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Biology 246
Ch1 Intro Terms
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Undergraduate 4
01/27/2014

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Microbiology
Definition
Study of organisms too small to be seen with the unaided eye
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Unicellular
Definition
consist of one cell
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Cell
Definition
basic units of structure and function in living things
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Caroleus Linnaeus
Definition
Developed 1st naming system using Latin words. Each organism is given a genus (capitalized) and species name.
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Genus
Definition
consists of species that differ from each other in some ways but have a common ancestor
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Bacterial species
Definition
group or population of cells with similar characteristics
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Strain
Definition
a group of cells derived from a single cell
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Prokaryotes
Definition
organism that have no nuclear membrane surrounding their genetic material
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Eukaryotes
Definition
organism that do have a nuclear membrane surrounding their genetic material. Also have other membrane-bound organelles
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Archaebacteria
Definition
prokaryotic organisms that live in extreme environments
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Bacteria
Definition
Prokaryotes, binary fission, use organic chemicles, inorganic, or photosynthesis. Found in 1 of 3 shapes, cocci, spiral, and rods.
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Archaea
Definition
Prokaryotic; live in extreme environments
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Algae
Definition
Eukaryotes, Cellulose cell walls, use photosynthesis for energy, produce molecular oxygen and organic compounds
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Fungi
Definition
single (yeast) multicellular (mold) organisms; Eukaryotes, use organic chemicals for energy
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Protozoa
Definition
Eukaryotes, unicellular, absorb or ingest organic chemicals
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Virus
Definition
acellular particles, neither prokaryotic nor eukaryotic; can only contain one type of nucleic acid (DNA or RNA)
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Bacteriophage
Definition
Virus that infects bacterial cells
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Robert Hooke
Definition
compound microscope, observed cells in cork
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Anton van Leeuwenhoek
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observed living microorganisms. Observed the three different basic bacterial shapes, as well as parasites and protozoans
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Cell theory
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Living organisms are made of units called cells. Cells are the fundamental unit of life and carry out the basic functions of living things
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Matthias Schleiden and Theodor Schwann
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Developed Cell Theory
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Louis Pasteur
Definition
Father of Microbiology; demonstrated alcoholic fermentation of grapes and fruits was caused by microbes called ferments. Showed the first connection between food and spoilage and microorganisms.
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Ignaz Semmelweiss
Definition
Decreased childbirth deaths by suggesting physicians should disinfect their hands between patients
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Joseph Lister
Definition
spraying op rooms and treating wounds with aqueous phenol reduced incidence of death and infections
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Spontaneous Generation
Definition
microorganisms would originate spontaneously from non-living matter
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Koch's Polsulates
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1. The pathogenic microorganism should be found in all diseased subject, but not healthy.
2. The microorganism must be isolated from a diseased organism and grown in pure culture.
3. The cultured microorganism should cause disease when introduced into a healthy organism.
4. The microorganism must be reisolated from the inoculated, diseased experimental host and identified as being identical to the original specific causative agent.
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Edward Jenner
Definition
introduced vaccination.
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Alexander Fleming
Definition
Found Penicillin.
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