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    What are amylases? Amylases are enzymes that break down starch or glycogen. Amylases are produced by a variety of living organisms‚ ranging from bacteria to plants and humans. Bacteria and fungi secrete amylases to the outside of their cells to carry out extracellular digestion. When they have broken down the insoluble starch‚ the soluble end products such as (glucose or maltose) are absorbed into their cells. Amylases are classified based on how they break down starch molecules i. α-amylase

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    Yeast and Fermentation

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    Bibliography: "Fermentation." Utah State University: Intermountain Herbarium. Web. 26 Oct. 2011. <http://herbarium.usu.edu/fungi/funfacts/Fermentation.htm>. "Yeast Fermentation." NEWTON‚ Ask a Scientist at Argonne National Labs! Web. 27 Oct. 2011. <http://www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/mole00/mole00195.htm>. Katz‚ Sandor Ellix. Wild Fermentation: the Flavor‚ Nutrition

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    of these fields is forensic palynology‚ the study of pollen and spore evidence to help solve criminal cases 2)A spore is another kind of reproductive structure that can develop into an adult that is found in certain protists (algae)‚ plants‚ and fungi 3)The use of both pollen and spores in forensic studies is based on Locard’s principle of exchange POLLEN PRODUCERS 1)Knowledge of pollen (and spore) production is an important factor in the study of forensic palynology 2)By understanding pollen production

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    The Living World

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    SCI 2020 Study Guide for Exam 1 on September 14‚ 2012 Ch. 14 How did reading books by Lyell and Malthus influence Darwin’s development of the theory of evolution? - From Lyell‚ Darwin saw that species gradually changed over time o Example: the Finches - From Malthus‚ Darwin perceived the idea of natural selection o Survival of the fittest o Those species that possessed physical‚ behavioral or other attributes survived over those who didn’t

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    Cause and spread of infection 1.1. Identify the differences between bacteria‚ viruses‚ fungi and parasites All 4 are different types of pathogens Bacteria is a single celled organism that multiply by themselves. They lives within and on most living and nonliving things. The majority of bacteria’s are harmless and beneficial to the human body but some can cause infectious diseases. A bacterium usually affects one part of the body and doesn’t spread across or through the body. Bacterial infections

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    The 4 Types of Microbes

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    The 4 different types of Microbes Organisms that cause disease are known as pathogens. The 4 different types of microbes than can cause disease are; Bacteria Bacteria‚ also known as Bacterium in the singular term‚ are a prokaryote. Prokaryotes are simple ‚ single celled organisms. Bacteria get their nutrients from the environments in which they live‚ in some cases‚ that is the human body. http://kidshealth.org/kid/talk/qa/germs.html They are larger than viruses‚ but smaller than human body

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    diseases. Immunocompromised hosts are more likely to get an eye infection caused by fungi because the immune response is generally very effective at controlling fungal infections‚ therefore it will eliminate pathogenic fungi when they begin to grow in the body and cause diseases. However an individual who is immunocompromised the fungi on the inside or the outside colonize leaving them with lower levels of fungi that exists as a commensal in the body which can outgrow and cause a disease‚ unfettered

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    5 kingdoms

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    NAME: Andrade Sanjines Paola Andrea THE FIVE KINGDOMS In the world there is a great variety of living creatures and each belongs to a kingdom. The five major kingdoms are: the kingdom monera‚ the kingdom protista‚ the kingdom fungi‚ the kingdom of the plants‚ and the kingdom of the animals. The kingdom monera contains primitive organisms. These organisms are very small‚ single celled and do not have a nucleus. They consist of prokaryotes which include species like the bacteria‚ archae bacteria

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    Colletotricum

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    academicjournals.org/AJB ISSN 1684–5315 © 2008 Academic Journals Full Length Research Paper Use of phylloplane fungi as biocontrol agent against Colletotrichum leaf disease of rubber (Hevea brasiliensis Muell. Arg.) Evueh‚ G. A. and Ogbebor‚ N. O.* Plant Protection Division‚ Rubber Research Institute of Nigeria‚ PMB 1049‚ Benin City. Accepted 4 March‚ 2008 Phylloplane fungi were used as biocontrol agent against Colletotrichum leaf disease of rubber (Hevea brasiliensis Muell. Arg.). Aspergillus

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    Cases And Spread of Infections 1.1 Identify the differences between bacteria‚ viruses‚ fungi‚ and parasites. The difference between bacteria‚ viruses‚ fungi and parasites are: Viruses are coated genetic material that invade cells and use the cell’s apparatus for reproduction. 1.2 Identify common illness and infections caused by bacteria‚ viruses‚ fungi‚ and parasites. Bacteria Food poisoning‚ Bubonic plague‚ Bacterial meningitis‚ Cholera‚ Diphtheria‚ Rheumatic fever‚ Scarlet

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