TAXONOMY
Language of scholarship.
What is Latin?
First to classify living organisms.
Who is Aristotle?
Stain binds to lipids, but not peptidoglycan.
What is Safranin?
Protein shell provides protection for genome.
What is the Capsid?
Work with ssuRNA lead to the establishment of new taxonomic ranks and the Phylogenetic Species Concept.
Carl Woese
Book published in 1753, by Carolus Linneaus, establishing binomial nomenclature.
What is Sytema Naturae?
This practice was common in the Middle East and China to lessen pox infections. It was then introduced to Europe by this woman.
(What and Who)
What is Variolation by Lady Mary Worley Montague?
Retains crystal-violet on an extensive cell wall.
What is Gram+
Synthesizes proteins from dsRNA.
What is a Class III virus?
"Avoid swamps and marshland due to tiny creatures that cannot be seen by eyes which float and enter the body through the nose and mouth and cause serious illness"
Who is Varro?
Evolution of species due to geographic isolation. (From the text)
What is Allopatric Speciation?
Identifier of Bacillus anthracis and Myobacterium tuberculosis.
Father of Bacteriology
Who is Robert Koch?
This type of bacteria is best treated by drugs such as Keflex or Ceftriaxone?
What is Gram+
You visited family in New Mexico to help clean your deceased aunts attic. Shortly after you present to the ER with these symptoms: fever, headache, chills, shortness of breath, tight chest and fluid build-up in the lungs.
What is Hanta Virus?
Beneficial bacteria that plays critical role in nitrogen cycle.
What is Rhizobium?
This species concept is well suited for fossil or cryptic species.
What is Morphological Species Concept?
Soviet defector that informed US officials of missing and weaponized smallpox.
Ken Alibek
Infection cause persistent, explosive, clear diarrhea.
What is Vibrio cholera?
You present to the ER after a cold has become increasingly severe. Your immune system is severely compromised. After blood tests, a lack of Helper T blood cells is identified. (Virus, Class)
What is HIV, Class VI?
Extremophilic prokaryotes found that are found under immense pressure and in acid environments.
What is Crenarchaeota?
Birds attract mates with a song. Two species live in geographically similar habitats, mate at the same time, and could fertilize the others eggs. They remain separate species by exhibiting this prezygotic barrier.
What is Behavioral Barrier?
Noble laureate, whose genetic research on Neanderthals lead to better understanding on hominin phylogeny.
Who is Svante Paabo?
A child presents to the ER with fever, chills, sore throat, and bright red blotchy rash. You diagnoses them with this bacterial infection and prescribe drugs to treat the illness.
(Bacteria, Gram Status, Class of Drugs)
What is Streptococcus pyogenes, Gram+, Penicillins or Cephalosporins.
You exhibit: fever, headache, backache, naseau and vomiting. You have an extensive rash that does not form pustules, scabs, or rise above the skin. The doctor informs you that that you are unlikely to survive infection.
(Virus, Infection Type, Class)
What is Smallpox, Variola Major - Flat Type, Class I?
Viruses are the cutting edge of biology, the spark of evolution. (Paraphrased)