Biology Chapter 8.1 & 8.4

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Caused by Viruses:

-AIDS -Chickenpox -Influenza -Rabies

Human diseases caused by Bacteria

-Tetanus -Tuberculosis -Strep Throat -Syphilis

Which type of organism is a single-celled prokaryote

Bacteria

The two essential components shared by all viruses are a core of nucleic acid surrounded by an outer protein.

Capsid

Some bacteria have stiff fibers on their outer surface called ____________ that help them adhere to host cells.

Fimbriae

Motile bacterial usually has one or more long, thin, cellular appendages called

Flagella

The general term for a bacterium, virus, or other microbe that causes disease is a(n)

Pathogen

antibiotics in the penicillin class kill bacteria by inhibiting production of:

The cell wall


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