Microbiology Chapter 4 UTA Tholen Questions and Answers
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Microbiology Chapter 4 UTA Tholen
Prokaryotes (Bacteria and Archaea) are - Answer-everywhere.
Prokaryotes are - Answer-VERY adaptable & resilient
Prokaryotes have the ability to - Answer-switch metabolic or respiration methods
Mutualism - Answer-both populations benefit; ex: gut nutrition metabolism
Amensalism - Answer-one popu...
Microbiology Chapter 4 UTA Tholen Prokaryotes (Bacteria and Archaea) are - Answer -everywhere. Prokaryotes are - Answer -VERY adaptable & resilient Prokaryotes have the ability to - Answer -switch metabolic or respiration methods Mutualism - Answer -both populations benefit; ex: gut nutrition metabolism Amensalism - Answer -one population is harmed and the other is unaffected; ex: antimicrobial defense on skin Commensalism - Answer -one population is benefitted and the other is unaffected; ex: Skin cells as food source Neutralism - Answer -both populations are unaffected; Spores in soil Parasitism - Answer -one population is benefitted, the other is harmed; ex: Tuberculosis Polymicrobial "communities" - Answer -group of interacting populations of organisms Prokaryotes + Eukaryote microbes= microbes - Answer -microbiome Microbiota - Answer -all prokaryotic and eukaryotic microorganisms that are associated with a certain organism or environment cooperative - Answer -biofilm formation competing - Answer -scarce nutrients Resident microbiota - Answer -microorganisms that constantly live in/on our bodies transient microbiota - Answer -microorganisms temporarily found in the human body, may include pathogenic microorganisms prokaryotes - Answer -don't reproduce sexually; classified by stains BEST APPROACH to prokaryotes - Answer -molecular + biochemical + microscopy Standard for bacterial taxonomy - Answer -Bergey's Manual of Systemic Bacteriology Largest collection of microbes available - Answer -American Type Culture Collection gram positive prokaryotes - Answer -LOW guanine -cytosine nucleotides; HIGH G -C gram negative prokaryotes - Answer -proteobacteria and spirochetes Atypical - Answer -neither Alphaproteobacteria - Answer -Oliotrophs live in low nutrients environments; Chlamydia & Rickettsia are prominent genera (Obligate intracellular and must have a host to be metabolically active) Alphaproteobacteria: Rickettsia - Answer -causative agents for Rocky mountain spotted fever & typhus fevers Alphaproteobacteria: Chlamydia - Answer -causative agents for lymphogranuloma venereum (STD) Betoproteobacteria - Answer -Eutrophs require many nutrients; prominent genera include Bordetella and Neisseria
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