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Chapter 5: Cell Structure

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show A staining process by which certain bacteria resist decolorization with acid-alcohol  
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show A polysaccharide derived from marine seaweed that is used as a solidifying agent in microbiology culture media  
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show an animal having jointed appendages and segmented body  
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Autotrophic   show
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Bacillus   show
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show a sudden increase in the number of cells of an organism in an environment  
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show a liquid containing nutrient for the growth of microorganisms  
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cell membrane   show
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cell wall   show
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show a very small, round, pathogenic bacterium visible only with the electron microscope and cultivated within living cells  
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show A structure in the nucleoid or cell nucleus that carries hereditary information in the form of genes  
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Coccus   show
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Colony   show
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culture medium   show
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show an oxygen-producing, pigmented bacteria occurring in unicellular and filamentous forms that carry out photosynthesis  
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show the final portion of a bacterial growth curve in which environmental factors overwhelm the population and induce death  
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show an organisms, such as a bacterium or fungus, that breaks down dead or decaying matter  
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show an extremely resistant structure produced by some bacteria  
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show a growth medium in which special nutrients must be added to get a species to grow  
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show a cell (organism) containing a cell nucleus with multiple chromosomes, a nuclear envelope, and membrane-bound compartments  
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extreme halophile   show
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show a microorganism that lives in environments such as high temperature, high acidity or high salt  
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show a long hair-like appendage composed of protein and responsible for motion in microorganisms  
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fluid mosaic   show
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genome   show
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show a viscous polysaccharide material covering many prokaryotic cells to aid in attachment to a surface and impart resistance to desiccation  
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show referring to a bacterial cell that stains red after Gram staining  
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show referring to a bacterial cell that stains purple after Gram staining  
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show staining procedure used to identify bacterial cells as gram-positive or gram-negative  
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show the plotted or graphed measurement of the size of the population of bacteria as a function of time  
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heterocyst   show
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heterotrophic   show
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hyperthermophile   show
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lag phase   show
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show the portion of a bacterial growth curve during which active growth leads to a rapid rise in cell numbers  
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show a molecule composed of lipid and polysaccharide that is found in the outer membrane of the gram-negative cell wall of bacterial cells  
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Methanogen   show
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show refers to the shape and structure of cells and organisms  
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show The process by which microorganisms convert nitrogen gas into ammonia  
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show the chromosomal region of a prokaryotic cell  
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show a solidifying agent that contains nutrients for microbial growth  
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show an organism or virus that must get it nutrition from a host cell  
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outer membrane   show
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show a comple molecule of the bacterial cell wall composed of alternating untis of N-acetylglucosamine and N-acetylmuramic acid crossed-linked by peptides  
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show A metabolic region between the cell membrane and outer membrane of bacterial cells  
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show A hair-like extension of the plasms membrane found on the surface of many bacterial that is used for cell attachment and anchorage  
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show A small, closed-loop molecule of DNA apart from the chromosome that replicates independently and carries nonessential genetic information  
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prokaryote   show
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ribosome   show
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show A very small bacterial cell generally transmitted by arthropods  
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show A growth medium that contains ingredients to inhibit certain microorganisms while encouraging the growth of others  
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show sudden loss of blood pressure and inadequate blood circulation  
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simple stain technique   show
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show A bacterial cell shape characterized by twisted or curved rods  
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show A twisted bacterial cell with a flexible cell wall containing axial filaments for motility  
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stationary phase   show
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teichoic acid   show
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show A poisonous chemical substance produced by an organism  
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vibrio   show
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