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- microorganinsms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cab be found everywhere because of their adaptiveness | microorganisms |
| disease-causing microorganisms are called | pathogens |
| simple unincellular organisms | bacteria |
| encloses contents of the cell | cell envelope |
| protects cell frommechanical damage | cell wall |
| protects the cell from drying | capsule |
| protective barrier of cells interior | plasma membrane |
| where all metabolic eactions occur | cytoplasm |
| containg the DNA molecule | chromosomes |
| where protein synthesis occurs | ribosomes |
| movement of bacteria | appendages |
| surface of bacterial cells for movement | flagella |
| function for adherance of bacteria to surfaces | pili |
| purple stain | gram-positive |
| pink stain | gram-negative |
| gives the reddish or pinkish color in gram-negative | safranin |
| microbiologist who created gram-staining | Hans C.J Gram |
| can be either gram-positive or gram-negative | bacteria |
| round-shaped bacterial cells | cocci |
| bacterial cells in-pairs | diplococci |
| consists in four bacterial cells | tetrads |
| consists in eight bacterial cells | sarcinae |
| bacterial cells that consits in chains | streptococci |
| bacterial cells that consists on clusters (like grapes) | staphylococci |
| rod-shaped bacteria | bacilli |
| curved vibrio | spiral-shaped bacteria | spirilla |
| 3 types of asexual reproduction | binary fission, budding, spore formation |
| seperation of the body into 2 new buds | binary fission |
| a new organism from a bud or an existing organism | budding |
| reproductive cell capable of developing into a new individual without fusion | spore formation |
| reeproductive method that can happen in only some special circumstances | sexual method |
| used to seperate jute | clostridium butyclicium |
| bacteria used for fermentation practices | lactobacillus |
| bacteria for antibiotics | Bacillus substisis | Bacillus brevis |
| soil-dwelling bacterial specie | bacteria for pest control | Bacillus thunagiensis |
| bacteria used for sewage treatment | methane-producing bacteria |
| bacteria turned into natural fertilizers for pests | saprotrophic bacteria |
| live in human large intestines synthesizing certain vitamins | Escheria cell |
| convert atmospheric nitrogen to nitrate compunds | Nitrogen-fixing bacteria |
| percentage of known diseases that affect humans | 90% |
| secrete toxic substances | can csause food poisoning | Stophylococcus aureus |
| Mycobacterium tuberculosis | causes tuberculosis |
| causes typhoid fever | Bacillus typhosis |
| causes tatanus | clostridium tetani |
| causes cholera | vibrio cholera |
| causes pneumonia | Diplococcus pneumoniae |
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