Anatomy of Microbes

Question 1

have only one form

Answer 1

monomorphic

Question 2

ability to alter morphology

Answer 2

pleomorphic

Question 3

what propels bacterial cell through aqueous medium

Answer 3

rotation

Question 4

what comprises a bacterial cell

Answer 4

cytoplasm, ribosome, plasma membrane, nucleoid

Question 5

what encodes non essential genes

Answer 5

plasmid

Question 6

what is the function of a capsule

Answer 6

detects virulence

Question 7

what is the function of the cell wall/flagella

Answer 7

detect AMR

Question 8

the collective layer formed around the cytoplasm

Answer 8

cell envelop

Question 9

what are the functions of a cell envelope

Answer 9

• transport of nutrients
• transport of waste
• site of energy conservation
• protection from mechanical stress
• attachment
• protection from attack

Question 10

what are the functions of cell membrane

Answer 10

• permeability barrier
• protein anchor
• energy conservation

Question 11

what is permeability barrier

Answer 11

prevents leakage and gateway for transport

Question 12

what is protein anchor

Answer 12

site of proteins responsible for transport, bioenergetics, and chemotaxis

Question 13

what is energy conservation

Answer 13

site of generation and dissipation of proton motive force

Question 14

ester vs ether linkage

Answer 14

ester: bacteria
ether: archaea

Question 15

C20

Answer 15

phytanyl

Question 16

C40

Answer 16

biphytanyl