Bacteria and Archaea
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Which is not a microscopic observation?
Age
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What is the most widely used differential staining procedure?
Gram stain
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Which test divides bacteria into two groups (G+ & G-) based on differences in cell wall structure?
Gram stain
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In an oxidase test, positive results show as what colour?
Purple
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In an oxidase test, negative results show as what colour?
Colourless
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What does the oxidation/fermentation test look at?
Glucouse
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What is the medium in culture media?
Nutrient solution for growing microorganisms
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What is the inoculum in culture media?
Initial small number of cells added grown to give a culture
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What is agar in culture media?
Polysaccharide extracted from seaweed
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At what temperature does agar melt?
100'C
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Agar remains molten down to...
50'C
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What are the two categories of media?
Complex and synthetic/defined
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What does the category of media, complex mean?
Undefined reagents
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A complex selective media means?
it contains an agent that only allows growth of certain organisms
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A complex differential media means?
the agent has changed in some visible way
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What does synthetic/defined mean?
All chemical components known
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What allows the growth of particular microorganisms while inhibiting the growth of others?
Selective agents
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Bile salts are an example of
Selective agents
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Crystal violet is an example of
Selective agents
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NaCl is an example of
Selective agents
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Chloramphenical is an example of
Selective agents
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Blood is an example of
Differential agents
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Fermentable carbohydrate plus pH indicator is an example of what?
Differential agents
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What is the approximate diameter for a red blood cell?
7000nm
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What is the approximate WxL of E.coli
1300nm x 4000nm
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What is the approximate diameter of streptococcus?
800nm-1000nm
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In a bacterial cell, the cell envelope has how many layers?
3
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What is not a layer in the cell envelope of a bacterial cell?
Fluid layer
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What is not another common features of a bacterial cell?
Internal structures
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Peptidoglycan is a unique compound of what?
Bacterial cell wall
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What is peptidoglycan?
A rigid structure that lies just outside the cell plasma membrane
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If the gram stain is positive what can be assumed about the peptidoglycan?
It is thick
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If the gram stain is negative what can be assumed about the peptidoglycan and outer membrane?
It is thin
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In the bacterial cell wall what are the two alternating amino acids?
D- and L-
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Gram positive cell walls are composed mainly of?
Peptidoglycan
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Gram positive cell walls also contain?
Teichoic acids
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What does Lysozyme in the cell wall do?
Breaks the bond between N-acetyl glucosamine and N-actylmuramic acid
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What does penicillin do?
Inhibits peptidolgycan synthesis
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Card 2
Front
What is the most widely used differential staining procedure?
Back
Gram stain
Card 3
Front
Which test divides bacteria into two groups (G+ & G-) based on differences in cell wall structure?
Back
Card 4
Front
In an oxidase test, positive results show as what colour?
Back
Card 5
Front
In an oxidase test, negative results show as what colour?
Back
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