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Microorganism - Answer Single cell (bacteria, archaeons, fungi, protozoa, algae) Virus - Answer Not living, not considered microorganisms, considered microbes Microbes - Answer Include microorganisms and viruses, can be advantageous or harmful Cell - Answer Smallest, most basic biological unit of life All cells are compromised of - Answer Macromolecules (building bloacks) Four main types of macromolecules found ing cells - Answer Proteins, nucleic acids, lipids, and polysaccharides Protei...

Can viruses be classified as either prokaryotic or eukaryotic microorganisms? - Answer Neither What is an obligate intracellular parasite? - Answer Viruses are considered obligate intracellular parasites because they can not replicate on their own. What is a viral capsid? - Answer The capsid is a membrane-like protective structure that contains the genetic material, similar to the nucleus of a eukaryotic cell. What is the viral envelope, and what does the presence (or absence) of it tell yo...

micrometer - Answer one millionth of a meter nanometer - Answer one billionth of a meter two critical factors that influence our ability to see an object - Answer resolution and contrast resolution - Answer the distance between two objects at which the objects still can be seen as separate contrast - Answer the difference in light absorbance between two (objects) the closer two objects are to each other the __________________ the resolution requirement - Answer greater the ______________...

Organism - Answer An individual living creature Characteristics of a living thing - Answer (1) Order (2) Evolutionary Adaptation (3) Regulation (4)Energy Processing (5)Growth and Development (6) Response to Environment (7)Reproduction Cell - Answer Basic unit of life order - Answer is the taxonomic rank used in the classification of organisms Example: Sun Flower- Seeds and Leaves evolutionary adaptation - Answer Is smaller genetic changes that allow for better survival. (Cold Climate...

Match each of the following organelles with the correct description. Nucleus Endoplasmic Reticulum Lysosomes Chloroplasts - Answer Nucleus - Contains genomic content of the cell Endoplasmic Reticulum - Series of membrane-enclosed sacs and interconnected tubes Lysosomes - Contain hydrolytic enzymes capable of degrading unwanted cellular debris Chloroplasts - Site of photosynthesis Briefly explain how a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) forms an image of subcellular organelles, substrate...

PORTAGE LEARNING - MICROBIOLOGY, MODULE 5 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (100% PASS) universal precautions - Answer any and all samples, whether known or unknown, are to be treated as potentially hazardous (or pathogenic) materials process of microbial analysis - Answer SSMPGRC/staying sexy makes people get really cool (size/shape, motility, picture, gram +/-, reactions, color) streptococcus - Answer a Gram positive, round bacteria that tend to link together in chain-like structures/ catalase nega...

Growth media - Answer a liquid or solid formulated to support microbial growth. Media contains - Answer essential nutrients to provide the microbe with a source of carbon/energy, which, in turn, encourages its expansion. Nutrient composition often includes - Answer a rich source of sugars, amino acids, and vitamins. Such media can also be referred to as - Answer nutrient broth and is commonly used to grow microbes in a suspension. Most common nutrient broth - Answer LB media - lysogeny bro...

Simple squamous epithelium Tiled floor (fried eggs). Location: endothlium (lining of cardio. system) Forms epithelial layer of serous membranes (mesothelium). Functions in sites of filtration and diffusion. Simple cuboidal epithelium single layer of cube shaped cells w/ round, centerally located nucleus. Covers surface of ovary, lines anterior surface of eye lens. Its function is secretion and absorption.

Portage Learning -Pharmacology 2024 Updated Pharmacology - Answer -The study or science of drugs Therapeutic effect - Answer -The desired effect Side effect - Answer -Undesirable but not harmful effect that the drug causes Adverse effect - Answer -undesirable and potentially harmful drug effect; monitoring patient to ensure the drug does not become toxic, may continue treatment. Toxic effect - Answer -undesirable drug effect that implies drug poisoning; can be very harmful or lifethreaten...