Microbes Chapter 8

Microbiology is the study of?

• Plants and animal organism

• plant and cow

• trees and humans

• drugs and alcohol

Passive transport has two methods.

• Diffusion and Pumped

• Pumped and Osmosis

• Osmosis and Diffusion

• Endocytosis and Diffusion

Microbe and host relationship can be classified as?

• who cares as long as we don't get sick

• Beneficial

• Couple

• Not mutual

Mutualism is?

• Two organisms coexisting

• No harm to either organism

• Harmful to one and beneficial to the other

• Beneficial to both organisms

In order to get an infection you need?

• Someone that is sick

• Entry site

• someone that does not wash there hands

• where a face mask so there is no infection

Nosocomial infection is?

• Home acquired

• Restaurant acquired

• Hospital acquired

• Bathroom acquired

Best prevention for preventing disease transmission is?

• Sneeze into your hand

• Use a paper towel to open a door

• Wash your hands people

• Look before crossing paths with a person

Aerobic is?

• Organisms can live without oxygen

• Organisms can live with or without oxygen

• Organism that runs free

• Organisms that require oxygen

Stationary Phase is?

• No cell division in this phase

• No longer room for growth so the organism dies

• Using up nutrients and expelling cellular waste

• Active and sometimes rapid cell division

Endotoxins do what?

• Release of chemical contained within the cells into the

  
  

  bloodstream

• Result in cell metabolism that destroys tissue so the

  
  

  organism can grow

• Love your blood

• Cell metabolism that creates life into the blood stream