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Branch of Biology that deals with....
Miccroorganisms and their effects on other organisms |
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| Living organism to small to be seen with naked eye |
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| What 6 categories are microorganisms included? |
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| Bacteria, Fungi, Protozoa & microscopic algae, & iruses |
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| A disease-causing organism |
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| System of 2 names (genus & specific epithet) for each organism-also known as scientific nomenclature |
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| First name of the binomial (scientific name);taxon between family & species |
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| Most specific level in taxonomic hierarchy |
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| Kingdom-of prokaryotic organisms... Peptidoglycan cell walls |
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| Prokaryotic cells-Lacks peptidoglycan (one of three domains) |
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| Cell having DNA inside a distinct membrane-enclosed nucleus |
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| A cell whose genetic material is not enclosed in a nuclear envelope (no nucleus) |
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Organis that belongs to the kingdom FUNJI;
eukaryotic
absorptive chemoheterotroph |
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Unicellular eukaryotic organisms
-usuallly chemoheterotrophic |
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Photosynthetic eukaryote;
may be unicellular
filamentous
or multicellular BUT lacks tissues of plants |
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submicroscopic, parasitic,
Nucleic acid surrounded by a protein coat (filterable) |
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| An organism that derives nutrients from a living host |
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| Parasitic roundworm or flatworm |
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| Theory that all living things are composed of cells |
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| Theory that living cells areise only from preexisting cells |
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| Idea that life could arise spontaneously from nonliving matter |
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| Laboratory techniques used to minimize contamination |
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| mild heating to kill particular spoilage microorganisms or pathogens |
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the use of a disinfectant
Any treatment used on non-living obj to kill or inhibit the growth of microorganisms |
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| Principle that microorganisms cause disease |
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| Criteria used to determine the causative agent of infectious diseases |
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| Process of conferring immunity by administering a vaccine-immunization |
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| Treatment with chemical substances |
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| Chemotherapeutic agent that is prepared from chemicals in a lab |
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| Antimicrobial agent, usuallly produced naturally by bacterium or fungus |
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Scientific study of prokaryotes
Including bacteria and archaea |
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| Scientific study of fungi |
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Scientific study of parasites
Protozoa and parasitic worms |
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| Study of host's specific defenses to a pathogen |
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Body's defense against particular pathogenic microorganisms
-Specific resistance |
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| Scientific study of viruses |
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| Study of the interrelationships between organisms and thier environment |
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| RECOMBINANT DNA TECHNOLOGY |
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| Manufacturing and manipulationg genetic material in vitro, called genetic engineering |
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| Industrial application of microorganisms, cells or cell components to make a useful product |
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| Use of microbes to remoe an environmentall pollutant |
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| Treating a disease by replacing abnormal genes |
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| Variety of microorganisms on and inside our bodies-do no harm, may be beneficial unless they migrate to an area that is foreign to them |
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| A disease in which pothogens invade a susceptible host and carry out at least part of thier life cycle |
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| A microbial community that usually forms a slimy layer on a surface |
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| EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASE (EID) |
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| New or changing disease that is increasing or has the potential to... in future |
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