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Microbiology Ch. 1

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Fast growing/multiplying organism Germ
Most microbes are: pathogenic or not pathogenic not pathogenic
knowledge of microbiology and microbes understand disease food preservation industry and biotechnology bioremediation and bioreactor produce food
The two parts of a microbe name genus and specific epithet
Oldest life form on Earth bacteria
Prokaryotes have no nucleus or organelles
peptidoglycan carbohydrate found in cell walls of bacteria
Gram + Lots of peptidoglycan
Gram - very little peptidoglycan
Archaea cell walls are made up of muric acids
What life form are extremophiles Archaea
Can be unicellular or multicellular fungi
fungi cell walls are made of chitin
"Catch all group" protozoa
three types of mobility for protozoa cilia, flagella, pseudopods
can ingest chemicals for food protozoa
cell walls of algae made up of cellulose
go through photosynthesis algae
high nitrogen and phosphorus produce exponential growth in this group algae
produce O2 for aquatic life algae
have complicated life cycles that include a microscopic component multicellular animal parasites
acellular because they lack ability to reproduce or metabolize outside of a host virus
not on the tree of life virus
Three groups of tree of life Eukarya, archaea, bacteria
Created by: ashleytryon
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