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BIO205 - Ch 3 -Observing Microorg. Through Microscope - RioSalado - AZ

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Micrometer   10^-6 m  
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prefix micro   Means unit following should be divided by 1 million  
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nanometer (nm)   10^-9 m  
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Quorum   Ability of bacteria to communicate & coordinate behavior - group comes together, secrete "inducer" that changes behavior.  
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In compound microscope, light rays from an __ pass through a __ that has lenses to direct rays.   illuminator, condenser  
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Lenses closest to specimen   objective lenses  
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eyepiece   occular lenses  
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How is total magnification of compound light microscope calculated?   Objective lense magnification (power) times the ocular lense magnification (power).  
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Resolution   Resolving power - ability of lenses to distinguish fine detail & structure - distinguish 2 points a specific distance apart.  
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The __ the wavelength of light, the greater the resolution.   shorter  
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The white light in compound light microscope has __ wavelength.   long - cannot resolve smaller than 0.2 micrometer  
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Max magnification of compound light microscope.   2000x  
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Refractive index   Measure of light-bending ability of a medium.  
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How do you change refractive index of specimens?   By staining them - they will then have different refractive indexes.  
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Immersion oil has same __ as glass.   refractive index - keeps light rays from refracting as they enter air - increases resolving power of lenses.  
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Brightfield illumination   Uses visible light for illumination - white background.  
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Darkfield microscope   Used for invisible microorganisms & cannot be stained - uses darfkield condenser with opaque disk - sees only reflected light - black background.  
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Phase-contrast microscope   Good to examine interior cell structures - Used with living microorganisms - don't have to fix them - uses special condenser to absorb refracted light & interference patterns.  
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Differential interference contrast (DIC) microscopy   Measures differences in refractive indexes - 2 beams of light split by prisms & add contrasting colors - higher resolution - 3D.  
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Fluorescense   Ability of substances to absorb short wavelengths (ultraviolet) & give off longer length (visible) - glowing  
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Fluorescence microscopy   Organism stained with dye to glow (fluorochromes) & viewed under ultraviolet light against dark background.  
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Principal use of fluorescence microscopy   FA - fluorescent - antibody technique/immunoflorescence - can detect bacteria, etc w/in cells by viewing if specific antibodies attach.  
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Confocal microscopy   3D image made by light microscope - uses fluorescent stains & laser - computer constructs image from stack of images - ATP & Ca ion concentrations.  
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Scanning Acoustic Microscopy (SAM)   Evaluates sound waves sent through specimin - used to study living cells attached to another surface - cancer cells, artery plaque, & biofilms.  
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What feature of confocal microscopy eliminates blurring?   Use of pinhole aperture  
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Principal use of SAM   Study living cells attached to another surface - cancer, plaque, etc.  
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Images produced by electron microscope are always __.   in black & white  
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2 types of electron microscope.   Transmission - thin sections of a specimen & scanned - 3d view of surface.  
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Positive staining   Salts of various heavy metals used as stains & fixed onto specimens.  
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Negative staining   Increase electron opacity of surrounding field & useful when studying very small particles/specimins like virus particles, bacterial flagella, proteins.  
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Shadow casting   Heavy metals adhere at 45 degree angle on one side & leaves a shadow to crate 3d for size.  
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TEM has __ resolutions & valuable for examining __ of specimen.   high - layers  
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Drawback of TEM?   Only thin specimens - kills specimen & causes shrinking & distortion - artifacts.  
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Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)   3d view of surface - good for intact cells & viruses - uses electrons  
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Scanned-probe microscopes   Doesn't modify specimen or damage it - map atomic & molecular shapes, characterize magnetic & chemical properties, & temp variation inside cells.  
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Scanning tunneling microscopy (STM)   Thin metal (tungsten) probe scans specimen & produces an image revealing bumps & depressions of the atoms on surface of specimen.  
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Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM)   Metal & diamond probe - 3d image - doesn't damage specimen - both biological substances & molecular processes.  
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Stains are __ composed of positive & negative ion.   salts  
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The color of __ dyes is in the positive ion.   basic  
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The color of __ dyes is in the negative ion.   acidic  
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Name some basic dyes   crystal violet, methylene blue, malachite green & safranin  
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Most commonly used dyes   Basic dyes - methylene blue  
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__ dyes are not attracted to most types of bacteria.   Acidic - repelled by negatively charged bacterial surface.  
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Negative staining is used when for bacteria?   To prepare colorless bacteria against colored background - eosin, acid fuchsin, & nigrosin  
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Simple stain   Aqueous or alcohol solution of single basic dye.  
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Mordant   Chemical that increases affinity of stain for biospecimen or coats it.  
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Differential stains   React differently with different bacteria & used to identify - gram stain & acid-fast stain.  
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Gram stain   Stain that classifies bacteria into gram-positive & gram negative.  
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4 steps of gram staining   (1) basic purple dye (primary) applied, (2) dye washed off & mordant applied, (3) alcohol-acetone solution (decolorized), (4) basic red dye applied.  
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Primary stain   Basic purple dye (crystal violet)  
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Decolorizing agent   Alcohol/acetone solution to remove purple from some cells.  
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Gram-positive   Bacteria retaining color of purple dye & iodine after decolorization.  
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Gram-negative   Lose dark violet color after decolorization.  
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Counterstains   Basic dye safrain that turn gram-negative bacteria pink - doesn't affect gram-positive.  
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What reacts to create gram stain?   Structural differences in cell wall - gram-positive have thicker peptidoglycan cell wall, gram-negative have lipopolysaccharides in cell wall.  
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Gram-___ bacteria tend to be killed by penicillins & cephaliosporins.   positive  
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Acid-fast stain   Binds to bacteria with waxy material in cell walls - mycobacterium tuberculosis & leprosy.  
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What diseases can be diagnosed using acid-fast stain?   Tuberculosis & leprosy  
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Special stains   Used to color & isolate special parts of microorganisms & to find capsules.  
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Capsule   Gelatinous covering - determines organism's virulence  
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Virulence   Degree to which pathogen can cause disease.  
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Endospore   Cannot be stained by ordinary methods - resistant structure formed inside same bacteria which protects it from adverse environment.  
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