Embalming Microbiology (FSE-120-0902)

Who discovered penicillin?

Alexander Fleming

The prefix staphyl- means

cluster

The prefix strepto- means

chain

A thick-walled cell produced by bacteria to survive unfavorable conditions is the

endospore

How many chromosomes do bacteria have?

one

An organism that spreads disease is called a/n

vector

The correct way to write the name of the bacterium that causes gonorrhea is

Neisseria gonorrhoeae

A virus that infects bacteria is

bacteriophage

Bacteria reproduce by a process called

binary fission

The three basic shapes of bacteria are

coccus, bacillus, spirilla

What disease gave milkmaids immunity to smallpox?

cowpox

Appendages on a bacterium that allows it to attach to surfaces is

fimbriae

Another word for skin is

integument

The study of fungi is called

mycology

The three arrangements of bacteria are

pairs, chains, clusters

An unorganized coating on bacteria that is loosely attached to the cell wall is the

slime layer

Plasmids are

small circles of DNA separate from the main chromosome in bacteria

The process bacteria use to produce the endospore is

sporulation

The four kingdoms are

Protista, Plantae, Animalia, Fungi

When bacteria have flagella over the entire cell, that is known as

peritrichous

Genetic material in a protein coat would describe a __________________.

virus

A sticky, gelatinous coating on bacteria that surrounds the cell wall is the

glycocalyx