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Chapter 7, 11, 12

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This is the process of acquiring chemicals from the environment to be used for cellular activities   show
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___ is required for the production of the amino groups of all amino acids, and nucleotides   show
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organisms that feed on dead organisms for nutrients are called   show
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the majority of human pathogens fall into the group called ___   show
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show Catalase  
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show Superoxide dimutase and catalase  
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show Salt lakes  
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Microbes in a biofilm use quorum sensing to___   show
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The phase kof the bacterial growth curve in which newly inoculated cells are adjusting to their new environment, metabolizing but not growing is the ____   show
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show Exponential (log) phase  
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show True  
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Lithoautotrophs use inorganic nutrients for carbon and energy sources T or F   show
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A microorganism that has an optimum growth temperature of 37 degrees Celsius, but can survive short exposure to high temperatures is called ____   show
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The term facultative refers to ___   show
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Bacteria like Staphyloccus aureus can tolerate salt up to a certain point, higher than most normal pathogens. This means this bacteria is a ____   show
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The production of antibiotics is a form of antagonism called ____   show
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show True  
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show colony; cell  
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show macronutrients  
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show cannot be synthesized by the organism  
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show True  
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show optimum temperature  
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The term obligate refers to   show
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The term aerotolerant anaerobe refers to an organism that   show
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Which of the tollowing might grow in the very low pH of your stomach?   show
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show symbiosis  
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show qPCR or PCR  
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Measuring growth by counting a special slide with a premeasured grid is known as ___   show
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Scrubbing or immersing the skin in chemicals to reduce the numbers of microbes on the skin is   show
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Radiation typically damages Nucleic Acids. This means it damages   show
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show Typically takes longer to effect bacteria than moist heat  
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show radiation  
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show A gaseous sterilant.  
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show True  
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Inorganic nutrients typically contain carbon and are produced by living things T or F   show
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show Penicillins  
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show Beta-lactamase activity  
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Heavy metal compounds like mercury and silver are oligodynamic, meaning they are toxic in minute quantities T or F   show
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Which of the following is not one of the toxic forms of oxygen that can damage the cell?   show
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__ would most likely have a optimum growth temperature of 37 degrees Celsius   show
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show Steam autoclave  
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The us eof chemical agents directly on exposed body surfaces to destroy or inhibit vegetative pathogens is __   show
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__ heat is more rapidly effective and efficient compared to __   show
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show Phenolics  
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show Pasteurization  
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An organism that needs oxygen to grow Is a(n)   show
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Each of the following is a target of antimicrobial agents except   show
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___ radiation excites atoms to a higher energy state within molecules such as DNA, which leads to the formation of pyrimidine dimers   show
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Heavy metal compounds like mercury and silver are oligodynamic, meaning they are toxic in minute quantities T or F   show
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The Kirby-Bauer test uses an agar surface seeded with the test bacterium, and small discs containing a specific concentration T or F   show
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All ___ consist of a thiazolidine ring, a beta-lactam ring, and an R group   show
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Clavulanic acid inhibits   show
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An organism that needs oxygen to grow is called   show
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If a microbe is exposed to a temperature below its minimum temperature, it is quickly killed? T or f   show
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show False  
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show thermoduric microbe  
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show 20-40°C  
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show assess the size of a particular microbial population  
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show In mutualism, the organisms are dependent upon each other  
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Organisms that grow at 0°C and have optimum growth temperatures of 15°C or lower are called   show
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show synergism  
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When microbes are in a close nutritional relationship and one benefits but the other is not harmed harmed, it is called   show
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show capnophiles  
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During which phase of growth would bacteria be most sensitive to antibiotics?   show
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show prebiotics  
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show Resistant bacteria grow in the animals and may then be passed to humans  
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show False  
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show True  
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Some bacteria prevent antibiotics from entering by altering the structure of their ribosomes in the outer membrane t or f   show
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The cellular basis for bacterial resistance to antimicrobials include   show
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possible mechanisms of antiviral drugs   show
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Alexander Fleming found that the Staphylococcus was being inhibited by the Penicillium mold t or f   show
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Kirby-Bauer test uses an agar surface seeded with the test bacterium, and small discs containing a specific concentration of several drugs are placed on the surface t or f   show
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show Gyrase  
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show Folic acid  
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A large percentage of all sales of medically important antibiotics in the United States are for livestock use. Why is this problematic for humans?   show
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show True  
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what happens in Osmotic pressure as an antimicrobial agent   show
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Enzyme that will allow some bacteria to be resistant to many penicillins is called   show
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Polymixins are narrow-spectrum peptide antibiotics that attack DNA and denature it T or F   show
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show death phase  
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Drugs that act by mimicking the normal substrate of an enzyme, thereby blocking its active site, are called   show
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show removing the drug from the cell when it enters  
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show eukaryotic mitochondrial ribosomes  
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show False  
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Each affect cell walls except -penicillin -vancomycin -erythromycin -cephalosporin   show
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