South Street Seaweed Report Prasenjit Saha Chem lab 106 2/6/13 Spring 2014 Prasenjit Saha‚ Abdullah Sharif I. Warmup Questions 1. Coffee beans are crushed into small pieces‚ water is added to it and the mixture is heated over a flame. What do you think would happen to the coffee bean as it interacts with the water? Explain. Essentially the warm water will run through the coffee beans and extract its properties. The flavor of the coffee beans would disperse
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Volpone‚ written by Ben Jonson‚ is about a wealthy con artist who is conned by his ‘parasite’ servant. It can be argued that his servant‚ Mosca‚ is the true comic hero of the comedy on account of him being imperative to the cons. The traditional comic hero is one who is able to make the audience laugh. Their status in society ranges between upper and middle class. In spite of events that may seem to cause the downfall of the ‘traditional comic hero’‚ conventionally‚ they have a happy ending and peace
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are protists. -most protists are multicultural. -contain organelles‚ a nucleus‚ etc. -use pseudopodia (cellular extensions)‚ cilia and flagella to move. Ex: zooflagelletes Animal-like protists -heterotrophs that capture and ingest food. Ex: amoeba. Plant like protists -autotrophs that make their own food. Ex: algae. 2.3 Fungi -fungi are heterotrophic‚ break down food themselves. -made of hypae. Hyphae are tiny threads of cytoplasm. -chitin builds their cell wall‚ chitin is a carbohydrate
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Cysticercosis is a disease caused by ingestion of the eggs of Taenia solium. Neurocysticercosis occurs when the tapeworm parasite infests the central nervous system (CNS). This infection is becoming increasingly common in places such as‚ Latin America‚ Central America‚ and Southeast Asia. Immigration has increased the area of infection and stopped the confinement to certain geographical areas. These infections occur via fecal-oral route and can come from fresh produce. Most of the infections can
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African Sleeping Sickness Human African Trypanosomiasis‚ known as sleeping sickness‚ is a vector-borne parasitic disease. Trypanosoma which are the parasites are protozoa transmitted to humans by tsetse flies. Tsetse flies live in Africa‚ and they are found in vegetation by rivers and lakes‚ gallery-forests and vast stretches of wooded savannah. Sleeping sickness occurs only in sub-Saharan Africa‚ in regions where tsetse flies are endemic. There are many regions where tsetse flies are found‚ but
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microorganisms‚ disinfectants and their byproducts‚ inorganic and organic chemicals‚ and radionuclides include everything from eye/nose irritations to kidney and liver diseases. | The EPA gives you access to your annual local water quality report. | Giardia
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the decreased immunity in their body. P. vivax is one of plasmodium strains that have a dormant liver stage and it can activate and invade the blood after months or years‚ causing many patients to relapse. A malarial parasite that is exclusive to humans is P. malariae; this parasite can result in quartan fever and a chronic infection that can last a lifetime for some patients if not treated. P. ovale is biologically and morphologically similar to P. vivax and both of them cause a tertian malaria
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1. Understand the causes of Infection 1.1 Identify the differences between bacteria‚ viruses‚ fungi and parasites Bacteria come in 3 main shapes; spherical which are known as cocci‚ rod shaped which are known as bacilli or vibrio‚ spiral which is known as spirilla or spirochetes. Bacteria is found in everything for e.g. soil‚ water‚ animals‚ plants‚ radioactive waste. The only place they aren’t found is where humans have sterilised. They can cause illnesses like tuberculosis‚ tonsillitis‚ and
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Toxoplasmosis Toxoplasmosis‚ also known as toxo‚ is caused by one of the most common parasites‚ Toxoplasma gondii. It is found in humans worldwide‚ and in many species of animals and birds‚ but cats are the definitive host of the parasite. A healthy immune system can usually keep this parasite from causing illness‚ so pregnant woman and people who are immunocompromised should be especially careful. Toxoplasmosis can cause severe complications‚ and cannot be completely treated with medications.
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The difference between bacteria‚ viruses‚ fungi and parasites are: Bacteria are single celled organisms that can rapidly multiple themselves every 10 minutes up to 10 times each bacterial cell‚ but they do not live or reproduce in a human cell. When threatened they will make a copy of their DNA to enable them to come back to life in the right conditions. They are able to survive in most extreme living conditions including with and without oxygen‚ there are various types of bacteria such as Cocci/Coccus
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