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