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Micro Ch 1 TEX

Micro Dr Tex Ch 1

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what was the biggest biotech advance in healthcare using human DNA in eColi to make insulin
what are the only organisms we deal with that can't live autonomously? viruses
these are single-celled with no organelles bacteria
the two primary divisions in microbiology prokaryotes and eukaryotes
of the most common infections, which is the greatest problem? repiratory infections
which microorganisms have NO nucleus prokaryotes
which microorganisms DO have a nucleus eukaryotes
what microorgs are not living substances? viruses
viruses require what to survive? a HOST
what are the 6 main types of microorgs? bacterium, fungus, algae, viruses, protozoan, and helminth
who developed the first microscope vanLeeuwenhoek
what is the experimental system to answer scientific questions objectively? the scientific method
what four steps does the scientific method include? hypothesis, experiment, results, conclusion/theory
what is another name for the scientific method? "Koch's Postulate"
why is HIV/AIDS once of the worst viruses? we cannot identify the organism causing it
Spores are said to . . . "live forever"
A spore is a _________________form of a bacteria? non-germinating
Spores are the ______________material of an organism genetic
When everything is sterile, what is dead? everything, including the spores.
Who introduced aseptic technique? Joseph Lister
The germ theory of disease states that diseases are caused by what? the growth of microbes in the body.
Historically, people believed what caused disease? Sins, bad character, poverty
What is taxonomy? A system for organizing, classifying and naming living things.
Taxonomy is concerned with what three things? Classification, nomenclature, identification.
In micro, we are concerned about what to levels of classification? Genus, species
Another word for "genus" is? family
Staph lives in a high concentration of what? Salt
Eubacteria are also called true bacteria
Archeae are what? Odd bacteria that live in extreme environments
Prokaryotes are said to have morphed into what? Eukaryotes
All bacillus can make what? Spores
The genus is always ___________? capitalized
The species is always __________? lowercase
Pathogens are microbes that cause human disease
Genetic engineering is the deliberate alteration of microbes
Parasites are organisms that live on/in a host and receive nutrition from that host
Morphology is the study of an organism's structure
Physiology is the function of an organism
Sterilization is killing all microorganisms
Aseptic technique is a method of handling cultures, specimens, and microbes to prevent the spread of infection
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