Bio Chap 1&3 Flashcards
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Spherical bacteria
Coccus (cocci)
Rod shaped bacteria
Bacillus (bacilli)
Short, curved rod shaped bacteria
Vibrio (vibrios)
Long curved rod form spirals
Spirillum (spirilla)
Long, spiral-shaped
Spirochete (spirochetes)
Vary in their shape
Pleomorphic
pairs of cocci
Diplococci
Long chains
Streptococcus
Clusters of cocci
staphylococcus species
-Single-celled prokaryotes, similar to bacteria
-found in digestive system and on skin
-extremophile
Archaea
Do not have a membrane-bound nucleus
Prokaryotic cells
Have a membrane-bound nucleus and organelles
Eukaryotic cells
Three Domains
Bacteria, Archaea, Eukarya
infectious agent that can only replicate within the living cells of an organism, protein coat
Viruses
Infectious proteins, misfolded, resistant to sterilization
Prions
Thick peptidoglycan layer, purple, penicillin
Gram-Positive
Thin peptidoglycan layer, pink
Gram-Negative
A dormant form of bacteria
Endospore
Bacteria that form endospores are
Bacillus and clostridium
This part of the bacteria determines the shape of the bacteria
Cell wall