Exam III Review
Bio 2010 Lecture
Chapter 12
1. What are the major difference between the Eukarya,
the Bacteria, and the Archaea?
2. What distinguishes algae from all the other eukaryotic
organisms?
3. Why are algae economically important?
4. Explain the classificat ion of algae.
5. Contrast the various habitats for algae, protozoa, and
fungi.
6. Explain the structure of algae
7. Contrast the reproduction of algae, protozoa, and fungi.
8. Explain paralytic shellfish poisoning.
9. Contrast the various modes of locomotion in protozoa.
10.
Why are protozoa economically important?
11.
Explain the classification of protozoa.
12.
What are the differences between yeast, mold, and
mushroom?
13.
What are fungi diseases called?
14.
Why are fungi economically important?
15.
Explain the symbiotic relationships between fungi
and other organisms.
16.
Discuss the differences and similarities of slime
molds and water molds.
17.
Discuss the differences and similarities in the way
algae, protozoa, fungi, helminths, and arthropods cause
disease in humans.
18.
What is a vector? Give two ex amples.
Chapter 5
1. Describe the procedure for the selection of an
antimicrobial.
2. What is the primary reason that milk is pasteurized?
3. What is the primary reason that wine is pasteurized?
4. What is the most chemically resistant non -spore
forming pathogen?
5. Explain how microorganisms and viruses are destroyed
using heat.
6. Why are low acid foods processed at higher
temperatures than high acid foods?
7. Explain why it takes longer to kill a population of 10 9
cells than it does to kill a population of 10 3 cells.
8. Explain how microorganisms and viruses are destroyed
using chemicals.
9. How is an iodophore different from a tincture of iodine?
10.
How does microwaving a food product kill
bacteria?
11.
How is preservation different from pasteurization
12.
How are heat-sensitive liquids st erilized?
13.
Name two products that are commonly sterilized
using ethylene oxide gas.
14.
Explain the removal of microorganisms by
filtration.
15.
Explain how to destroy microorganisms and
viruses using radiation.
16.
Explain the methods of preserving perishable
products.
Chapter 21
1. Explain the history and development of antimicrobial
drugs.
2. Explain the features of antimicrobial drugs.
3. Explain the mechanisms of actions of antibacterial
drugs.
4. Describe the difference between what is implied by the
terms antibiotic and an timicrobial.
5. Define therapeutic index and explain the importance.
6. Explain the role of penicillin -binding proteins in drug
susceptibility.
7. Explain how to determine the susceptibility of a
bacterial strain to an antimicrobial drug.
8. Name three of the first -line drugs used to treat
tuberculosis.
9. Explain the mechanisms of antimicrobial drug
resistance.
10.
Name three antimicrobial medication that target
ribosomes.
11.
Compare and contrast the method for determining
the minimum inhibitory concentration of an
antimicrobia l drug by serial dilution with the Kirby Bauer disc diffusion test.
12.
Name three targets that can be altered sufficiently
via spontaneous mutation to result in resistance to an
antimicrobial drug.
13.
What is MRSA? Why is it significant?
14.
Explain the mechanism of action of antiviral drugs.
15.
Why is it difficult to develop antiviral drugs?
16.
Explain the mechanisms of action of antifungal
drugs.
17.
Explain the difference between the mechanism of
action of an azole and that of a polyene.
18.
Explain the mechanisms of action of antiprotozoan
and antihelminthic drugs.