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Who observed cells in plant material?   Hooke  
Who proved that microorganisms caused disease?   Koch  
Viruses cannot reporduce outside of a _____ ____   host cell  
What finding was essential for Jenner's vaccination process?   A weakened microorganism may produce immunity  
Recombinant DNA technology can be used to make what?   human hormones, vaccines, drugs  
You are observing a cell through a microscope and note that it has no apparent nucleus. You conclude that it mostl likely has a...........   peptidoglycan cell wall.  
A nucleated, green cell that moves by means of flagella is....   an algae  
An agent that reproduces in cells but is not composed of cells and contain RNA as its genetic material is a....   virus  
A multicellular organism that has a mouth and lives in an animal host is a   helminth  
In the name Escherichia coli, coli is the specific.....   epithet  
You are looking at a white cottony growth on a culture medium. Microscopic examination reveals it is multicellular. You can conclude that the organism......   - has DNA enclosed in a nucleus -has cell walls -absorbs organic nutrients -is eukaryotic  
Members of what groups contain DNA?   -bacteria -helminths -fungi -protozoa  
What groups have cell walls?   -bacteria -fungi -plantae  
You are observing a cell through a microscope and note that it has no apparent nucleus. You conclude that it mostl likely has a...........   peptidoglycan cell wall.  
What is true about enzymes?   - lover activation energy of reaction- are not used up in a reaction- are made of proteins  
What type of bond is between molecules of water in a beaker of water?   Hydrogen bond  
What type of bond holds hydrogen and oxygen atoms in a molecule of H2O?   covalent bond  
What type of molecule contains the alcohol glycerol?   lipids  
What type of molecule is composed of CH2O units?   carbohydrates  
Structurally, ATP is most like what type of molecule?   nucleic acids  
What molecule has chemicals in genes?   nucleic acid  
Which molecule is composed of a chain of amino acids?   proteins  
What are the primary molecules making up plasma membranes in cells?   lipids  
Starch, dextran, glycogen, and cellulose are polymers of...   glucose  
What structure does light pass through after leaving the condenser in a compound light microscope?   specimen  
What are the steps of the Gram Stain?   1. Alcohol-acetane -2. Crystal violet -3. Safranin -4.Iodine  
The counterstain in the acide-fast stain is a basic...   dye  
The purpose of a mordant in the Gram stain is to prevent the..   crystal violet from leaving the cells  
The best uses of a negative stain is to determine...   cell size and shape  
Simple staining is often necessary to improve contrast in what microscope?   electron microscope  
What microscope is used to see internal structures of cells in a natural state?   phase-contrast microscope  
What microscope achieves the highest magnification and greatest resolution?   electron microscope  
The light that hits the specimen is scattered and does not come directly from the light source in what microscope?   darkfield microscope  
What microscope takes advantage of differences in the refractive indexes of cell structure?   phase-contrast microscope  
What is the appearance of gram-positive bacteria after addition of the first dye in the Gram stain?   purple  
What is the appearance of gram-negative bacteria after addition of the decolorizing agent in the Gram stain?   coloreless  
What is the total magnification of a chloraplast viewed with a 10X ocularlens and a 45X objective lens?   450X  
You suspect a 100 nm structure is present in a cell. What provides the lowest magnification that you can use to see this structure?   scanning electron microscope  
Assume you stain Bacillus by applying malachite green with heat then counterstaining with safranin. Through the microscope, the green structures are...   endospores  
(51)You find colorless areas in cells in a Gram-stained smear. What should you do next?   an endospore stain  
What Gram reaction do you expect from acid-fast bacteria?   Gram-positive  
Bacteria smears are fixed before staining to...   kill the bacteria and affix the cells to the slide  
The purpose of the occular lens is to magnify the image from the....   objective lens  
What is true about gram-positive cell walls?   -maintains shape -sensitive to lysozyme -contains teichoic acids  
What happens when a bacterial cell is placed in a solution containing 5% NaCl?   water will move out of the cell  
Force of which a solvent moves across a semi-permeable membrane from a higher to a lower concentration is....   osmotic pressure  
By what mechanism can a cell transport a substance from a lower to a higher concentration?   active transport  
Characteristic of the plasma membrane:   1.selectively permeable -2. site of cell wall formation -3.compoed of phospholipid bilayer -4.contains proteins  
The mitochondrion most closely resembles what type of cell?   prokaryotic  
What is true of prokaryotic cells?   1.motile by means of flagella -2.reproduce by binary fission -3.have a semirigid cell wall  
What are some structures found in prokaryotic cells?   1.axial filament -2.peritrichous flagella -3.flagella -4.Pili  
What are some parts of the active transport process?   1.transports protein -2.ATP -3.plasma membrane -4.fungi  
What Gram reaction do you expect from acid-fast bacteria?   Gram-positive  
Bacteria smears are fixed before staining to...   kill the bacteria and affix the cells to the slide  
The purpose of the occular lens is to magnify the image from the....   objective lens  
What is true about gram-positive cell walls?   -maintains shape -sensitive to lysozyme -contains teichoic acids  
What happens when a bacterial cell is placed in a solution containing 5% NaCl?   water will move out of the cell  
In bacteria, photosynthetic pigments are found in...   chromatophores  
The difference between simple diffusion and facilitated diffusion is that facilitated diffusion requires   transporter proteins  
(67)What cell structure has a role in the initiation of disease?   Fimbria  
Fimbria and pili differ in that pili are used to transfer...   DNA  
Where are phospholipids most likely found in a prokaryotic cell?   plasma membrane  
What is found in mitochondria and prokaryotes?   -the circular chromosome -the ATP generating mechanism -70S ribosomes  
What is found in archaea?   Pseudomurein  
What is found in mycoplasmas?   Sterol-rich cell membranes  
(73) What will happen if a bacterial cell is placed in distilled water with lysozyme?   the cell will undergo osmotic lysis  
What will happen if a bacterial cell is placed in 10% NaCl with penicillin?   the cell will plasmolyze  
What are some energy reserves?   -sulfur ganules -lipid inclusions -metachromatic granules -polysaccharide granules  
The bacteria on the outside of termite protozoa..   propel the protozoan  
What compounds are enzymes?   -dehydrogenase -cellulase -B galacttosidase  
How many molecules of ATP can be generated from the complex oxidation of glucose to CO2 and H2O?   38  
What is true about anaerobic respiration?   1.involves the Krebs cycle -2.requires cytochromes -3.involves the reduction of nitrate -4.generates ATP  
What is the fate of pyruvic acid in an organism that uses aerobic respiration?   it is oxidized in the Krebs cycle  
Fatty acids are catabolized in the...   Krebs cycle  
According to the chemiosmotic mechanism, ATP is generated when...   protons are moved across a membrane  
What are some end products of fermentation?   -glycerol -acetone -ethyl alcohol -lactic acid  
A strictly fermentative bacterium produces energy by...   glycolysis only  
What percent of the total ATP produced from the complete catabolism of glucose is produced by aerobic respiration?   89%  
What is true about beta oxidation?   1.it is the method of catabolizing fatty acids- 2.involves the formation of acetyl CoA- 3.involves the formation of 2 carbon units  
The oxidation of glucose with organic molecules serving as electron acceptors is...   fermentation  
Aerobic respiration differs from anaerobic respiration in what respect?   the final electron acceptors are different  
In green and purple bacteria, electrons to reduce CO2 come from...   CO2  
What uses CO2 for carbon and H2 for energy?   Chemoautotroph  
What uses glucose for carbon and energy?   Chemoheterotroph  
What has bacteriochlorophylls and uses alcohols for carbon?   Photoheterotroph  
Cyanobacteria are an example of what?   Photoautotroph  
An enzyme, citrate synthase, in the Krebs cycle is inhibited by ATP; this is an example of what types of inhibitions?   -noncompetitive inhibition-feedback inhibition-allosteric inhibition  
A bacterial culture grown in a glucose-peptide medium causes the pH to increase. The bacteria are most likely   using the peptides  
When oxygen is unavailabel, Halobacterium produce ATP by   photophosphorylation  
The addition of what to a culture medium will neutralize acids?   buffers  
Salts and sugars work to preserve foods by creating a   hypertonic environment  
The term facultative anaerobe refers to an organism that uses   oxygen or grows without oxygen  
What are some disadvantages of the standard plate count?   -cells may form aggregates -chemical and physical requirements are determined by media and incubation -requires incubation time  
What are some disadvantages of the direct microscopic count?   -no incubation time -enumerate dead cells -large number of cells is required -some organisms are motile  
What is used to determine metabolic activity?   -decreased dissolved oxygen -NO2 produced from the electron transport chain -CO2 produced from the Krebs cycle -acid production from fermentation  
Thirty-six colonies grew in nutrient agar from 1.0 ml of undiluted sample in a standard plate count. How many cells were in the original sample?   36  
Most bacteria grow best at pH of   7  
A culture medium on which only gram-positive organisms grow and a yellow halo surrounds Staphylococcus aureus colonies is called a...   selective medium and a differential medium  
A culture medium consisting of agar, human blood, and beef heart is a __________ medium   complex  
During which growth phase will gram-positive bacteria be most susceptible to penicillin?   log phase  
The length of time it takes for a cell to divide is   generation time  
What group of microorganisms is most likely to spoil a freshwater trount preserved with salt?   Halophiles  
Name an organic growth factor.   NAD+  
What is an example of a metabolic activity that could be used to measure microbial growth?   Glucose consumption  
An experiment began with 4 cells and ended with 128 cells. How many generations did the cell go through?   5  
The source of nutrients in nutrient agar is   peptone and beef extract  
Producers in the hydrothermal vents on the ocean floor use CO2 for their carbon source and what for energy?   sulfide  
What best describes the pattern of microbial growth?   The cells in a population die at a constant rate  
What is a substance that can sterilize?   Ethylene oxide  
What is used for surgical hand scrubs?   Chlorhexidine  
Name some heavy metals.   -silver nitrate -Merthiolate -Mercurochrome  
Phenolics differ from phenol in that phenolics are ...   -relatively odorless -more effective antibacterial agents -nonirritating  
(126) What substances achieve sterilization?   -Ethylene oxide -autoclave -formaldehyde -dry heat  
What is a limitation of the autoclave?   Use with heat-labile materials  
What is a direct result of heat?   -breaking sulfhydryl bonds -breaking hydrogen bonds -denaturing enzymes  
What substance is the least effective antimicrobial agent?   soap  
What are effective against nonenveloped viruses?   -Ethylene oxide -Chlorine -Ozone  
Which concentration of ethyl alcohol is the most effective bactericide?   70%  
What could be used to sterilize plastic Petri plates in a plastic wrapper?   Gamma radiation  
(136) Foods are preserved with...   -potassium sorbate -sodium propionate -sodium nitrate  
What is the most useful for disinfecting medical instruments?   Quats  
What is most resistant to chemical biocides?   Mycobacteria  
A sequence of nucleotides in DNA that codes for a functional product is a   Gene  
The lagging strand of DNA is started by an ______ primer.   RNA  
The leading strand of DNA is made.....   continuously  
Multiple replication forks are possible on a bacterial ____________   chromosome  
________ joins nucleotides in one direction only.   DNA polymerase  
What are some products of transcription?   mRNA, rRNA, tRNA, rDNA  
What is true about bacteriocins?   -Bacteria that produce bacteriocins are resistant to their own bacteriocins -the genes coding for them are on plasmids -Nisin is a bacteriocin used as a food preservative  
An enzyme produced in response to the presence of a substrate is called   an inducible enzyme  
Transformation is the transfer of DNA from a donor to a recipient cell   by a bacteriophage  
The initial effect of ionizing radiation on a cell is that it causes the formation of...   higly reactive ions  
According to the operon model, for the synthesis of an inducible enzyme to occur, the _______ myst bind to the __________   substrate; repressor  
Synthesis of a repressible enzyme is stopped by the ______________ binding to the operator   corepressor-repressor  
Conjugation differs from reproduction because conjugation transfers __________horizontally to cells in the same _________   DNA; generation  
The necessary ingredients for DNA synthesis can be mixed together in a test tube. The DNA polymerase is from Thermus aquaticus and the template is from a human cell. The DNA synthesized would be most similar to   human DNA  
What is the mechanism by which the presence of glucose inhibits the arabinose operon?   catabolic repression  
An enzyme that covalently bonds nucleotide sequences in DNA is..   DNA ligase  
An enzyme that copies DNA to make a molecule of RNA is...   RNA polymerase  
An enzyme that cuts double stranded DNA at specific nucleotide sequences is   the restriction enzyme  
An enzyme that cuts and seals DNA is   transposase  
In transcription, ______ is copied to ______   DNA; RNA  
A cell that cannot make _______, cannot make _______   tRNA; proteins  
If you have inserted a gene in the Ti, the next step in genetic engineering is inserting Ti into___________   Agrobacterium  
What is a "hit or miss" method of making rDNA?   protoblast fusion  
Pieces of DNA stored in yeast cells are called a ....   Library  
A population of cells carrying a desired plasmid is called a.....   clone  
Self-replicating DNA used to transmit a gene from one organism to another is a ...   vector  
A technique used to identify bacteria carrying a specific gene is called a....   Southern blot  
What technique is used to alter one amino acid in protein?   site-direct mutagenesis  
(169) What organism naturally possesses the Ti plasmid?   Agrobacterium tumefaciens  
What organism degrades PCB's and has been engineered to produce BT toxin?   Pseudomonas  
An example of gene therapy is insertion of the _______gene in a diabetic person's _________ cells   insulin; pancreas  
The use of antibiotic resistance gene on a plasmid used in genetic engineering makes ____ ______ possible   direct selection  
A specific gene can be inserted into a cell by what means?   1.a gene gun -2.electroporation -3.microinjection -4.agrobacterium  
PCR can be used to identify an unknown bacterium because the...   RNA primer is specific  
Foreighn DNA can be inserted into cells by what means.   -electroporation, -transformation, -a gene gun, -protoplast fusion  
What is true of archaea?   -they lack peptiglycan in their cell walls, -they are prokaryotes, -some produce methane from carbon dioxide and hydrogen, -some are thermoacidophiles, -others are extreme halophiles  
What characterizes Domain Bacteria?   Prokaryotic cells; ester linkages in phospholipids  
The outstanding characteristic of the Kingdom Fungi is....   absorption of dissolved organic matter  
What is true about members of the Kingdom Plantae?   -can photosynthesize, -are multicellular, -use inorganic energy sources, -have eukaryotic cells  
What is true about the Kingdom Animalia?   -use organic carbon sources, -are multicellular, -have eukaryotic cells, -use organic energy sources  
A taxon comprised of one or more species and below family is a....   genus  
The phylogenetic classification of bacteria is based on ____ sequences   rRNA  
In the scientific name Enterobacter aerogenes, Enterobacter is the....   genus  
Bacteria and archaea are similar in which of the following ways?   Possess prokaryotic cells  
A group of cells all derived from a single parent is a....   strain  
Serological testing is based on the fact that _______ react specifically with an ________   antibodies; antigen  
Phage typing is based on the fact that _______viruses attack specific ________   bacterial; cells  
Genetically identical cells derived from a single cell is a....   clone  
Into which group would you place a photosynthetic cell that lacks a nucleus?   Bacteria  
Into which group would you place a multicellular heterotroph with chitin cell walls?   Fungi  
You discovered a unicellular organism that lacks a nucleus and peptidoglycan. You suspect the organism is in which group?   Archaea  
Into which group would you place a photosynthetic organism that lacks a nucleus and has a thin peptidoglycan wall surrounded by an outer membrane?   Proteobacteria (Gram-negative bacteria)  
What indicates that two organisms are closely related?   their DNA can hybridize  
What is found primarily in the intestines of humans?   facultatively anaerobic gram-negative rods  
What is most resistant to high temperatures?   Bacillus subtilis  
You discovered a unicellular organism that lacks a nucleus and peptidoglycan. You suspect the organism is in which group?   Archaea  
Into which group would you place a photosynthetic organism that lacks a nucleus and has a thin peptidoglycan wall surrounded by an outer membrane?   Proteobacteria (Gram-negative bacteria)  
What indicates that two organisms are closely related?   their DNA can hybridize  
What is found primarily in the intestines of humans?   facultatively anaerobic gram-negative rods  
What is most resistant to high temperatures?   Bacillus subtilis  
You discovered a unicellular organism that lacks a nucleus and peptidoglycan. You suspect the organism is in which group?   Archaea  
Into which group would you place a photosynthetic organism that lacks a nucleus and has a thin peptidoglycan wall surrounded by an outer membrane?   Proteobacteria (Gram-negative bacteria)  
What indicates that two organisms are closely related?   their DNA can hybridize  
What is found primarily in the intestines of humans?   facultatively anaerobic gram-negative rods  
What is most resistant to high temperatures?   Bacillus subtilis  
You discovered a unicellular organism that lacks a nucleus and peptidoglycan. You suspect the organism is in which group?   Archaea  
Into which group would you place a photosynthetic organism that lacks a nucleus and has a thin peptidoglycan wall surrounded by an outer membrane?   Proteobacteria (Gram-negative bacteria)  
What indicates that two organisms are closely related?   their DNA can hybridize  
What is found primarily in the intestines of humans?   facultatively anaerobic gram-negative rods  
What is most resistant to high temperatures?   Bacillus subtilis  
You discovered a unicellular organism that lacks a nucleus and peptidoglycan. You suspect the organism is in which group?   Archaea  
Into which group would you place a photosynthetic organism that lacks a nucleus and has a thin peptidoglycan wall surrounded by an outer membrane?   Proteobacteria (Gram-negative bacteria)  
What indicates that two organisms are closely related?   their DNA can hybridize  
What is found primarily in the intestines of humans?   facultatively anaerobic gram-negative rods  
What is most resistant to high temperatures?   Bacillus subtilis  
What are some characteristics of spirochetes?   -difficult to culture in vitro, -helical shape, -possess an axial filament, -gram negative  
You have isolated a bacterium that grows in a medium containing an organic substrate and nitrate in the absence of oxygen. The nitrate is reduced to nitrogen gas. This bacerium is using _________ _________   anaerobic respiration  
What lacks a cell wall?   Mycoplasma  
What forms conidiospores?   Actinomycetes and related organisms  
Requirements for X and V factors are used to identify   Haemophilus  
You have isolated a bacterium that grows in a medium containing only inorganic nutrients. Ammonia is oxidized to nitrate ion. This bacterium is a ____________   chemoautotroph  
Escherichia coli belongs to the....   proteobacteria  
What is true about the causative agent of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever?   -gram negative, -transmitted by ticks, -in the genus Rickettsia, -an intracellular parasite  
The bacteria responsible for more infections and more different kinds of infections are....   Streptococcus  
The nonsulfur photosynthetic bacteria use organic compound as...   electron donors to reduce CO2  
What is the best reason to classify Streptococcus in the Lactobacillales?   rRNA sequences  
Salmonella, Shigella, Yersinia, and Serratia are all .....   gram negative facultatively anaerobic rods  
You have isolated a prokaryotic cell. The first step in identification is a...   gram stain  
Actinomycetes differ from fungi because actinomycetes laca a...   membrane bounded nucleus  
Caulobacter are different from most bacteria because they have ______   stalks  
What should you do if you suspect a patient has tuberculosis?   Do an acid-fast stain  
What is true about fungi?   -are heterotrophic, -have eukaryotic cells, -few are pathogenic to humans, -most are aerobic  
What is true about helminths?   -some have male and female reproductive organs in one animal, -have eukaryotic cells, -are heterotrophic, -are multicellular  
What is true about protozoa?   -may have flagella or cilia, -may reproduce sexually, -have eukaryotic cells, -are unicellular  
A lichen doesn't exist if the ______ and ______ partners are separated.   fungal; algal  
In lichen, the fungus provides the _________   holdfast  
In lichen, the alga produce_______   carbohydrates  
Lichens are important to ________ producers   soil  
Transmission of helminthic diseases to humans is usually by...   the gastrointestinal route  
What characteristics of parasitic platyhelminths?   -dorsoventrally flattened, -divided into flukes and tapeworms, -are hermaphroditic  
Cercariae, metacercaria, miracidia, and rediae are stages in the life cucle of...   nematodes  
What arthropods transmit diseases while sucking blood from a human?   -lice, -fleas, -kissing bugs, -mosquitos  
What is true about algae?   -some are capable of sexual reproduction, -use CO2 as their carbon source, -use light as their energy source, -produce oxygen from hydrolysis of water  
A definitive host harbors which stage of a parasite?   adult  
The microspora and archaezoa are unusual eukaryotes because they lack...   mitochondria  
What is the most effective control for malaria?   vaccination  
What multinucleated amoebalike cells produce fungus-like spores?   Plasmodial slime mold  
What organism can grow photoautotrophically in the light and chemoheterotrophically in the dark?   Euglena  
The cells of plasmodial slime molds can grow to several centimeters in diameter because they distribute nutrients by...   cytoplasmic streaming  
If larvae of Echinococcus granulosus is found in humans, humans are the....   intermediate host  
Yeast infections are caused by...   Candida albicans  
Leishmania is an euglenozoa. What is true about this organism?   -is flagellated, -is transmitted by sandflies, -a human parasite  
What way does viruses differ from bacteria?   viruses are not composed of cells  
What provides the most significant support for the idea that viruses are nonliving chemicals?   They cannot reproduce themselves outside of a host  
What is true about spikes?   -only found on enveloped viruses, -used for absorption, -may cause hemagglutination  
What is the criterion to classify viruses?   -morphology, -size, -Nucleic acid, -number of capsomeres  
Phage DNA is incorporated into host cell DNA is   lysogeny  
A naked infectious piece of RNA is a...   viroid  
A clear area against a confluent "lawn" of bacteria is called a...   plaque  
Lysogeny can result in..   -acquisition of new characteristics by the host cell, -transduction of specific genes, -immunity to reinfection by the same phage  
An infection protein is a   prion  
An envelope is acquired during which of the following steps?   release  
An example of a latent viral infection is   cold sores  
The most common route of accidental AIDS transmission to health care workers is...   needlestick  
To which group does a small, nonenveloped single stranded RNA virus most likely belong?   Picornavirus  
Bacteriophages derive what from the host cell?   -nucleotides, -amino acids, -tRNA  
Generally, in DNA-containing virus infection, the host animal cell supplies..   -tRNA, -RNA polymerase, -nucleotides  
Viruses that have reverse transcriptase are in _______ and _______   Hepadnaviridae; Retrovirdae  
What is true of viruses?   contain a protein coat, -use the anabolic machinery of the cell, -contain DNA or RNA but never both  
To which group does a small, nonenveloped single stranded RNA virus most likely belong?   Picornavirus  
Bacteriophages derive what from the host cell?   -nucleotides, -amino acids, -tRNA  
Generally, in DNA-containing virus infection, the host animal cell supplies..   -tRNA, -RNA polymerase, -nucleotides  
Viruses that have reverse transcriptase are in _______ and _______   Hepadnaviridae; Retrovirdae  
What is true of viruses?   contain a protein coat, -use the anabolic machinery of the cell, -contain DNA or RNA but never both  
Nontoxic strains of Vibrio cholerae can become toxic when they are in the human intestine with toxic strains of bacteria. This suggest that the toxin genes are acquired by   transduction  
An oncogenic RNA virus must have what enzyme?   reverse transcriptase  
Most RNA viruses carry what enzyme?   RNA-dependant RNA polymerase  
A commensal bacterium may be an   opportunistic pathogen  
_____ refers to different organisms living together   Symbiosis  
A nosocomial infection is acquired during the course of   hospitalization  
Koch's postulates don't apply to disease because all diseases aren't caused by..   microorganisms  
What are some diseases that spread by doplet infection?   Diptheria, -tuberculosis, -common cold, -measles  
Mechanical transmission differs from biological transmission in that mechanical transmission doesn't   involve specific diseases  
What infection can cause septicemia?   focal infection  
Transient microbiota differ from normal microbiota because transient micrbiota are   present for a relatively short time  
One effect of washing regularly with antibacterial agents is the removal of normal microbiota. This can result in ..   increased susceptibility to disease  
What is a fomite?   A hyperdermic needle  
What is true of biological transmission?   the pathogen may require the vector as a host, -pathogens may be injected by the bite of the vector, -pathogen may enter the host in the vector's feces, -the pathogen reproduces in the vector  
A disease that develops slowly and last for months is   chronic  
A inital illness is a   primary infection  
A short lasting primary infection is   acute  
Infection characteristic of a carrier state is   inapparent  
The science that deals with the point in time when diseases occur and how they are transmitted is called...   epidemiology  
A cold transmitted by facial tissue is an example of...   vehicle transmission  
Influenza transmitted by an unprotected sneeze is an example of...   droplet transmission  
A sexually transmitted disease is an example of   direct contact  
Gastroenteritis acquired from roast beef is an example of   vehicle transmission  
A needlestick is an example of a   fomite  
The yeast Candida albicans does not usually cause disease because of   antagonist bacteria  
What contributes to the incidence of nosocomial infections?   lapse in aseptic techniques, -lack of insect control, -lack of hand washing, -formation of biofilms  
The most frequently used portal of entry for pathogens is the   mucous membranes of the respiratory tract  
What diseases are usually contracted by the respiratory route?   measles, -tuberculosis, -pneumonia  
How do most pathogens gain access through the skin?   enter through hair follicles and sweat glands  
Kinase destroys   fibrin clots  
________ breaks down substances between cells.   Hyaluronidase  
________ destroys neutrophils   Leukocidins  
_______ lyse red blood cells   Hemolysins  
What is true of exotoxins?   have specific methods of action, -composed of proteins, -more potent than endotoxins, -produced by gram positive bacteria  
Cytopathic effects are changes in host cells due to   viral infections  
What contributes to symptoms of fungal disease?   allergic response to the host, -toxins, -capsules  
Methods of avoiding host antibodies   Invasims, -IgA protease, -antigenic change  
Siderophores are bacterial proteins that compete with animal   transferrin  
Botulism is caused by an exotoxin; therefore, it could easily be prevented by   boiling food prior to consumption  
(298) What organisms can produce exotoxin?   Staphylococcus aureus, -corynebacterium diphtheriae, -clostridium tetani, -clostridium botulinum  
The symptoms of tetanus are due to the exotixin produced by   Clostridium tetani  
What is true of staphylococcal enterotoxin?   causes vomitting, -diarrhea, -is an exotoxin  
Septic shock due to gram positive bacteria is caused by   superantigens  
A needlestick is an example of what portal of entry?   parenteral route  
The mechanism by which gram negative bacteria can cross the blood brain barrier is by   indusing TNF  
Injectable drugs are tested for endotoxins by the   Limulus amoebocyte lysate test  
Endotoxins in injectable drugs could cause   nerve damage  
Antibiotics can lead to septic shock if used to treat...   gram negative bacterial infections  
The body's defenses against any kind of pathogen is   innate immunity  
What are some physical factors to protect the skin and mucous membranes from infection?   tears, -saliva, -layers of cells  
Removing microorganisms from the lower respiratory tract is the function of the   ciliary escalator  
What are some characteristics of inflammation?   pain, -swelling, -redness, -local heat  
The complement protein cascade is the same for the classical pathway, alternative pathway, and lectin pathway beginning with the activation of_____   C3  
Adherence of phagocytes to the lining of blood vessels is   margination  
What is normally found in serum?   complement  
What is an effect of complement activation?   increased blood vessel permeability, -opsonization, -bacterial cell lysis, -increased phagocytic activity  
Defensive cells such as T cells identify pathogens by binding   toll like receptors  
What are some effects of histamine?   redness, -pain, -vasodilation, -swelling  
A _____ is a sign the body temperature is rising   chill  
Complement fixation results in   activation of C3b, -cell lysis, -opsonization, -immune adherence  
Neutrophils with defective lysosomes are unable to produce   toxic oxygen products  
Activation of C5-C9 results in   leakage of cell contents  
What is involved in adaptive immunity?   lymphocyte  
What is involved in resistance to parasitic helminths?   Eosinophil  
Macrophages arise from what?   monocyte  
Bacteria have siderophores that capture iron; humans counter this by   transferrins  
What are some effects of fever?   increases production of T cells, -increases interferon activity, -increases transferrin production  
Bacterial enzymes such as a catalase and superoxide dismutase can protect bacteria from   phagocytic digestion  
A type of immunity resulting from vaccination is   artificially acquired active immunity  
The type of immunity resulting from transfer of antibodies from one individual to a susceptible individual by means of injection is   artificially acquired passive immunity  
Immunity resulting from recovery from mumps is   naturally acquired active immunity  
Newborns immunity due to the transfer of antibodies across the placenta is   naturally acquired passive immunity  
T-cells are activated by   interaction between CD$ and MHC II  
The specificity of an antibody is due to   the variable portions of the H and L chains  
Characteristics of cellular immunity   --it can inhibit the immune response, --the cells originate in bone marrow,--cells are processed in the thymus gland  
Plasma cells are activated by   an antigen  
The antibodies that can bind to large parasites are   IgE  
In addition to IgG, the antibodies that can fix complement are   IgM  
Definition of antigen   A chemical that elicits an antibody response and can combine with these antibodies  
Definition of antibody   a protein made in response to an antigen that can combine with that antigen  
(346) Patients with an inherited type of colon cancer called familial adenomatous polyposis have a mutation in the gene that codes for   apoptosis  
Chemical signals sent between leukocytes are   interleukins  
Natural killer cells   destroy tumor cells--destroy virus infected cells--destroy cells lacking MHC-I  
Antigens coated with antibodies are susceptible to   phagocytosis  
Cell death caused by perforin and granzymes is caused by   cytotoxic T lymphocytes  
Antigen-antibody binding may result in   complement activation-- opsonization of the antigen--agglutination of the antigens--neutralization of the antigen  
What are normally used in vaccinations?   Parts of bacterial cells, inactivated viruses, toxoid, live attenuated bacteria  
If a patient shows the presence of antibodies against diptheria toxin, this indicates   The patient may have been vaccinated, or a recent transfusion may have passively introduced the antibodies, or the patient may have had the disease and has recovered, or the patient may have the disease  
Antibodies for serological testing can be obtained from   Vaccinated humans, monoclonal antibodies, vaccinated animals  
A reaction between an antibody and soluble antigen-forming lattices is called   precipitation reaction  
A reaction between antibody and particulate antigen is called   an agglutination reaction  
An indirect version of what test using antihuman globulin may be used to detect patient's antibodies against Treponema pallidum?   Immunofluorescence  
Toxoid vaccines such as the vaccines against diptheria and tetanus elicit   an antibody response against these bacterial toxins  
What type of vaccine involves host synthesis of viral antigens?   Nucleic acid vaccine  
Purified protein from B.pertusis is a   subunit vaccine  
What type of vaccine is live measles virus?   Attenuated whole agent vaccine  
A test used to identify Streptococcus pyogens in a patient is the   direct fluorescent antibody test  
What is a pregnancy test used to find the fetal hormone HCG in a woman's uterine using anti HCG and letex spheres?   Passive agglutination reaction  
What is a test to determine patient's blood type by mixing patient's red blood cells with antisera?   direct agglutination reaction  
What is a test to determine the presence of soluble antigens in patient's saliva?   precipitation reaction  
Inactivated tetanus toxin is a   toxoid vaccine  
To detect botulinum toxin in food, the suspect food is injected into two guinea pigs. The guinea pig that was vaccinated against botulism survives, while the one that was not vaccinated dies. This is an example of   neutralization  
Dead Bordetella pertussis can be used in   an inactivated whole agent vaccine  
What is the third step in a direct ELISA test?   Antihuman immune serum  
(372) What uses red blood cells as the indicator?   complement fixation  
The circumsporozite antigen of Plasmodium can be used to   produce monoclonal antibodies, decrease recurring infections, vaccinate healthy people  
Hypersensitivy is due to   an altered immune response  
The chemical mediators of anaphylaxis are   found in basophils and mast cells  
What may result from systemic anaphylaxis?   shock  
Graft versus host disease will most likely be a complication of   a bone marrow transplant  
Cancer cells may escape the immune system because   tumor cells shed their specific antigens  
Autoimmunity is due to   IgG and IgM antibodies  
Immunotoxins can be used to treat cancer because they   poison cells  
Worldwide, the primary method of transmission of HIV is   heterosexual intercourse  
A hypersensitivity reaction occurs   on a second or subsequent exposure to an antigen  
Type IV hypersensitivities   The symptoms occur within a few days after exposure to an antigen, they contribute to the symptoms of certain diseases, they are cell mediated, the symptoms are due to lymphokines  
Reactions of antigens with IgE antibodies attached to mast cells causes   release of chemical mediators  
Hay fever is an example of   Type I hypersensitivity  
Transfusion reactions are an example of   Type II hypersensitivity  
What is true of HIV   Bone marrow can be a reservoir for future infection, HIV can be transmitted by cell to cell contact, the T cell response triggers viral multiplication, viral infection of T-h cells results in signs elswhere in the patient  
Likely vaccines against HIV   Glycoprotein, protein core, subunit, antibodies against streptococcus  
What causes damage to kidney cells in glomerulonephritis?   complement fixation  
HIV is transmitted by   Human milk, homosexual activity, heterosexual activity, hypodermic needles  
Drugs such as AZT and ddC that are currently used to treat AIDS act by   stopping DNA synthesis  
What describes a cytotoxic autoimmune reaction?   antibodies react to cell surface antigens  
Clinical AIDS is diagnosed when   the CD4 T cell count is <200  
MMR vaccine contains hydrolyzed gelatin. A person receiving this vaccine could develop an anaphylactic reaction if the person has   antibodies against gelatin  
Penicillin was considered a "miracle drug" because   It inhibits gram positive cell wall synthesis, it doesn't affect eukaryotic cells, has selective toxicity  
The first antibiotic discovered was   penicillin  
Most of the available antimicrobial agents are effective against   bacteria  
What antibiotics are bactericidal?   Cephalosporins, penicillin, aminoglycosides, rifampin  
What antimicrobial agent has the fewest side effects?   penicillin  
Act by competitive inhibition   Ethambutol, Isoniazid, Sulfonamide  
What method of action would be bacteriostatic?   inhibition of RNA synthesis  
What antimicrobial agent is recommended for used against fungal infections?   Amphotericin B  
More than half of our antibiotics are produced by   bacteria  
Flucytosine would be most useful to treat   candidiasis  
Antibiotics that interfere with cell wall synthesis   semisynthetic penicillins, cephalosporins, natural penicillins, vancomycin  
The antimicrobial drugs with the broadest spectrum of activity are   tetracylines  
Acyclovir inhibits   DNA synthesis  
Amantadine inhibits release of   viral nucleic acid  
Fluroquinolone inhibits   DNA synthesis  
Protozoans and helminths diseases are difficulty to treat because   their cells are structurally and functionally similar to human cells  
What causes drug resistance?   May be due to increased uptake of a drug, may be transferred from one bacterium to another during conjugation, may be carrier on a plasmid  
Advantages of using two antibiotics together   Lessening the toxicity of individual drugs, providing treatment prior to diagnosis, prevention of drug resistance  
Drug resistance occurs when antibiotics are used   indiscriminately  
What would be selective against the tubercle bacillus?   Ethambutol because it inhibits mycolic acid synthesis  
In the presence of penicillin, a cell dies because it undergoes   osmotic lysis  
Niclosamide prevents ATP generation in mitochondria. You would expect this drug to be effective against   helminths  
What are some bactericidals?   Semisynthetic penicillin, bacitracin, streptomycin, natural penicillin  
Mebendazole is used to treat cestode infections. It interferes with microtubule formation; there fore it would not affect   bacteria------(does affect protozoa, human cells, fungi, helminths)  
The antibiotic actinomycin D binds between adjacent G-C pairs, thus interfering with   transcription  
Use of antibiotics in animal feed leads to antibiotic resistant bacteria because   the antibiotics kill susceptible bacteria, but the few that are naturally resistant live and reproduce, and their progeny repopulate the host animal  
What are normal microbiota of the skin?   Pityrosporum, staphylococcus, corynebacterium, propionibacterium  
The etiologic agents of warts is   papovavirus  
What are transported by respiratory route?   smallpox, chicken pox, german measles  
What are causes by herpesvirus?   Keratoconjunctivitis, chicken pox, shingles  
Thrush and vaginitis are caused by   Candida albicans  
The greatest single cause of blindness in the world is   trachoma  
What causes ringworm?   Trichophyton, microsporum, epidermophyton  
What is sensitive to penicillin?   streptococcus  
What infections are caused by S. Aureus?   Sty, Carbuncle, furuncle, pimples  
What are some causative agents of conjunctivitis?   herpes simplex, adenovirus, hemophilus aegyptii, chlamydia tachomatis  
Congenital rubella syndrome-   it is contracted in utero, may result in deafness, blindness, and mental retardation, may be fatal  
The etiologic agent of fever blisters is   herpes simplex  
Trifluridine is used to treat   epidemic herpetic keratitis  
What is used to treat sporotrichosis?   fungicide  
Scabies is a skin disease caused by a   mite  
A patient has pus filled vesicles and scabs on her face, throat, and lower back. She most likely has   chicken pox  
Herpes gladiatorium is transmitted by   direct contact  
(438) A 17 year old male pus filled cysts on his face and upper back. Microscopic examination reveals gram positive rods. This infection is   acne  
Encephalitis and meningitis are difficult to treat because   antibiotics cannot penetrate the blood-brain barrier  
Leprosy is   rarely fatal, diagnosis may be based on the lepromin test, it is transmitted by direct contact  
Rabies   hydrophobia is an early symptom, it is not fatal in bats, caused by Rhabdovirus, diagnosis is based on immunofluorescent techniques  
The symptoms of tetanus are due to   clostridial neurotoxin  
The treatment for tetanus is   antibodies  
The most effective control of a vectorborne diseases is   elimination of the vector  
Treatment for tetanus in an unimmunized person is   tetanus immune globulin  
Treatment for tetanus in an immunized person is   tetanus toxoid  
The most common route of central nervous system invasion by pathogens is through   the circulatory system  
The most common cause of meningitis in children is   Haemophilus influenzae  
A 30 yo female was hospitalized after she experienced convulsions. One examination, she was alert and oriented and complained of a fever, headache, and stiff neck. What is most likely to provide rapid identification of the cause of her symptoms?   Gram stain of cerebrospinal fluid  
What are caused by prions   sheep scrapie, kuru, transmissible mink encephalopathy, Creutzfeldt Jakob disease  
(452) A diagnosis of rabies is confirmed by a direct   fluorescent antibody test  
Streptococcal pneumonia is treated with   antibiotics  
Microscopic examination of cerebrospinal fluid reveals amoeba. What is the organism?   Naegleria  
Microscopic examination of cerebrospinal fluid reveals gram-positive rods. What is the organism?   Listeria  
A vaccine is available for   tetanus, neisseria meningitis, Haemophilus meningitis, rabies  
What are acquired by ingestion?   Poliomyelitis, listeriosis, botulism  
Septicemia   Symptoms are due to bacterial endoxin, symptoms include fever and decreased blood pressure, it may be aggravated by antibiotics, lymphangitis may occur  
What are treated with penicillin?   pericarditis, anthrax, listeriosis  
What is a symptom of brucellosis?   Undulant fever  
What are transmitted in raw milk?   Brucellosis, listeriosis, anthrax  
Characteristics of Bacillus anthracis   found in soil, forms endospores, gram positive  
Symptoms of gangrene are due to   proteolytic enzymes, necrotizing exotoxins, hyaluronidase, microbial fermentation  
High incidence of what diseases is increased by unsanitary and crowded conditions?   endemic murine typhus, epidemic typhus, plague, relapsing fever  
(466) Toxoplasmosis   can be congenital, caused by protozoan, the reservoir is cats, is transmitted by the gastrointestinal route  
Caused by bacterium   plague, epidemic typhus, relapsing fever, tickborne typhus  
Septicemia may result from   contamination through the parenteral route, pneumonia, a focal infection, a nosocomial infection  
Schistosomiasis   the intermediate host is an aquatic snail, a parasite of birds causes swimmers itch in humans, the cercariae penetrate human skin, it is caused by a flatworm  
Human to human transmission of plague is usually by   respiratory route  
A characteristic symptom of plague is   bruises on the skin  
A predisposing factor for infection by Clostridium perfreinges is   gangrene  
Arthropods can serve as a reservoir for   Brucellosis  
Diseases transmitted to humans from domestic cats   Bartonella, Toxoplasmosis, plague  
What can be treated with antibiotics   Lyme disease, Tularemia, plague  
A patient complains of fever, severe muscle and joint pain and a rash. The patient reports returning from a Caribbean vacation one week ago. What do you expect?   Dengue  
What is evidence that the arthritis afflicting children in Lyme, Connecticut, was due to bacterial infection?   Treatable with penicillin  
What is the usual cause of septic shock?   Endotoxin  
What is true about Group B streptococci   they cause gram positive sepsis, they are present in healthy carriers, they cause neonatal sepsis  
A patient persents with inflammation of the heart valves, fever, malaise, and subcutaneous nodules at the joints; the recommended treatment is   anti inflammatory drugs  
What is true about otitis media?   caused by Staphylococcus aureus, caused by streptococcus pyogens, transmitted by swimming pool water, a complication of tonsillitis  
A diagnosis of strep throat is confirmed by   serological test, gram stain, hemolytic reaction, bacitracin inhibition  
Penicillin is used to treat   scarlet fever, streptococcal sore throat, diptheria, pneumococcal pneumonia  
What microorganism causes symptoms most like tuberculosis?   histoplasma  
A person can have a positive tuberculin skin test because   she has been vaccinated, she has tuberculosis, she is immune to tuberculosis, she has had tuberculosis  
What causes an infection of the respiratory system that is transmitted by the gastrointestinal route?   Mycobacterium tuberculosis  
What is the reservoir for Psittacosis?   parakeets  
What is the reservoir for Tuberculosis?   cattle  
What is the reservoir for Histoplasmosis?   soil  
What is the reservoir for Pneumocystis?   humans  
What produces exotoxin?   streptococcus pyogenes, corynebacterium diptheriae, bordetella pertussis  
What produces the most potent exotoxin?   Corynebacterium diptheriae  
The recurrence of influenza epidemics is due to   antigenic shift  
What etiologic agents results in the formation of abscesses?   Blastomyces  
Infection by what is often confused with viral pneumonia?   Mycoplasma  
What causes a disease characterized by a red rash?   Streptococcus  
Inahalation of arthroconidia is responsible for infection by what?   Coccidioides  
Legionella is transmitted by   airborne transmission  
Infection that begins in the lungs and spreads to the skin   Blastomyces  
Microscopic examination of a lung biopsy shows thick walled cysts. What is the etiology?   Pneumocystis  
A patient has a paroxysmal cough and mucus accumulation. What is the etiology of the symptoms?   Bordetella  
What respiratory infection can be contracted by ingestion?   Tuberculosis  
What produces small "fried egg" colonies on a medium containing horse serum yeast extract?   Mycoplasma  
What is required for tooth decay?   acid producing bacteria, capsule forming bacteria, sucrose  
What is true of salmonellosis?   it requires a large infective dose, a healthy carrier state exists, it is a bacterial infection, it is often associated with poultry products  
What disease of the gastrointestinal system is transmitted by the respiratory route?   Mumps  
The symptoms of trichinellosis are due to the   encystement of larval Trichinella in muscles  
Poultry products are a likely source of infection by   Salmonella enterica  
What feeds on red blood cells?   Entamoeba histolytica  
What is true of staphylococcal food poisoning?   suspect foods are those not cooked before eating, it can be prevented by refrigeration, it is treated by replacing water and electrolytes, it is characterized by rapid onset and short duration of symptoms  
The most common cause of traveler's diarrhea is probably   Escherichia coli  
Thorough cooking of food will prevent   salmonellas, beef tapeworm, trichinellosis  
Most of the normal microbiota of the digestive system are found in   the large intestine  
What organisms is likely to be transmitted via contaminated shrimp?   vibrio  
What organism is likely to be transmitted via contaminated pork?   Trichinella  
What are transmitted by water?   Cryptosporidium, Hepatitis A virus, Salmonella, Cyclospora  
"Rice water stools" are characteristic of   cholera  
Most gastrointestinal infections are treated with   water and electrolytes  
Vibrio parahaemolyticus gastroenteritis is treated with   tetracycline  
The most common mode of HAV transmission is   contamination of food during preparation  
The easiest way to prevent outbreaks of gram negative gastroenteritis is to   cook food thoroughly  
Microscopic examination of a patient's fecal culture shows spiral bacteria. The bacteria probably belong to the genus   Campylobacter  
Feces from a patient with diarrhea lasting for weeks with frequent, watery stools should be examined for   Cyclospora  
Helicobacter can grow in the stomach because it   makes NH-3  
Eukaryotes that cause gastroenteritis   Entamoeba, Giardia, Cryptosporidium, Cyclos pora  
Hepatitis C   --diagnosed by PCR--incubation of 4 to 22 weeks--transmitted by the parenteral route--it is a flavivirus  
Delicatessen meats   Listeria  
Milk   Campylobacter  
Oysters   Vibrio  
Beef   E.Coli  
(528)Predisposing factors to urinary tract infections   diabetes mellitus, toxemia, tumors, kidney stones  
Pyelonephritis may result from   cystitis, ureteritis, urethritis, systemic infections  
Cystitis is most often caused by   gram negative rods  
The reservoir for leptospirosis is   domestic dogs  
Trichomoniasis is primarily a   sexually transmitted disease  
Syphillis is treated with   penicillin  
What can cause congenital infections or infections of the newborn?   genital herpes, gonorrhea, nongonococcal urethritis, syphilis  
(535)Genital warts recurs at the   initial site of infection  
Nongonococcal urethritis can be caused by   Trichomonas vaginalis, Mycoplasma homini, streptococci, Candida albicans  
Candidiasis can be caused by an   opportunistic infection  
Most nosocomial infections of the urinary tract are caused by   E. coli  
Glomerulonephritis is   an immune complex disease  
The most common reportable disease in the United States is   gonorrhea  
What is the most difficulty to treat with chemotherapeutic agents?   Genital herpes  
Leukocytes at the infected site is a symptom of   trichomoniasis  
What is caused by Chlamydia?   Lymphogranuloma venereum  
What forms lesions similar to those of tuberculosis?   Syphilis  
What disease causes a skin rash, hair loss, malaise, and fever?   Syphilis  
Staphylococcus saprophyticus causes   cystitis  
Nongonococcal urethritis can be caused by   ureaplasma, mycoplasma, chlamydia  
A patient is experiencing profuse greenish yellow foul smelling discharge form her vagina; she is complaining of itching and irritation. What is the most likely treatment?   Metronidazole  
A 25 year old male presents with fever, malaise, and a rash on his chest, arms, and feet. The etiology could be   Rickettsia, Borrelia, Streptococcus, Treponema  
A 25 year old male presented with fever, malaise, and rash on his chest, arms, and feet. Diagnosis was made based on serological testing. The patient then reported that he had an ulcer on his penis tow months earlier. This disease can be treated with   penicillin  
A pelvic examination of a 23 year old female showed vesicles and ulcerated lesions on her labia. Cultures were negative for Neiseeria and Chlamydia; the VDRL test was negative. What is probable?   Genital herpes  
(552)Whare are some habitats for extremophiles?   inside rocks, 100 degree water, salt evaporating pond, acid mine wash  
What animal would you expect to find a specialized organ that holds cellulose degrading bacteria and fungi?   termite  
The addition of untreated sewage to a freshwater lake would cause the biochemical oxygen demand to   increase  
Sludge digestion takes place under   anaerobic conditions  
When does primary sewage treatment take place?   the amount of oxygen doesn't make any difference  
Eighty one percent of microorganisms in the soil are   bacteria  
Most of the microorganisms in the soil are found at a depth of   between 3 and 8  
Nitrosomonas and Nitrobacter are capable of   nitrification  
What process is done by Rhizobium and certain cyanobacteria?   Nitrogen fixation  
What wastewater treatment process is responsible for removal of most of the BOD in sewage?   Secondary sewage treatment  
Residual chlorine must be maintained in   water treatment  
Sedimentation of sludge occurs in   primary sewage treatment  
The product of what process contains the highest BOD?   Primary sewage treatment  
Zoogloea form flocculent masses in   secondary sewage treatment  
Anaerobic respiration occurs in   anaerobic sludge digestion  
Filtration to remove protozoa occurs in   water treatment  
Bacteria can increase the Earth's temperature by   producing CH4, which is a greenhouse gas  
The bacteria contributing most of the bacterial biomass to soil are   actinomycetes  
The bacteria that grow first in the microbial succession in a compost pile are   anaerobic mesophiles  
The release of phosphate containing detergents into a river would   increase algal growth  
What is true about releasing untreated sewage into a river?   it decreases the dissolved oxygen, it is a health hazard, it increases BOD  
Spoilage due to can leakage after processing is   spoilage by mesophile bacteria  
Spoilage of canned foods stored at high temperatures, accompanied by gas production is   thermophilic anaerobic spoilage  
Spoilage of canned foods due to inadequate processing NOT accompanied by gas production is   flat sour spoilage  
What alternative fuels (energy source) is produced by bacteria?   methyl alcohol, hydrogen, ethyl alcohol, methane  
What food additives are produced by microorganisms?   Citric acid, amylase, protease, Glutamic acid  
Wine is made from fruit juices by   anaerobic fungal growth  
Commercial sterilization differs from true sterilization in that commercial sterilization may result in   the survival of thermophiles  
Microbial products can be improved by   modifying culture conditions, mutating existing strains, isolating new strains, genetically engineering strains  
Cellulase attached to a membrane filter will   degrade cellulose  
What are produced using microbial fermentation?   yogurt, sour cream, blue cheese  
Methane made from biomass is produced by   anaerobic respiration  
Ethanol for automobile fuel is produced from corn by   fermentation  
As cheese ages it gets more   acidic  
Your friend says he had stored a semisoft cheese (blue cheese) in his refrigerator for three weeks. He asks you why the outer "skin" of the cheese is so much thicker than it was when he originally purchased the cheese. You tell him that   fungi have been growing  
You are growing Bacillus subtilis in a bioreactor and notice that the growth rate slowed and the pH has decreased. What could you do?   Add oxygen  
Radiation is used for   killing Trichinella, killing insects eggs and larva, for foods that cannot be heated, preventing sprouting  
Canning preserves food by   heating  
Canning works to preserve foods because of   anaerobic environment and heat  
Radiation works to preserve foods because of   lethal mutations  
Fermentation works to preserve foods because of   pH  


   


 

 

 
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