Microbe Classification WK4 L1 Flashcards
WHAT IS THE CLASSIFICATION OF ORGANISIMS CALLED?
TAXONOMY
WHAT ARE GROUPS OF TAXONOMY CALLED?
TAXA
WHAT DOES NOMENCLATURE MEAN?
THE ASSIGNMENT OF NAMES TO VARIOUS TAXA
WHAT ISTHE BINOMIAL SYSTEM?
THE SYSTEM USED TO LABEL ALL SPECIES
WHAT PART OF THE BINOMIAL SYSTEM IS THE GENUS?
THE FIRST PART
WHAT PART OF THE BINOMIAL SYSTEM IS THE SPECIES?
THE SECOND PART
WHAT PART OF THE BINOMIAL SYSTEM IS CAPITALISED?
THE FIRST PART
WHAT PART OF THE BINOMIAL SYSTEM IS LOWER CASE?
THE SECOND PART
HOW MANY BASIC SHAPES OF BACTERIA ARE THERE?
3
WHAT ARE THE BASIC SHAPES OF BACTERIA?
SPHERICAL - ROD - SPIRAL
WHAT IS THE SPHERICAL SHAPED BACTERIA CALLED?
COCCI
WHAT IS ROD SHAPED BACTRIAL CALLED?
BACILLI
WHAT IS THE SPIRL SHAPED BACTERIA CALLED?
SPIRILLA
WHAT IS MYOBACTERIUM?
BACTERIA THAT HAVE CELL WALLS THAT CONTAIN WAXES
HOW DO YOU GRAM STAIN MYCOBACTERIUM?
BY USING ACID FAST STAIN
WHAT DOES ACID FAST STAIN DO?
USES HEAT TO SOFTEN THE WAXES IN THE MYOBACTERIUM CELL WALLS
WHAT COLOUR DOES ACID FAST STAIN GO MYOBACTERIUM?
RED
WHAT DOES MORPHOLOGY MEAN?
SHAPE
WHAT IS COLONY MORPHOLOGY?
A VISUAL CULTURE OF BACTERIA ON AN AGAR PLATE
WHAT IS MOTILE?
MOBILE
WHAT IS NON MOTILE?
NON MOBILE
WHAT IS OBLIGATE?
NEEDS TO HAPPEN
WHAT IS AEROBE?
WITHIN AIR
WHAT ARE OBLIGATE AEROBES?
NEED TO AHVE AN OXYGENTAED ENVIRONMENT TO SURVIVE - 20%