Download Microbiology: Understanding Living Organisms Too Small to See with the Naked Eye and more Quizzes Medical Microbiology in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 MICROBIOLOGY DEFINITION 1 THE STUDY OF LIVING THINGS THAT ARE TOO SMALL TO SEE WITH THE NAKED EYE TERM 2 WHAT ARE THE 5 MICROORGANISMS DEFINITION 2 BACTERIA ALGAE FUNGI (YEAST MOLDS MILDEWS) PROTOZOANS VIRUSES TERM 3 CELL DEFINITION 3 SMALLEST LIVING UNIT - ALL ORGANISMS CONSIST OF ONE OR MORE CELLS TERM 4 WHAT COLOR IS ALGAE DEFINITION 4 NOT ALL ALGAE IS GREEN, MANY DIFF. COLORS TERM 5 IS ALGAE A PRODUCER CONSUMER OR DECOM. DEFINITION 5 PRODUCER TERM 6 RED TIE OUTBREAK DEFINITION 6 OVERGROWTH OF ALGAE- PRODUCES ANUEROTIXIN, FISH IN OCEAN WILL DIE- CLOSE BEACHES TERM 7 IS ALGAE HARMFUL? DEFINITION 7 NO; MOST IS HARMLESS TERM 8 ARE FUNGI P,C, OR D? DEFINITION 8 DECOMPOSERS- BREAK DOWN DEAD PLANTS AND ANIMALS TERM 9 PATHOGENIC DEFINITION 9 CAUSE DISEASE TERM 10 WHAT DO WE GET ANTIBIOTICS FROM? DEFINITION 10 FUNGI TERM 21 FUNGI PREFER WHAT PH DEFINITION 21 ACIDIC! TERM 22 MANY BACTERIA LIVE AROUND WHAT PH DEFINITION 22 7- SOME ACIDIC TERM 23 CYANOBACTERIA LIKE WHAT CONDITIONS DEFINITION 23 ALKALINE TERM 24 BUFFERS DEFINITION 24 CHEMICALS WHICH CAN EITHER DONATE H OR ACCEPT H EX) CARBONATE, PHOSPHATE TERM 25 DIFF BETWEEN INORGANIC AND ORGANIC DEFINITION 25 ORGANIC- CARBON INORGANIC- NO CARBON (WATER) TERM 26 what are biomolecules DEFINITION 26 carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids TERM 27 what synthesises biomolecules DEFINITION 27 only living cells TERM 28 what happens when biomolecules are broken DEFINITION 28 energy is extracted or new biomolecules are built TERM 29 ex of carbohydrates DEFINITION 29 starch and sugar TERM 30 what are carbs a source of? DEFINITION 30 energy TERM 31 what elements make up carbohydrates? DEFINITION 31 C,H,O TERM 32 What are the three groups of carbs? DEFINITION 32 monosaccharides disaccharides, polysaccharides TERM 33 what are carbohydrates building blocks DEFINITION 33 monosaccharides TERM 34 chemical reaction DEFINITION 34 bonds are either made or broken in between atoms or molecules TERM 35 synthesis reactions ____ energy DEFINITION 35 require TERM 46 building blocks of lipids DEFINITION 46 glycerol & fatty acids TERM 47 lipids contain 2x the energy of ---------- DEFINITION 47 carbohydrates TERM 48 cell membranes are composed of ______ DEFINITION 48 phospholipids TERM 49 What are the elements of protiens DEFINITION 49 c,h,o,n,s TERM 50 function of proteins DEFINITION 50 enzymes, transport proteins, bacteriocins, toxins, movement, structutal, energy source TERM 51 building blocks of proteins DEFINITION 51 amino acids- 20 different amino acids TERM 52 bacteriocin DEFINITION 52 protein produced by bacteria which will kill other bacteria TERM 53 Protein is a major energy source for what? DEFINITION 53 bacteria; humans only use protein if were starving TERM 54 peptides DEFINITION 54 refers to amino acids joined together ( think protein) TERM 55 if a protein loses its shape it does not f DEFINITION 55 a ph extreme ; a high temperature TERM 56 dna;rna; atp refer tooo what? DEFINITION 56 nucliec acids TERM 57 function of nucliec acids DEFINITION 57 storage, transmission, translation of genetic information (dna-carrier rna-translates) TERM 58 atp= DEFINITION 58 energy currency TERM 59 elements of nucleic acids DEFINITION 59 c,h,o,n,p TERM 60 building blocks of nucliec acids DEFINITION 60 nucleotides
