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Microbiology is the study of - ANSWER--microbes and their
biological processes
microbes are - ANSWER--microorganisms and viruses
smallest unit of biological life - ANSWER--cell
Four main types of macromolecules - ANSWER--carbohydrates,
lipids, proteins, nucleic acids
What is a macromolecule? - ANSWER--
functions of a protein in cell - ANSWER--facilitate movement of
materials in cell; act as enzyme to catalyze biochemical
processes; provide structure
two major types of nucleic acids - ANSWER--DNA and RNA
DNA contains - ANSWER--hereditary information
RNA - ANSWER--deciphers hereditary information in DNA and
uses it to synthesize proteins
plasma membrane is made from - ANSWER--lipids
plasma membrane function - ANSWER--barrier of cell restricts
what moves in and out of cell
Carbohydrate is made of - ANSWER--carbon, hydrogen, oxygen
prokaryotic cell - ANSWER--unicellular, no nucleus, dna in
plasma; bacteria and archaea
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Eukaryotic cell - ANSWER--nucleus and membrane bound
organelles
bacteria morphologies - ANSWER--coccus, vibrio, bacillus,
spirillum
Coccus - ANSWER--round
virbrio - ANSWER--curved rod
Bacillus - ANSWER--rod
Spirillum - ANSWER--spiral
Archaea - ANSWER--survive harsh conditions
four main classifications of Eukarya - ANSWER--Animalia,
Plantae, Fungi, Protista
viruses can not be classified as Eukaryotic or prokaryotic because
- ANSWER--they need a host (can not live and replicate with out
host)
lipid bilayer of plasma membrane is composed of - ANSWER--
amphipathic phospholipids
amphipathic phospholipids contain - ANSWER--polar hydrophilic
head and non-polar hydrophobic tail
Hydrophilic - ANSWER--water loving
hydrophobic - ANSWER--Water fearing
Ribosome - ANSWER--protein synthesis