bacteria (kingdom monera) Flashcards
the type of cell in which kingdom monera are composed
prokaryotic cells
a bacteria described as “coccus” would be what shape
spherical (circle)
common name for cyanobacteria
blue-green algae
treponema pallidum causes what bacterial disease
syphilis
peptidoglycan would be a molecule found where
cell wall of bacteria
a process by which bacteria exchange DNA, usually in the form of a cell to cell pass of plasmid
conjugation
a process by which bacteria divide into two identical daughter cells
binary fission
the roots of which group of plants often contain nitrogen fixing bacteria
legumes
a bacterial disease that infects the lungs causing a severe cough with blood
pneumonia
a disease that killed 1/3 of the population of the world during the middle-ages
bubonic plague
the toxin of this causes “rigid paralysis” and is also known as “lockjaw”
tetanus
the toxin of this often causes “flaccid paralysis” and can be contracted by improperly cooked canned goods
botulism
enteric bacteria would normally be found where
intestine
caused by the mycobacterium bacteria, causes granulomas to form and tissue necrosis, caused by frostbite
gangrene
two diseases caused by the rickettsia genus
Rocky Mountain spotted fever and typhus
