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LP1
Heterotrophic Bacteria Pt 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What are the 4 shapes of bacteria? | Coccus, Bacillus, spirillium, vibrio |
| What bacteria contains endospores? What is an endospore? | Bacillus; Stripped down dormant-form of the bacteria |
| What bacteria uses flagella? | Spirillum |
| What is the prokaryotic giant of the bacterial world? What is it? | Spirochaete; Distinct diderm bacteria 5-200 um |
| What does heterotroph mean? (consumer) | Requires organic carbon source for nutrients |
| What does autotrophic mean? | capable of self-nourishment by using photosynthesis or chemosynthesis for energy |
| What is a prokaryote? | cellular organism lacking a membrane. |
| What is the function of the nutrient agar? What organism produces it? | Food thickener, gellatin in petri dishes; brown algea |
| what do the shapes of the 4types of bacteria look like? | Coccus is grape-like, Bacillus is rod-shaped, spirillum is spiral-shaped, vibrio is crescent-shaped |
| infections caused by Coccus | pneumonococcus meningicocal meningitis streptococcus |