Embalming Micro (FSE-120-0901): MOD 1
The prefix staphyl- means?
cluster
Appendages on a bacterium that allows it to attach to surfaces is?
fimbriae
Mycology is the study of?
Fungi
A sticky, gelatinous coating on bacteria that surrounds the cell wall is the?
glycocalyx
Another word for skin is?
integument
The three arrangements of bacteria are?
pairs, chains, clusters
Binary fission is a form of?
asexual reproduction
Bacteria reproduce by a process called?
binary fission
The prefix strepto- means?
chain
A thick-walled cell produced by bacteria to survive unfavorable conditions is the?
endospore
The study of fungi is called?
mycology
Genetic material in a protein coat would describe a __________________?
Virus
A virus that infects bacteria is called
bacteriophage
The four kingdoms are?
protista, plantae, animalia, fungi
What can kill endospores?
sterilization
Which is NOT a method of preparing a specimen for study under a microscope? A: Flushing B: Suspending C: Smearing D: Staining
A: Flushing
Which of the following is NOT one of the four kingdoms? A: Monera (Prokeryotae) B: Protista C: Plantae D: Fungi
A: Monera (prokeryotae)
What level of classification is the broadest, most general, and most comprehensive relative to the other classifications?
Domain
The three basic shapes of bacteria are?
coccus, bacillus, spirilla
What disease gave milkmaids immunity to smallpox?
cowpox
How many chromosomes do bacteria have?
one
Organisms that utilize decomposing matter as nutrients are?
saprotrophs
Plasmids are?
small circles of DNA separate from the main chromosome in bacteria
The process bacteria use to produce the endospore is?
sporulation
Who discovered penicillin?
Alexander Fleming
When bacteria have flagella on each end of the cell, that is known as?
Amphi
What is responsible for causing disease according to the Germ Theory of Disease?
Microorganisms
The correct way to write the name of the bacterium that causes gonorrhea is?
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
An organism that spreads disease is called a/n?
Vector
An unorganized coating on bacteria that is loosely attached to the cell wall is the?
Slime Layer
What level of classification is the most specific and exclusive relative to the other classifications?
Species
The Magic Bullet Theory, in context of this course, references that fateful day in Dealey Plaza that took the life of President John Kennedy. True or False?
False
A monotrichous bacteria has multiple flagella. True or False?
False
Which is not one of the 3 basic shapes of bacteria? A: Rod B: Spiral C: Sphere D: Bone-like
D: Bone-like
When bacteria have flagella over the entire cell, that is known as?
Peri
