P3.2 Coccus Shapes & bacteria involved

Question 1

the (5) coccus/cocci shape:

Answer 1

1. diplococcus/ diplococci
2. cocci in CHAINS
3. tetrads
4. sarcina/e
5. cocci in CLUSTERS

Question 2

coccus/ cocci are ____ or ____ in shape.

Answer 2

round or spherical

Question 3

• one plane of division
• two cocci adjacent to each other.

Answer 3

diplococci/ dicploccus

Question 4

1. kidney/ coffee bean shaped diplococci
2. except…
3. because they are…

—– next question

a. flame/ lancet shaped diplococci
b. it is gram?

Answer 4

1. Neisseria spp.
2. Neisseria weaver & Neisseria elongate
3. gram (-) bacilli

—– next answer
a. Streptococcus pneumoniae
b. gram (+)

Question 5

• one plane of division
• division by continuously dividing it
• example?

Answer 5

1. cocci in CHAINS
2. Streptococcus spp.

Question 6

• two planes of division
• packets of four
• example?

Answer 6

1. Tetrads
2. Micrococcus tetragena

Question 7

• three planes of division in a regular pattern
• cubical packets of eight
• example?

Answer 7

1. Sarcina/e
2. Micrococcus luteus

Question 8

• two planes of division in an irregular pattern
• grape-like clusters
• example?

Answer 8

1. chains in CLUSTERS
2. Staphylococcus spp.