Foundations In Microbiology

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Controlling Microorganism - Answer -Physical -Chemical Microbial characteristics - Answer Most resistant -Prions -Endospores of bacteria -Mycobacteria -Cyst of protozoa -Vegetative -Gram-negative -Fungi, including most fungal-spores -Viruses without envelopes -Gram-positive bacteria -Viruses with lipid envelopes Least resistant Sterilization - Answer -A process that destroys all viable (living) microbes, including viruses and endospores (Excludes: Prions) Disinfection ...

______is all chemical and physical workings of a cell - Answer Metabolism ________breaks the bonds of larger molecules forming smaller molecules; releases energy - Answer Catabolism A process that forms larger macromolecules from smaller molecules; requires energy input is known as what? - Answer Anabolism Enzymes that are biological catalysts increase the rate of chemical reactions by lowering_____ - Answer Energy of activation Enzymes promote a reaction by serving as a ph...

Capsids is a ____ - Answer Protein coat that encloses and protects the nucleic acid All viruses have Capsids true or false? - Answer True Nucleocapsid consists of _____Together with_____ - Answer 1.) capsid 2.) nucleic acid Some viruses have an external covering called an____ - Answer Envelope Viruses that lack an envelope are____ - Answer Naked Each capsid is made of identical protein subunits called____ - Answer Capsomers In (1884) Louis Pasteur postulated that ra...

Which structure is not a component of all cells? -cell wall -cell membrane -genetic material -ribosomes - Answer Cell wall Viruses are not considered living things because: -they are not cells -they cannot reproduce by themselves -they lack metabolism -all of the above - Answer All of the above The major locomotor structures in bacteria are: -flagella -pili -fimbriae -cilia - Answer flagella Which of the following is not found in all bacterial cells? -cell membrane -...

Chemotherapy - Answer - The use of chemicals to treat disease Antimicrobial drugs - Answer - kill or inhibit microbes -most effective against bacteria Antibiotic - Answer substance (chemical) produced by an organism that exhibits antimicrobial properties Selective toxicity - Answer toxicity -selective inhibition of a microbe without harming the host. (MOST IMPORTANT CONCEPT OF ANTIMICROBIALS) Paul Ehrlich - Answer - father of Chemotherapy -search for the "magic bullet...

Of the five senses, which one must microbiologists rely upon when studying microorganisms? - Answer Sight Microbiologists must contend with unique problems when studying microorganisms. What is not one of these problems? A) Pure cultures do not exist in nature. B) Groups of microbes must be separated from each other prior to study. C) Microbes must be grown under artificial conditions in the laboratory. D) Microbes are invisible and widely distributed. E) Contamination of a microbial c...

Genetics - Answer The science of heredity; the study of how genes carry information, replicate, and are passed on from generation to generation. Chromosome - Answer A double coiled strand of DNA. Prokarya-O only 1 ; Eukarya-X 2-240 pair Genes - Answer A limited site (segment of DNA) on a chromosome that will provide a certain cell function usually protein, enzyme or antibodies; ex lipase, insulin, adrenaline, etc. DNA-Deoxyribonucleic Acid - Answer The genetic information carryi...

Microbiology - Answer Specialized area of biology that deals with tiny life forms that are not readily observed without magnification Six groups of microorganisms - Answer Bacteria Viruses Fungi Protozoa Algae Helminths Bacteriology - Answer The bacteria - small single-celled prokaryotic organisms Mycology - Answer The fungi, a group of eukaryotes that includes both microscopic eukaryotes and larger organisms Protozoology - Answer The protozoa - animal-like and mostly ...