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cocci |
spherical shaped bacteria |
bacillus |
clylindrical or rod shaped bacteria |
total magnification of all lenses on a microscope |
ocular lens: 10x scanning lens: 4x low power lens: 10x high power lens (dry): 40x oil emersion lens: 100x |
total magnification |
the amount a specimen is magnified through the objective & ocular lenses combined |
microscope parts |
ocular lens, arm, base, light source, stage, stage clips, fine & course adjustment knobs, condensor, iris, diaphragm, nose piece, scanning lens, low power objective, high power objective, and oil emersion lens |
working distance |
the amount of space between the objective and the specimen when the latter is in focus |
parfocal |
when one objective can be exchanged for another with only minor adjustments |
wavelength of light |
visable light that aids in resolving power |
numerical aperture of a lens |
ability of a lens to gather light
NA = i sin 0 |
magnification |
making an object appear larger from use of one or more lenses |
resolution/resolving power |
ability of a lens or microscope to distinguish between closely adjacent points |
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Yeast |
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Description of the Kingdom Algae |
photosynthetic eukaryotes w/ membrane bound nucleus & chlroplast oxygen generating primary producers |
Spirulina
cyanobacteria |
microcystis
cyanobacteria |
Anabaena
cyanobacteria |
oscillatoria
cyanobacteria |
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Spirillum sp.
bacteria |
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Streptococcus pyogenes
bacteria |
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Proteus vulgaris
bacteria |
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Staphylococcus aureus
bacteria |
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spirilla |
spherical shaped
1/2 moons, loosely wound, or tightly wound |
Bacillus subtilis
bacteria |
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description of Kingdom Protozoa |
eukaryotic grouped based on motility primary consumers |
Synedra
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diatom
Chrysophyta |
Synedra |
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Spirogyra |
filamentous algae
Chlorophyta |
Spirogyra |
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Chlamydomonas |
unicellular green algae
(Chlrophyta-Mastigophoa) |
Chlamydomonas |
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Euglena |
Euglenophyta-Mastigophora |
Euglena |
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Giardia lamblia |
Mastigophora |
Giardia lamblia |
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hypha |
growth form of most fungi is a tubular cell |
septae |
cross walls located inside of the hypha structure |
coenocytic |
condition of free movement |
myecelium |
many branched hypha |
oogonia
(specifically in Saprolegenia) |
immature ovum |
Description of Basidiomycetes |
when sexual spores are formed inside a basidium; includes mushrooms and toad stools |
Description of ascomycetes |
spores are formed inside a structure called an ascus |
Lower Fungi description |
bread & water mold, where enclosed sexual spores of all other types |
Deuteromycetes |
no sexual stage is observed |
disease of Aspergillus |
Aspergillosis...causes allergic respiratory symptoms |
disease of Rhizopus |
causes bread mold |
disease of Candida |
causes yeast infections in women & men |
Name mold that created first antibiotic |
Penicillium |
Penicillium |
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Aspergillus |
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Rhizopus |
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Rhizopus conjugation |
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Budding yeast |
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Saprolegnia |
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Candida albicans |
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description of Phylum Platyhelminthes |
includes Trematode & Cestode commonly called flukes (one animal consisting of both male & female) require alternate host
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description of Phylum Nematoda |
roundworms
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schistosoma mansoni male & female |
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schistosoma mansoni cercariae |
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schistosoma mansoni miracidium |
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trematoda |
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nemotoda |
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cestoda - proglottis |
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cestoda - cysticercus |
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cestoda - scolex |
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nemotoda - scolex |
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nematoda |
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nematoda |
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nematoda - larvae encysted |
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nematoda - migratory larvae |
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symptoms of hookworm |
common in africa chronic anemia due to loss of blood dermatitis removal of worms from throat |
symptoms of pinworm |
anal area irritation noticed because of intense scratching tiredness & irritability |