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Grows best in the presence of oxygen
-Aerobes
Grows best in the absence of oxygen
-Anaerobes
Microorganisms capable of causing disease are known as
-Pathogens
A device used for spinning a specimen at high speeds until it separates into its component
-Centrifuge
Used to sterilize, or eradicate all organisms on the surface of instruments before they are used on a patient.
-Autoclave
Subcellular microorganisms cause
-Viruses
Testing to see if a substance is present.
-Qualitative test response
Testing that gives concentration or amount of a substance
-Quantitative test response
A specimen is spread thinly and evenly across a slide
-Smear
An infection caused by a parasite is called
-infestation
Wet mount used to identify fungal infections
-KOH mount
A preparation of a specimen in a liquid that allows the organism to remain alive and mobile.
-Wet mount
_____ organisms can grow in either environment, with or without oxygen
-Facultative
_____ cells can double in number within 15 to 30 minutes
-Bacteria
Smallest known infectious agents
-Viruses
What color will Gram-positive bacteria display when viewed under a microscope
-Purple/Blue
What color will Gram-negative bacteria display when viewed under a microscope
-Red/Pink
Bacteria is classified according to their
-Shape
During gram staining, which dye acts as a Mordant
-Iodine
_____ organism that lives on or in another organism and uses it for food.
-Parasite
Found in soil and water, most do not cause disease in people
-Protozoans
Prokaryotic microorganisms cause
-Bacteria infections/disease
Fungi that reproduce by budding are referred to as
-Yeast
_____ Produces vitamins, digest food, and helps protect the body from infection.
-Resident normal flora
Eukaryotic Microorganism cause
-Protozoans, Fungi, or Parasites