resident
microbe is constantly living in/on our bodies
A transient microbe is temporary
What does the gram negative phyla include? - ✔✔-proteobacteria
-spirochete
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-planctomycetes
What does the gram postivie phylum include? - ✔✔-actinobacteria
-firmicutes
What makes up the bulk of all gram negative bacteria? - ✔✔Proteobacteria
-alpha
-beta
-gamma
-delta
-epsilon
Define oligotrophs - ✔✔organisms that live in a low nutrient environment
What does it mean for a microbe to be an obligate intracellular organism? - ✔✔the
microbe MUST BE in a host cell for metabolic function to occur
What is the causative agent of Rocky Mountain spotted fever and typhus fever? -
✔✔Rickettsia spp.
What is the causative agent for lymphogranuloma venereum (STD)? - ✔✔Chlamydia
spp.
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, What is the class of the Rickettsia spp.? - ✔✔Alphaproteobacteria
What is the class of Chlamydia spp.? - ✔✔Alphaproteobacteria
Which class is full of oligotrophs? - ✔✔Alphaproteobacteria
What is the causative agent for whooping cough? - ✔✔Bordetella spp.
What class does Pseudomonas belong to? - ✔✔Gammaproteobacteria
What does it mean to be a eutroph? - ✔✔The microbe requires a nutrient rich
environment to survive
Which class is made up of eutroph? - ✔✔Betaproteobacteria
Which class is the largest and most diverse? - ✔✔Gammaproteobacteria
What class does Pasteurella Haemonlytica belong to? - ✔✔Gammaproteobactera
What is the causative agent for severe pneumonia in animals? - ✔✔Pasteurella
haemolytica
What is the causative agent for upper and lower respiratory infections? -
✔✔Haemophilus influenza
What is the causative agent for infection of wounds, urinary tract, and respiratory tract?
- ✔✔Pseudomonas aeruginosa
What class does Haemoplilus belong to? - ✔✔Gammaproteobacteria
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Why can prokaryotes be found almost anywhere? - ✔✔They are able to switch their
metabolic or respiration methods
Describe mutualism - ✔✔Both organisms benefit
Describe amensalism - ✔✔One organism is harmed, the other is unaffected
Describe commensalism - ✔✔one organism benefits and the other is unaffected
Describe neutralism - ✔✔both organisms are unaffected
Describe parasitism - ✔✔One organism benefits and the other is harmed
What is the difference between a resident and transient microbe? - ✔✔A resident
microbe is constantly living in/on our bodies
A transient microbe is temporary
What does the gram negative phyla include? - ✔✔-proteobacteria
-spirochete
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,-FCB group
-planctomycetes
What does the gram postivie phylum include? - ✔✔-actinobacteria
-firmicutes
What makes up the bulk of all gram negative bacteria? - ✔✔Proteobacteria
-alpha
-beta
-gamma
-delta
-epsilon
Define oligotrophs - ✔✔organisms that live in a low nutrient environment
What does it mean for a microbe to be an obligate intracellular organism? - ✔✔the
microbe MUST BE in a host cell for metabolic function to occur
What is the causative agent of Rocky Mountain spotted fever and typhus fever? -
✔✔Rickettsia spp.
What is the causative agent for lymphogranuloma venereum (STD)? - ✔✔Chlamydia
spp.
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, What is the class of the Rickettsia spp.? - ✔✔Alphaproteobacteria
What is the class of Chlamydia spp.? - ✔✔Alphaproteobacteria
Which class is full of oligotrophs? - ✔✔Alphaproteobacteria
What is the causative agent for whooping cough? - ✔✔Bordetella spp.
What class does Pseudomonas belong to? - ✔✔Gammaproteobacteria
What does it mean to be a eutroph? - ✔✔The microbe requires a nutrient rich
environment to survive
Which class is made up of eutroph? - ✔✔Betaproteobacteria
Which class is the largest and most diverse? - ✔✔Gammaproteobacteria
What class does Pasteurella Haemonlytica belong to? - ✔✔Gammaproteobactera
What is the causative agent for severe pneumonia in animals? - ✔✔Pasteurella
haemolytica
What is the causative agent for upper and lower respiratory infections? -
✔✔Haemophilus influenza
What is the causative agent for infection of wounds, urinary tract, and respiratory tract?
- ✔✔Pseudomonas aeruginosa
What class does Haemoplilus belong to? - ✔✔Gammaproteobacteria
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