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Micro Ch. 3,4,7

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What is an autotroph?   show
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Autotroph   show
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show Lacks nucleus, membrane bound organelles, Includes bacteria and archaea  
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show Archaea more similar to Eukaryotes - have similar RNA sequences. Bacteria have peptidoglycan in their cell walls  
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Heterotroph   show
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Heterotroph   show
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Chemoheterotrophs   show
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Which Carbon and Energy Source Categories do MOST MICROBES, all animals, fungi, protozoans, and most bacteria fall into?   show
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show CHEMOheterotrophs  
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show Aerobic Respiration  
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show Energy source: oxidize organic chemical compounds; carbon source: organic compounds; most microbes fall into this category  
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show Require neither LIGHT nor organic nutrients Energy source: possess enzymes to synthesize inorganic compounds into organic materials. Energy source: simple inorganic reactions  
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Which carbon and energy group can survive completely on inorganic substances, such as minerals?   show
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Which carbon and energy group is most likely to be found deep in the bottom of a deep ocean?   show
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Microbial metabolism is categorized on the basis of:   show
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show Microbes that have adapted to growing in the presence of air (about 20% oxygen)  
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Anaerobe:   show
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Have both enzymes that process toxic oxygen products and enzymes that use oxygen in metabolism.   show
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show Anaerobe.  
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Metabolism of aerobes:   show
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Metabolism of anaerobes:   show
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show Anaerobically in the light (using anoxygenic photosynthesis), or aerobically (as chemoheterotrophs) using aerobic respiration  
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Facultative   show
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Facultative Anaerobe:   show
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Obligate   show
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show Chemoautotrophs (We derive our carbon sources from Organic materials, and our energy source from chemical  
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Chemoautotrophs are usually what kind of cell?   show
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What is the maximum temperate of an organism:   show
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If the temperature rises slightly over the maximum temperate of a microbe, what will happen?   show
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If the temperature continues to grow after the maximum temperature has been reached, what will happen?   show
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When does denaturation occur?   show
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show Denaturation  
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show Optimal Temperature  
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Autotrophs can derive their energy source from which ways:   show
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Which carbon group derives its energy source from inorganic compounds?   show
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Which carbon group derives its energy source from organic compounds?   show
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What is the group of microbes called that derives both their carbon and energy sources from organic substances?   show
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What is the name of a microbe that grows optimally in 25 degrees Celsius?   show
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show Psychrophile  
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What is the name of a microbe that grows optimally in 75 degrees Celsius?   show
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What is the name of a microbe that grows optimally in 90 degrees Celsius?   show
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show 20-40 degrees Celsius  
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What is the optimal range of growth for a psychrophile?   show
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What is the optimal range of growth for a thermophile?   show
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What is the optimal range of growth for a hyperthermophile?   show
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show Mesophiles  
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_______________ cannot grow in temperatures above 20 degrees Celsius   show
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Where can a psychrophile be found?   show
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______ are rarely pathogenic.   show
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show Animals, plants, soil and water in temperate, subtropical and tropical regions.  
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What is the average temperature of the human body?   show
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show 30-40 degrees Celsius  
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show 45-80 degrees Celsius  
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show 80-250 degrees Celsius  
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show 0-14, 1-7 = acidic 7-14 = alkaline (basic)  
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A pH of 7 is:   show
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show 6-8  
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show Because strong acids and bases can be damaging to the enzymes and other cellular substances.  
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show Volcanoes  
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Where can thermophiles be found?   show
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pH refers to:   show
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show ACIDIC  
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show BASIC  
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Acidophiles:   show
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Alkalinophiles:   show
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Where are alkalinophiles found:   show
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Where can acidophiles be found?   show
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show Requires high concentrations of salt. Inhabit salt lakes, ponds, and other hypersaline habitats. Require at least 9% NaCl; Grow optimally at 25% NaCl  
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show 1. those that can detoxify oxygen and use it. 2. those that can detoxify oxygen but don't use it. 3. those that don't detoxify oxygen and don't use it.  
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show can detoxify all the toxins that result as a bi-product of the oxygen. `  
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show Possess the defense mechanisms against the toxins of oxygen and have adapted to using oxygen  
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show Possess the defense mechanisms against the toxins of oxygen, utilize and grow optimally using oxygen, but can also grow without the presence of oxygen. Ex: Yeast, E.Coli  
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Microaerophile Anaerobes:   show
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Where can you find a Microaerophile Anaerobe?   show
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Anaerobe:   show
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Obligate Anaerobe:   show
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Where can you find obligate anaerobes?   show
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show Cannot utilize oxygen but can survive and grow in its presence.  
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Why aren't aerotolerent anaerobes harmed by oxygen?   show
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Bacteria that thrive in puncture wounds are likely to be:   show
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What are some common sites for anaerobic infection?   show
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Bacteria that are autotrophs:   show
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show A symbiotic relationship means that the organisms live in a close, nutritional relationship that is required for one or both members. A non-symbiotic relationship is where both members are free living, and the relationship is not necessary for survival.  
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show A non-symbiotic relationship is where organisms are free-living & the relationship is NOT necessary for survival. A symbiotic relationship is where organisms are in a close, nutritional relationship that is required for one or both members to survive.  
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What is a relationship called where one member recieves benefits while the other (co-inhabitant) is neither harmed not benefited.   show
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A microbe breaks down a substance that would be toxic or inhibitory to another microbe. What kind of relationship is this?   show
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A microbe provides nutritional or protective factors needed by the other. What kind of relationship is this?   show
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What is mutualism?   show
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What kind of relationship is this: Termites harbor protozoans in their intestines, which contain endosymbiotic bacteria. Wood ingested by the termite gets processed by the protozoan and bacterial enzymes, and all three organisms thrive on the nutrients.   show
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show The host organism provides the parasitic microbe with nutrients and a habitat. Multiplication of the parasite usually harms the host to some extent.  
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When a microbe invades another microbe that begins providing it with nutrition and a habitat, this is called __________   show
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show 1. Parasitism - one microbe invades a host organism that provides it with nutrients and a habitat. 2. Commensalism - one member, the commen, benefits, while the other member is neither benefited nor harmed 3. Mutualism - obligatory but mutually benefici  
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show Commensalism (one benefits while the other is unharmed)  
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show Mutualism (both benefit)  
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A tape worm living on the skin of a dog gets food for the worm but harm the dog.   show
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What are biofilms?   show
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show Requires light for energy source and CO2 for its Carbon source. Example of photoautotroph is Algae  
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show Chemoautotroph  
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Which Carbon/Energy group remove electrons from inorganic substances such as Hydrogen gas (h2) surlfer (S) or Iron (Fe) and combine them with Carbon Dioxode (CO2) and Hydrogen(H)?   show
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show They have no fatal effects on the host and eventually evolve to a less harmful relationship with the host.  
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show Metabolic Enzymes  
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show O2  
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show They lack the enzymes that use oxygen in metabolism and they lack the enzymes that process toxic oxygen products  
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Have the enzyme that processes the toxic products of oxygen but not the enzyme that uses oxygen in metabolism.   show
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show Microorganisms that are sometimes found growing in high solute concentration, such as jellies, syrups, and brines are known as what?  
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show Peroxide and Superoxide  
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show Superoxide DISMUTASE (for the superoxide) and Catalase (for newly converted Hydrogen Peroxide H2O2)  
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show The ACTIVITY AND integrity of the enzymes and THE STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS of a cell.  
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Chemoautotrophs can survive on _______ and ______ alone.   show
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show ALL ORGANISMS REQUIRE INORGANIC NUTRIENTS  
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show Pathogen would be described as a PARASITE: infects the host and host reaps no benefits while supplying the parasitic pathogen a habitat and nutrients  
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show Free swimming cells find a surface and settle there.  
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show Cells form a sticky matrix that holds them tightly to the substrate.  
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show Yes  
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show Yes  
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show Yes  
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show No its reversible.  
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How does the initial attachment happen? What cell structures are used?   show
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show Exopolymers - make the attachment irreversible.  
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What happens after the sticky matrix binds the cells tightly to the substrate?   show
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show Cells release inducer molecules that can coordinate a response  
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show QUORUM  
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show Coordinate a response within the entire biofilm. They also grow accordingly with the population of cells, and monitor the size of the population.  
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How do the cells in a biofilm monitor the size of their population?   show
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show Because it ensures that there are enough cells (monitors cell density) for the gene product to be effective and so the gene product concentration isn't too low to be effective  
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If it wasn't for quorum sensing, what could potentially happen?   show
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What are examples of quorum-dependent proteins?   show
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_________ grow accordingly with the population of cells, and monitor the size of the population.   show
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________ enter biofilm cells and stimulate specific genes on their chromosomes to begin expression.   show
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show Allows biofilms to act as a unit; for example by coordinating the expression of genes that code for proteins, the biofilm can simultaneously produce large quantities of a digestive enzyme or toxin.  
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show Quorum Sensing  
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Quorum sensing allows members to:   show
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What happens to show genetic induction?   show
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What is a cells generation time?   show
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show 2 (each generation DOUBLES the population) after 4 generations there will be: 2^4 cells total.  
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show The length of a generation time is a measure of the growth rate of an organism.  
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show 2^(8) = 256  
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show Number of the generation  
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show Exponential  
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show n = (log Nt) - (log No) / log 2  
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show n = # of generations Nt = total # of cells No = original # of cells (how many we started out with)  
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show g = generation TIME g = T/n g = (time) / # of generations  
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What does the calculation of (R) mean?   show
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show g is calculating the generation time, or time that it takes for one generation to occur. Should be labeled in HOURS  
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show hours  
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What are the 4 stages of microbial growth?   show
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show flat period in graph where population is growing very slowly.  
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show 1. Newly inoculated cells need an adjustment period, enlargementm and synthesis of DNA, enzymes and ribosomes 2. cells are not yet multiplying at their max rate 3. population of cells is so sparse/dilute that sampling misses them  
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show They are enlarging and preparing to divide. They are metabolically active.  
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show Cells reach their maximum rate of cell division. Curve increases geometrically.  
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Log Phase will continue for how long?   show
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The purpose of the occular lens is to magnify the image from the....   show
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show Contain Teichoic Acid Thick peptidoglycan layer  
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show chemoheterotroph  
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Common organic molecules that satisfy the organic molecule requirement for heterotrophs   show
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show by processing organic materials by respiration or fermentation, which releases energy that is stored as ATP.  
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Stationary Phase   show
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show Because the rate of cell death / cell inhibition balances out the rate of cell multiplication.  
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show Depletion of nutrients Depletion of oxygen Increased cell density --> causes accumulation of organic acids and toxic biochemicals  
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Death Phase - metabolically active or inactive?   show
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The speed of the Death Phase: -how fast? -deciding factors?   show
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show Exponential growth phase  
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show True  
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show Exponential  
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A person shedding bacteria in the ______ and _____ stages of the infection are more likely to spread it to others than a person in the _____ stages.   show
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show NO  
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Why is it unwise to incubate cultures that are beyond the stationary phase?   show
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Why do we want to do stains (with the exeption of the spore stain) and motility tests on young cultures?   show
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why is gelatin not a suitable solidifying agent?   show
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show Do NOT differentiate between living and dead cells  
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One of the most rapid methods of determining the number of cells in a suspension is   show
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show Direct Cell Count  
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show Motility is hard to measure Doesnt differentiate between living and dead cells Requires high concentration of cells to count  
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Advantage of direct microscope count   show
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show Turbidity  
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show Used to measure turbidity; used to ESTIMATE the number of cells, not give accurate number - cant make a distinction between live and dead cells  
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What would you do to measure the number of LIVE cells you have?   show
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Plate Count   show
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