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| Various types of microorganisms? |
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1. Prokaryotes
2. Euaryotes
3. Viruses |
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| Fungi, algae, protozoa and helminths |
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| Viruses and bacteriophages |
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| Are viruses living organisms? |
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No, because they can not reproduce
they need host to do so |
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| Examples of how microbes impact the Earth? |
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-Most of the atmospheric oxygen on earth is from MICROBIAL PHOTOSYNTHESIS
-Microbes play a role in decomposition of dead organisms (S, N, P) |
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| Why is the theory of Evolution still a theory for sciensts? |
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| it is a theory because once something is a teory in science it has gone through years of testing and hasn't been disproven |
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| Ways humans manipulate organisms? (9examples) |
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-baker's yeast
-brewer's yeast
-food preservation
-mold on wounds
-produce antibotics
-extract metals from mines
-clean up after oil spills
-Biotechnology
-Bioremediation |
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Genetic Engineering= creating new profucts and genetically modified organims (GMOS)
Recombinant DNA technology= allows microbes to be engineered to synthesize desirable proteins (drugs or hormones) |
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introducing microbes to the environment ro restore stability or clean uo toxic polluntants
ex. oil spills, chemical spills, water and sewage treatment |
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| Whats up with human diseases caused by microbs |
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-there is an increasing number of emergind diseases caused by microbes (SARS, AIDS, hep C, viral encephalitis)
-Other diseases previously not linked to microbes now are (ulcers, cancers, schizophernia, MS, OCD, coronary artery disease) |
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| Prokarytoic vs Eukaryotic Cells (3) |
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1. Prokarytoic are 10x smaller thna Eukaryotic
2. Prokarytoic cells lack organelles
3. All prokaryotes are microoganisms, but only eukaryotes are |
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| Size of microbs (smallest to largest) |
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| Virus, bacteria, fungi, protozoa |
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Domain, Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Species
(dude, kevin's poor cow only feels good sometimes) |
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Genus species (underlines)
ex: Staphylococcus aureus (underlined) |
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1. Archaea
2. Bacteria
3. Eukarya |
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| What is an indivdual virus called? |
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| A small ammount of DNA or RNA wrapped in protein and sometimes by a lipid membrane |
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1684
-father of bacteriology
-first person to accurately describe living organisms |
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1660's first to see microorganisms
-coined the word "cell" |
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-pasterization (ammoint of microoganisms is lowered to it wont cause ill effects
-the Germ Theory of Disease |
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| showed evidence that some microbes have high heat resistance and are difficult to destroy |
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| introduced aseptic technique |
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-Koch's postulates
-Verified the germ theory |
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| What where Koch's Postulates |
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-disease always in sick, not in well
-isolates microoganisms to indentify
-infection with pure mictobe results in disease
-re-isolate microorganism from infected individuals |
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