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Distance apart needed to see 2 points as separate (ability to see fine detail) |
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With respect to resolution in microscopes, which is better, a small number or large one? |
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With respect to resolution in cameras, which is better, a small number or large one? |
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Which is better for seeing small organisms, a light or election microscope? |
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How do you calculate the resolving power? |
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Wavelength divided by (2 * NA) |
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What does numerical aperature (NA) depend on? (2) |
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-Refractive index of material between lense and slide -The angle of most divergent light ray that can enter that objective |
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What type of material will we use for our refractive index in class? (2) |
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What are the two (three) ways of improving resolution? |
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-Decrease wavelength -Use oil with 100x objective (-increase N.A.) |
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How would one decrease wavelength when they are trying to improve resolution? |
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electron vs. visual light |
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How does one improve the conditions but NOT resolution? (2) |
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-contrast by staining -light adjustment |
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If you use a low objective, should you use a high or low light? |
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If you use a high objective, should you use a high or low light? |
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What does a compound microscope mean? |
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A magnifying lense (usually 10x) |
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Platform that holds the microscope slide in position |
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Course/fine adjustment knobs |
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Used for focusing the specimen;turning he knobs changes the distance between the objective lens and the specimen |
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contains mirrors and prisms that transmit the image to the ocular lens |
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primary lenses that magnify the specimen |
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A lens system that condenses light before it passes through the specimen |
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controls the amount of light entering the condenser |
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Light Brightfield microscope: 1. Background 2. Resolution 3. Magnitude |
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1. Bright 2. 0.2µm 3. 2000x |
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light Darkfield: 1. Background 2. Resolution 3. Magnitude 4. Microbes |
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1. dark 2. 0.2µm 3. 2000x 4. clear |
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light, fluorescent 1. Background 2. Resolution 3. Magnitude 4. Microbes |
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1. dark 2. 0.2µm 3. 2000x 4. bright and fluorescing |
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What is the light, brightfield microscope enhanced by? (3) |
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-stains -oil with 100x lens -Diaphragm and light |
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What is the light, darkfield microscope enhanced by? (3) |
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What is the light, fluorescent microscope enhanced by? (2) |
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-Fluorescent antibody dyes -Fluorescent dye on antibody (specific) to microbe antigen, microbe fluoresces. |
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What are the uses of the light, brightfield microscope? (3) |
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-Live specimens (unstained) -stained (dead) specimens -bacteria, protozoa, fungus, multicellular animal parasites eggs |
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What are the uses of the light, darkfield microscope? (1) |
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live microbes:syphillis -we can't stain, too thin |
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What are the uses of the light, fluorescent microscope? (2) |
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-when immediate diagnosis needed -When cultures aren't available, or take too long. |
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What is the light, fluorescent microscope used to test |
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TB, rabies, syphillis, anthrax |
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Electron,scanning 1. Resolution 2. Magnification |
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Electron,transmission 1. Resolution 2. Magnification |
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What is the electron scanning microscope enhanced by? |
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What is the electron transmission microscope enhanced by? |
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Stain w/ + salt of heavy metal (barium) |
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What are the advantages (1) of the electron scanning microscope? |
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What are the advantages (1) of the electron transmission microscope? |
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high resolution and magnitude |
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What is the disadvantage to all e- scopes |
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artifacts due to killing, and fixing under vacuum. |
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problem with all scopes, distorations to microbes. |
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What is the disadvantage to the electron transmission microscope? |
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need THIN slice as e- can't penetrate |
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What are the uses of an electron scanning microscope? (1) |
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surface structures- eukaryote to virus |
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What are the uses of an electron transmission microscope? (4) |
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-Virus particles -bacterial flagella -internal cell structures -protein molecules |
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What are the steps to slide prep for basic stains? (4) |
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1. Smear 2. Air dry 3. Fix 4.Stain |
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attach to a slide (won't come off) |
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What is used to fix a slide? |
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alcohol or heat (hopefully preserves with little distortion) |
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Does fixing kill the microbe? |
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Basic dye: positive or negative stain? |
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How do poitive stains/basic dyes work? |
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The postive dye is attracted to the negative cell wall., therefore stains the cell. |
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What are examples of basic dyes? |
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Crystal violet, methylene blue, safranin (red) malachite green |
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Are acidic dyes positive or negative stains? |
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What type of microscope is a negative stain similar to? |
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How does an acidic dye work? |
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Negative dye repels negative cell wall. Stains backround instead of microbe. |
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Why is a negative dye used? |
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for cell shape and size, to detect capsules |
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What are the advantages to using an acidic dye? |
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less distotion (no heat fixing, stain doesn't enter) |
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What are the examples of acidic dyes? |
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gelatinous covering on outside, makes microbe more deadly |
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substance used to cause more intense staining |
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What is a mordent used for? |
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What color are microbes in a simple stain? |
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What is a simple stain used for? |
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morphology (shape, arrangement, size) |
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use of greater than two stains to distinguish groups of bacteria |
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What are examples of a differential stain? |
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gram stain, acid fast stain |
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differential due to cell wall differences |
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G.P. 1. Postive or negative? 2. Color? 3. Which stain? 4. Penicilin? |
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1. Positive 2. Purple 3. Retains primary stain 4. susceptible to penicillin |
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G.N. 1. Postive or negative? 2. Color? 3. Which stain? 4. Penicilin? |
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1. negative 2. red 3. accepts counterstain 4. Resistant to penicilin |
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What are staining problems for gram stains? (5) |
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-need young cultures -some bacteria stain poorly -Decolorization timing is critical -Potential artifacts |
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what are potential problems with all stains? (2) |
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-decolorization timing is critical -Potential artifacts |
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Why do you need young cultures? |
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holes in cell wall (old skin)could let purple out |
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Any time you add dye with heat, what are you staining? |
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Does a darkfield microscope use light? |
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Does an electron scanning microscope use light? |
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Does an electron transmission microscope use light? |
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What is the order of chemicals in the gram staining process? (4) |
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1. Crystal Violet 2. Iodine 3. Alochol 4. Saphranin |
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What color is the GN and GP after the crystal violet?(Gram Stain) |
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What color is the GN and GP after the iodine? (Gram Stain) |
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What color is the GN and GP after the alocohol? (Gram Stain) |
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What color is the GN and GP after the saphranin? (gram Stain) |
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What is the point of crystal violet in a gram stain? |
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To stain all of the cells one color |
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What is the point of iodine in a gram stain? |
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What is the point of alochol in a gram stain? |
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What is the point of safranin in a gram stain? |
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In an acid fast stain, the primary stain is? |
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In an acid fast stain, the primary stain color is...? |
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In an acid fast stain, the scondary stain color is? |
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In an acid fast stain, is a positive result the color of the primary stain or the scondary stain? |
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In an acid fast stain, is a negative result the color of the primary stain or the secondary stain? |
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In an acid fast stain, why does the poitive stain retain its color? |
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the wax in the cell wall keeps the primary stain |
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What is the acid fast stain used for? |
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To ID mycobacterium species, TB (tuburculosis, leporasy, avium) |
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a gelatinous covering on outside of bacteria to help it evade immune system. The bacteria secretes like slime. |
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How does one perform a capsule stain? (3steps) |
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1. Use positive stain to stain bacteria 2. Negative stain to stain background 3. clear halo of capsule is left between the stains |
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What can be a problem with a capsule stain? |
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the capsule can wash off as it is soluble in water. |
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resistant, dormant resting structure to protect microbe from adverse conditions. |
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Is an endospore used for reproduction? |
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What is used to determine endospore species? |
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its position: terminal, subterminal, and central |
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How do you stain an endospore? |
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use heat to force dye into stain resistant endospore. |
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What are the three positions an endospore can be in? |
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terminal, subterminal, central |
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1. central
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whip-like structure for mobility |
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What, in flagella, is used to id bacteria? |
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-number and arrangement -different proteins on flagella |
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can coccus bacteria have flagella? |
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Can bacillus have flagella? |
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can spirals have flagella? |
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Do prokaryotes have a nucleus? |
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no, they have a nucleiod region but no membrane. |
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Do prokaryotes have any membranous organelles? |
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no, but they do have ribosomes |
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yes, 1 circular chromosome. |
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Do prokaryotes have the same protein associated with the their DNA as eukaryotes? |
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no, eukaryotes have histone associated with their DNA. There is a different protein associated with the DNA of prokaryotes |
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How do bacteria reproduce? |
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What is a bacteria's cell wall is made of? |
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What is an archea's cell wall made of? |
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they don't have any. If they do its pseudomurien. |
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What is the purpose of a bacteria's cell wall? (3) |
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-maintains shape -anchors flagella -prevents rupturing due to osmotic pressure |
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What is the clinical importance of a bacteria's cell wall? (2) |
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-Site of antibiotic activities -Determines GN or GP |
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What is a bacteria's cell wall made of? |
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How does penicillin affect a gram positive cell wall? |
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Penicillin interferes with peptide links in GP=> weak cell wall=>water intake &lysis (increase in osmotic pressure)=>dies |
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How many layers of cell membrane are in the GP? |
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How many layers of cell membrane are in a GN? |
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Does a GP cell wall have telchoic acid? |
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Does a GN cell wall have telchoic acid? |
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Does a GP cell wall have two layers? |
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Does a GP cell wall have two layers? |
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Does a GN cell wall have two layers? |
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Which cell wall has a thick peptidoglycan layer, GN or GP? |
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Which cell wall has a thin peptidoglycan layer, GN or GP? |
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Which cell wall has lyposcpolysaccharides(LPS), GN or GP? |
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Does a GP cell have a thick peptidoglycan layer in their cell wall? |
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Does a GP have telchoic acid in their cell wall? |
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Which cell wall (GN or GP) secretes primarily extotoxins? |
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Do Gram Positive cells have a space between the layers of its cell wall? |
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No, there is only one cell wall...no space... |
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Do GN cell walls have thick or thin layer of peptidoglycan? |
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Do GN cell walls have trichoic acids? |
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Do GN cell walls have an outer wall embrane? |
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What is a GN's outer wall membrane function? |
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evades phagocytosis, it is a barrier to penicillan and enzymes |
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allows certain things to get through, opening |
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How do things get through a GN's cell wall? |
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What do the lypopolysacharides in a GN cell wall do? |
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secrete endotoxin which can lead to a fever and shock. |
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Does a GN cell wall have a space between its two layers? |
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Where is the peptidoglycan found in a GN cell wall? |
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space between outerwall and plasma membrane, fluid, where peptidoglycan is |
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What does the periplasm contain? |
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What can make a GN appear GP? |
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What affect does alcohol have on GP in a gram stain? |
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dehydrates, increases density of thick wall, crystals can't leave |
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What affect does alcohol have on GP in a gram stain? |
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disolves outer membrane and dehydration leaves a hole in thin peptidoglycan, crystals exit and sell colorless |
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How can a GP falsely stain GN? (3) |
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Cell wall damaged due to: -age -heat damage during fixing -overdecolorization |
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What are the only type of bacteria able to make endospores? |
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What are the only bacteria able to test positive in an acid fast stain? |
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GP rod/bacillus only test poitive for (2) |
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-endospore stain: Bacillus & clostridium -Acid Fast STain:Mycobacterium (TB) |
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digeestive enzyme in saliva, tears and mucus |
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What type of bacteria is a lysozyme most effective against? (GN/GP) |
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GP:it hydrolyzed peptide bonds |
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What type of bacteria is penicillin most affective against? (GN/GP) |
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GP: breaks down peptide bonds |
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Name three species with an atypical cell wall/ |
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Mycoplasma -mycobacteria -archea |
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What in its plasma membrane prevents a mycoplasma from lysis (bursting)? |
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the high amount of sterolipid |
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What will a mycobacteria stain if gram stain? |
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MUST ANSWER GP!!!! -hard to stain, wax and water don't mix well) |
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In an acid fast stain, what will mycobacteria be? |
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In an acid fast stain, what will mycoplasma be? |
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No cell wall or pseudomurein |
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What is another term for a capsule? |
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What is another term for glycocalyx? |
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What is a capsule/glycocalyx made of? (2) |
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(sugar coat) -EPS (Extra cellular polysaccharide) and polypeptide polymer |
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What is the purpose of a glycocalyx/capsule? |
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-increased virulence, evade phagocytosis, adherence, dehydration protetion |
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How would one stan a capsule/glycocalyx? Include stains used. |
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Negative stain with two dyes: Basic (poitive)stains organism, acidic(negative) stains background. Halo between is the capsule |
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What is the purpose/function of flagella? |
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What is the purpose/function of axial filaments? |
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What is the purpose/function of fimbrae? |
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What is the purpose/function of pilli? |
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transfer DNA (plasmids only) "sex pili" |
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In what group of bacteria would we find flagella? |
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In what group of bacteria would we find axial filaments? |
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In what group of bacteria would we find fimbrae? |
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In what group of bacteria would we find pili? |
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How do GP bacteria transfer plasmids? |
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NOT PILI -sticky substance connecting cells long enough to transfer plasmid |
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How do GN transfer plasmids? |
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tuff (1 or more) at each pole |
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location of Axial filaments on a cell |
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spiralled around cell within outer sheath (endoflagella) |
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location of fimbrae on a cell |
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few to hundreds all around cell |
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External filamentous structures |
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-thin, extend from cell wall -only in certain bacteria, not all |
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do bacteria reproduce through pili? |
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protection from extreme conditions. Not reproduction. |
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doesn't have plasmid or sex pillus |
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has plasmid and sex pilus |
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Are there cilia on bacteria? |
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movement in response to stimulous |
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attracted to or try to get away from chemical |
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attracted to or try to get away from light |
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resistant "resting" structures to survive adverse conditions |
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What can make endospores? |
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GP RODS -bacillus and clostridium |
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-makes spores -goes from active bacteria to dormant endospore |
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-goes from dormant endospore to vegatative (active) bacteria |
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What are locations of endospores (3) |
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terminal,subterminal, central |
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What can an endospore survive? |
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dehydration, heat, chemicals, improper canning(toxins=>food poisoning), etc. |
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How does an endospore appear in a gram stain? |
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How is an endospore stain made? |
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-primary: basic stain with heat forces stain inro endospore -rinse: removes stain from rest of slide/organism -Counterstian: basic stain colors rest of organism |
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-bilayer of phospholipids with protein -selectively (semi) permeable |
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What is an organism with a special plasma membrane? |
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mycoplasmas:contain cterol |
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What can be effective in dimishing the plasma membrane? |
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alcohols, disinfectants, some antibiotics |
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passive transport high to low concentration |
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goes right through the membrane |
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involves a protein, does not cause energy usage |
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from low to high concentration. Requires ATP (energy) and protein |
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What are the three osmotic enviroments? |
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isotonic, hypotonic, hypertonic |
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Isotonic/isoosmotic solution |
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equal % total solute on both sides of membrane -water moves in both directions -Dynamic equilibrium (cell size constant) |
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-low % solute -net water moves into the cell -if no cell wall, or weakened, lysis occurs |
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How does the cell wall help a hypotonic solution? |
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How does the cell wall help a hypertonic enviroment? |
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it doesn't. Does not prevent water from leaving (can shrivel and die) |
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Which is more detrimental for a cell? a hypotonic solution or hypertonic enviroment? |
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-high % colute -Net water movementout of cell -plasmolysis can occur |
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cell shrivels and dies from lack of water. |
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Chromatophores/thylakoids |
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photosynthetic structures |
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Bacteria nucleoid/nuclear area |
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-no nuclear membrane -1 circular chromosome w/out histones |
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What is the benfitst of plasmids to the organisms? |
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What is the benefit of plasmids to us? |
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How many genes are in a plasmid? can it transfer between species? |
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How are plasmids transferred? |
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-Conjunction (transfer through direct contact -GN sex pili -GP sticky substance |
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Are plasmids crucial for survival? |
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What do people mean when they say plasmids are biotech? |
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used for genetic manipulation |
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Can an f- change to an f+? |
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Can an F+ change to an F-? |
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Sedimentaion (how fast they go to bottom of tube (settle out)) |
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What is a ribosome made of? |
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2 subunits protein and RNA |
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Prokaryotic ribosome size? |
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Eukaryotic ribosome size? |
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How do antibiotics attack prokaryotic ribosomes and not eukaryotic ribosomes? |
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Antibiotics attach to subunit of prokaryotic size |
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How do inclusions help the cell |
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prevent increase in osmotic pressure -help with water pull, decrease osmotic pull |
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Why is an endospore stain needed? |
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Endospore and not inclusion both look clear, endospore stain, inclusion does not |
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what are some inclusions? (3) |
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-sulfar, sucrose, air (buoyency) |
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What are some prokaryotic structures? |
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flagella, fimbrae, plasmid, chromosome, inclusion, ribosome, plasma membrane, capsule |
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What looks different in an eukaryote than a prokaryote? |
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-larger -Nucleus (membrane bound organelles) -If cell wall: algae:cellulose, Fungi:Chitin |
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What groups have fimbrae? |
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Waht groups have flagella? |
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-endospore stain: has endospore -acid fast:test for wax |
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Eukaryotes evolved from sympbiotic prokaryotes liviing inside other prokaryotes |
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What are 3 things that serve as evidence for the endosymbiotic theory? |
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-Organelle membranes are similar(phospholipid)like bacterial plasma membranes -Choloplasts similar to photosynthetic prokaryotes -Mitochondria and Chloroplasts |
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What is so significant about mitochondria and cholorplast when dealing with the endosymbiotic theory? |
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-reproduce by binary fision -Contains DNA (circular without histones) and 70s ribsomes -Double membrane like prokaryotic plasma membrane |
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