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Unit 1-3 Review

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    Microbiology for Non-Science Majors
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  • This bacteria can cross the placenta and causes numerous birth defects, including saber shins and saddle nose.
    Treponema pallidum
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  • This Gram (-) bacteria localizes in the lower respiratory tract and is generally more severe in children
    Bordetella pertussis
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  • This scientist linked puerperal fever to "cadaver particles", leading to preliminary aseptic techniques.
    Ignaz Semmelweis
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  • This scientist invented the first compound microscope and coined the term "cell".
    Robert Hooke
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  • This organelle is found in both eukaryotes and prokaryotes and plays a role in protein synthesis.
    Ribosomes
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  • This organelle synthesizes lipids and plays a role in detoxification.
    Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum
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  • This organelle "ships and receives" products from the rough ER.
    Golgi apparatus
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  • This type of infection is transmitted from a healthcare worker to a patient.
    Iatrogenic infection
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  • The transmission method in which the pathogen enters via a sting or needle injection.
    Parenteral route
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  • A type of infection that occurs when normal flora is introduced to a new location.
    Opportunistic infection
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  • These stabilizing features are found only within the the bacterial plasma membrane.
    Hopanoids
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  • This kind of bacterial wall has a thin layer of peptidoglycan and an outer membrane that includes lipopolysaccharide (LPS).
    Gram Negative
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  • True or False: Budding and binary fission are asexual methods of reproducing.
    True!
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  • What is schizogony?
    An asexual reproduction method found in some protozoans. It involves multiple mitoses without cytokinesis.
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  • What is the difference between a trophozoite and a cyst?
    Trophozoites are active, motile and metabolically active. Cysts are dormant and inactive.
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  • What are the four major macromolecules found in ALL cells?
    Lipids, carbohydrates, proteins and nucleic acids.
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