2.2 bacteria

Question 1

Rod-shaped bacteria or bacterium

Answer 1

Rod-shaped bacteria or bacterium

Question 2

Spherical shaped bacteria or bacterium

Answer 2

coccus

Question 3

wavy shaped bacteria

Answer 3

spiral

Question 4

Bacteria arranged into irregular clusters

Answer 4

staphylococcus

Question 5

Bacteria arranged into chain clusters

Answer 5

Strep, streptococci

Question 6

Bacteria arranged into pair clusters

Answer 6

Diplo, diplococci

Question 7

Usually produced from gram positive bacteria, very toxic, protein substance

Answer 7

exotoxin

Question 8

Present in the cell wall of gram negative bacteria, liposaccaride; very toxic

Answer 8

endotoxin

Question 9

Tiny hairlike structures to assist in attachment of bacteria to tissue and share genetic material

Answer 9

pili

Question 10

primary method of reproduction of bacteria

Answer 10

binary fission

Question 11

A method to differentiate bacterial species into two large groups (gram-positive and gram-negative)

Answer 11

gram staining

Question 12

Bacteria that do not retain the crystal violet stain because they have a thin peptidoglycan cell wall

Answer 12

gram negative

Question 13

Bacteria that give a positive result in the Gram stain test, due to their thick peptidoglycan cell wall

Answer 13

gram positive

Question 14

Bacteria that can live and grow in the presence of oxygen

Answer 14

aerobic

Question 15

Bacteria that can live and grow in the absence of oxygen

Answer 15

anaerobic