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Define: Minimum inhibitory concentration The minimum concentration of an antibiotic that inhibits growth of an organism for 24 hours. What is a broad spectrum antibiotic? Narrow spectrum? Broad = affects both GP and GN organisms. Narrow spectrum = only GP or GN, not both. What is the DOC for streptococcus? Penicillin family What kind of bacteria is strep. Pygogenes? GP, coccus, common pathogen for "strep throat" and cellulitis. What is group B strep? Strep. Aga...

what connects bacterial cells during the exchange of genetic material? a. flagellum b. nucleoid region c. cell wall d. pilus d. pilus Which of the following is a function of peptidoglycan? a. Promotes phagocytosis b. Protects cells from bursting c. Allows bacteria to adhere to surfaces and each other d. Regulates movement of substances into and out of the bacterial cell b. Protects cells from bursting What term is used to describe bacterial cells that are spherical in shape? a. Baci...

AAERT Medical TerminologyAlgi - correct answer pain Anro - correct answer man or male (ex. Androgen) Angio - correct answer blood Blast - correct answer bud or cell Carcino - correct answer cancer Cephal - correct answer head (ex. Encephala - brain inside head) Cerebro - correct answer brain Chole - correct answer bile (fat) Coccus, cocci - correct answer seed(s) Cyte - correct answer cell (ex. Cytoplasm, leukocyte) Cuta - correct answer skin (ex. Cuticle) Dont -...

What is microbiology the study of? - microbes and their biological processes What is the smallest biological unit of life? - cell What are the characteristics of life? - movement, responsiveness, growth, reproduction, metabolism, homeostasis, and organization What is a macromolecule? - a complex molecule that is composed from smaller subunits What are the four main types of macromolecules? - protein, lipids, nucleic acids, carbohydrates What is the most prominent macromolecule in the body...

BIOD 171 ESSENTIAL MICROBIOLOGY FINAL EXAM 183 PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS BIOD 171 ESSENTIAL MICROBIOLOGY FINAL EXAM GRADED A What various functions do proteins have in a cell Proteins may facilitate the movement of materials in or out of a cell. Some can act as enzymes that catalyze, or speed up, biochemical processes. Others play a structural role while other proteins, such as filaments, enable movement. What are the main morphologies of bacteria? Bacteria can be described as coc...

Microbiology is the study of what - microorganisms/viruses and there biological processes What is the smallest biological unit of life? - cell What is a macromolecule? - a molecule containing a very large number of atoms, such as a protein, nucleic acid, or synthetic polymer. What are the 4 main types of macromolecules - proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, polysachrides What various functions do proteins have in a cell - Proteins may facilitate the movement of materials in or out of a cell. ...

Microbiology CSMLS Review Questions and Answers Rated A+ The pulmonary form of anthrax is known as - Valley fever - Walking pneumonia - Farmers' lung - Woolsorters disease Woolsorters disease Streptococci are unable to synthesize the enzyme - Catalase - Kinase - Hyaluronidase - Lipase Catalase (Organisms that synthesize the enzyme catalase are able to protect themselves from the killing effects of H2O2 by converting it to H2O and O2. Streptococci are unable to do this) W...

List several ways in which microbes affect our lives. correct answers· Maintenance of an ecological balance on earth Produce foods and chemical necessary for the survival of humans Maintain health present on your skin, in your mouth, and in your stomach Recognize the system of scientific nomenclature that uses genus and specific epithet names. correct answersDesigned by Carolus Linnaeus each living organism is assigned two names. The genus is the first name and is always capitalized. The ...

The pulmonary form of anthrax is known as - Valley fever - Walking pneumonia - Farmers' lung - Woolsorters disease - Answer-Woolsorters disease Streptococci are unable to synthesize the enzyme - Catalase - Kinase - Hyaluronidase - Lipase - Answer-Catalase (Organisms that synthesize the enzyme catalase are able to protect themselves from the killing effects of H2O2 by converting it to H2O and O2. Streptococci are unable to do this) Which of the following is NOT appropriate when descr...

Pathogenic - correct answer disease producing Types of microbes - correct answer 1.Bacteria 2.Archea 3.Fungi 4.Protozoa 5.Algae 6.Viruses 7. Parasites Bacteria - correct answer single celled, genetic material not enclose in membrane, some can complete photosynthesis, some can swim using flagella Bacteria are enclose in: - correct answer Cell walls made of peptoglycan Bacterial Cells are called? - correct answer Prokaryotes Bacterial Cell Shapes (3) - correct answer 1. Bacill...