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Prokaryotic cells, lack peptidoglycan in their cell walls, if they have them.
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Archaea
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Unicellular form of fungi
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yeast
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Molds form visible masses called
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mycelia
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Unicellular eukaryotes, move by pseudopods, cilia, or flagella. Can be photosynthetic, can also live as parasites
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Protozoa
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Photosynthetic eukaryotes, cell wall made of cellulose, can be unicellular
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Algae
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Two major types of parasitic worms are the flatworms and roundworms, collectively called ______
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helminths
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First to describe cells, observing cork with a crude microscope
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Robert Hooke
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The claim that living cells can only arise from existing living cells
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biogenesis
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The process of yeasts converting sugars to alcohol in anaerobic conditions
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fermentation
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a sequence for directly relating a specific microbe to a specific disease
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Koch's postulates
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The study of fungi
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Mycology
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Species of bacteria that causes MRSA, VRSA, and VISA
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Staphylococcus aureus
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Proper name of mad cow disease
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bovine spongiform encephalopathy
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mad cow disease is caused by ______
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a prion
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A micrometer (um) is equal to 10 to the negative ___ meters
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A nanometer (nm) is equal to 10 to the negative _____ meters
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Microscopy method that uses sound waves
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Scanning acoustic microscopy (SAM)
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Type of microscopy that uses various kinds of probes to examine the surface of a specimen using an electric current
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Scanned-probe microscopy
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Type of microscopy that uses a thin tungsten probe
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Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (STM)
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Type of microscopy that uses a metal-and-diamond probe
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Atomic force microscopy (AFM)
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In basic dyes, the chromophore is the _______ ion
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positive
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In acidic dyes, the chromophore is the ______ ion
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negative
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Simple stain
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aqueous or alcohol solution of a single basic dye
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The Gram stain and acid-fast stain are examples of
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differential stains
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