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What is the difference between a saprophyte and a parasite?   when organisms depend on nonliving organic matter they are saprophytes. Organisms that depend on living matter for food their parasites.  
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List three beneficial uses for yeast   - Helps make beer, wine, breads vit B protein  
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What are the conditions necessary for growth of the yeast plant?   -Grown at room Temputure or in soil, some organisms grow as saprophytic molds need warmth, moisture, food.  
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What are molds?   - Molds are multicellular, filamentous fungi.  
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What conditions are needed for growth of molds?   warmth, moisture and darkness.  
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Where are molds found?   -molds found on breads, fruits, crops, wet, dark, moist warm areas and cheese  
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What are some diseases caused by molds?   - dermatophytes (ringworm and athletes foot  
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Why are molds belonging to the penicillium genus beneficial?   -because they make up penicillin  
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What does the amoeba use for movement? What is the type of movement called?   -Amoeba is a protozoa cell, it moves by extending cytoplasmic projections called amoeboid movement . Changes shape through.  
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How do protozoa differ from fungi?   - Fungi are plants and protozoa are animals  
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Where are protozoa found?   where ever Contamination is found  
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How are protozoa categorized-according to their method of movement?   - Classified as flagellates, amebia, sporazoa, ciliophora.  
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What are parasites?   -Organisms that nourishes themselves at the expense of others living things and cause damage  
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What is a host?   - a host is what a parasite receives nourishment from.  
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what harm can parasites cause?   -with an invasion or infestation, they cause diseases known as infections  
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Give an example of a part of the body that encourages the growth of parasites, and explain why.   -mucous membranes of the nose throat and respiratory tract because it’s warm, moist and dark  
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.) Name some insects that are parasites.   -body lice, head lice, fleas, mites, and ticks.  
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How do most worms enter the body? Give some examples of parasitic worms.   - ingested as microscopic eggs in contaminated food and water and later develop. Roundworm pinworms and hookworm are some parasitic worms  
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Which of the following is a protozoan causing genital infections?   -A- Trichinosis  
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.) Cats transmit_____ to children.   -A- Toxoplasmosis  
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Pseudopodia are _______D all of the above.   - A organelles of movement b false feet c. amoeboid projections.  
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each of the following procedures that prevent s or inhibit the growth of molds.   -A= store refrigerator D= keep air tight E= sterilize by boiling C= direct sunlight  
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.) Fungi that causes deep-seated pulmonary pulmonary or lung infections include____,_______ and________   ________ HISTOPLASMOSIS, COCCIDIODES CRYPTOCOCCUS  
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Thrush is called by_______CANDIDA ALBICANS   CANDIDA ALBICANS  
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Where are bacteria found?   - Everywhere except sterile environments  
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.) How do bacteria differ from protozoa, yeast, and molds?   - Bacteria are the smallest  
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What name is given to useful bacteria?   - Non-pathogenic bacteria.  
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How are the useful bacteria important to us?   - they are useful for decomposing and improving soil, curing tea, coffee, cocoa and leather and making yogurt, cheese, and acidophilus milk.  
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What are harmful bacteria called? What makes them harmful?   -Pathogenic bacteria, they invade plant and animal tissue, secreting toxins into the host’s tissue  
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Why is the study of bacteria so essential for the health professional?   - Because bacteria growth is the greatest cause of infections and disease.  
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What measures can be taken by the health care professional to destroy bacterial growth?   -Aseptic procedures, sterilization, disinfection, and isolation techniques  
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Why are mycoplasmas said to be pheomorphic?   -because they can be more then one shape.  
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What conditions can mycoplasma pneumonia cause?   - Respiratory disease, ranging from mild upper respiratory to severe bilateral pneumonia.  
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.) Normal flora are considered to be bacteria that_____   -B normal inhabitants of the body  
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Opportunistic pathogens are_________   -C organisms, do not normally cause disease in humans  
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A common sexually transmitted disease, the organism that can cause blindness in newborns is_____   - B neisseria gonorrhea  
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Nosocomial infections are those infections.   -B originate in hospital settings, from a invasive procedure  
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Escherichia coli is most frequently found in______   - Urinary infections  
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______ may be a complication of group A streptococcus   - Rheumatic fever  
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Lockjaw is caused by_______   - Clostridium tetani/ tetanus  
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