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Activator protein - Answer a protein that activates the expression of the gene by stimulating the RNA polymerase to bind to the promoter region. Hence, it brings about positive control of the gene; stimulates transcription recognize - Answer Activator protein helps RNA polymerase ______ promoter. -may bend DNA structure -may interact directly with RNA polymerase Allosteric protein - Answer - a protein containing an active site for binding substrate and an allosteric sit...

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the study of the occurrence, distribution, and determinants of health and disease in a population - Answer epidemiology the number of new cases of the disease in a given period of time - Answer incidence the total number of new and existing cases in a population in a given time - Answer prevalence have to be reported so the public health can be protected - Answer notifiable diseases reports who is sick, who is dying, and where it is happening - Answer MM...

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microorganisms - Answer life forms too small to be seen by the human eye bacteriology - Answer the study of bacteria mycology - Answer the study of fungi pathogens - Answer organisms that cause disease culture media - Answer cells grown in/on nutrient medium growth - Answer increase in cell number resulting from cell division infection - Answer microorganism is growing in the body cytoplasmic membrane; cytoplasm; ribosomes - Answer ...

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gene - Answer contains the codes for mRNA to make a protein; located in chromosomes or in plasmids - genetic code - Answer the correspondence between nucleic acid sequence and amino acid sequence of proteins - genetic element - Answer a structure that carries genetic information, such as a chromosome, a plasmid, or a virus genome - genome - Answer the complete instructions for making an organism, consisting of all the genetic material in that organism's chromo...

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In what ways are microorganisms important to humans? - Answer They're important in fermentation reactions, they produce biofuel Studying microorganisms help with vaccination and antibiotic therapy We use microorganisms to purify our water Used in pasteurization so that food is safe to eat What is a bacterial colony and how is one formed? - Answer A colony forms by placing a single microbial cell on a solid nutrient medium where it can grow and divide into millions of cells. ...

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Activator protein - Answer a protein that activates the expression of the gene by stimulating the RNA polymerase to bind to the promoter region. Hence, it brings about positive control of the gene; stimulates transcription recognize - Answer Activator protein helps RNA polymerase ______ promoter. -may bend DNA structure -may interact directly with RNA polymerase Allosteric protein - Answer - a protein containing an active site for binding substrate and an allosteric sit...

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After reading the Microbiology Now which organism is an important risk for HAIs and how was it spread in the study discussed in the article? What characteristics make this organism a potential problem? - Answer Why does epidemiologist acquire population-based data about infectious diseases? - Answer Distinguish between an endemic disease, an epidemic disease, and a pandemic disease.; - Answer Endemics are constantly present in a population, usually at low incidences. In...

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consists of the stomach, small intestine, and large intestine. -responsible for digestion of food, absorption of nutrients, and production of nutrients by the indigenous microbial flora. - Answer GI tract prevents many organisms from colonizing the GI tract - Answer the acidity of the stomach and the duodenum of the small intestine (pH 2) common in the gastric fluid - Answer firmicutes, bacteroidetes, and actinobacteria common in the mucus layer of the stomach - Answe...

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Deduce why viruses are excluded from the ribosomal RNA--- based tree of life - Answer they lack ribosomal RNA (rRNA) In what/which domain(s) of life is/are microorganisms represented? - Answer Archaea, Bacteria, Eukarya The person who described the "wee animicules" was - Answer Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Transparent double-sided dishes used for growing microbes are most commonly called __________ - Answer petri dishes a pure culture ____________________ - An...

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In what ways are microorganisms important to humans? - Answer They're important in fermentation reactions, they produce biofuel Studying microorganisms help with vaccination and antibiotic therapy We use microorganisms to purify our water Used in pasteurization so that food is safe to eat What is a bacterial colony and how is one formed? - Answer A colony forms by placing a single microbial cell on a solid nutrient medium where it can grow and divide into millions of cells. ...

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How do cocci and rods differ in morphology? Give an example of a bacteria with each morphology. correct answers Cocci are spherical or ovoid (ex: Streptococcus or Staphylococcus) while rods/bacillus are cylindrical/longer than it is wide (ex: Bacilli or Salmonella). Using a microscope, could you differentiate a coccus from a spirillum? A pathogen from a nonpathogen? correct answers Yes, a coccus is spherical while a spirillum is curved or spiral. No regarding the pathogens from nonpathogens. ...

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In what ways are microorganisms important to humans? correct answers They're important in fermentation reactions, they produce biofuel Studying microorganisms help with vaccination and antibiotic therapy We use microorganisms to purify our water Used in pasteurization so that food is safe to eat What is a bacterial colony and how is one formed? correct answers A colony forms by placing a single microbial cell on a solid nutrient medium where it can grow and divide into millions of cells. ...

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1. Aseptic Technique correct answers collection of practices that allow preparation and maintenance of sterile (no living organisms) chemicals; manipulation of sterile instruments/ cult media to maintain sterility 1 cell wall correct answers present in some microbes; confers structural strength; rigid layer outside cytoplasmic mem 1 chemolithotrophy correct answers metabolism where E is generated from oxidation of inorganic compds 1 colony correct answers macroscopically visi...

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