BACTERIAL MORPHOLOGY & GROWTH REQUIREMENT

Question 1

outermost covering
gelatinous substance
composed of polysaccharide or
polypeptide or both

Answer 1

GLYCOCALYX

Question 2

a.k.a. murein sacculus

principal component is peptidoglycan

Answer 2

cell wall

Question 3

protects bacterial from osmotic damage

Answer 3

bacterial cell wall

Question 4

for the attachment of the

organism to the host cell

Answer 4

Teichoic acids

Question 5

neutral sugars

acidic sugars

Answer 5

Polysaccharides

Question 6

a bi-layered structure where the inner leaflet is

composed of a lipopolysaccharide ( LPS )

Answer 6

Outer Membrane

Question 7

2 layers of lipids

Answer 7

phospholipids

lipopolysaccharide

Question 8

connects the peptidoglycan to outer

membrane

Answer 8

Lipoprotein

Question 9

fluid-filled space between the outer
membrane
contains important proteins &
enzymes

Answer 9

Periplasmic space

Question 10

PROJECTING STRUCTURES

Answer 10

FLAGELLA
PILI or FIMBRIAE
AXIAL FILAMENTS

Question 11

a tuft of flagella on one end of the

bacterium

Answer 11

Lophotrichous

Question 12

a single flagellum on each end of the bacterium

Answer 12

Amphitrichous

Question 13

flagella surrounding the bacteria

Answer 13

Peritrichous

Question 14

only one flagellum at one end of the

bacterium

Answer 14

Monotrichous

Question 15

Common Pili
 for attachment
Sex pili
 participates in gene

Answer 15

PILI or FIMBRIAE

Question 16

similar in structure to flagella

help propel the spirochetes forward

Answer 16

AXIAL FILAMENTS

Question 17

functional analogue of the

mitochondria

Answer 17

Cell membrane

Question 18

packaging of genetic material since there

is no nucleus

Answer 18

Nucleoid

Question 19

enables bacteria to withstand
adverse environmental
conditions

Answer 19

Endospores

Question 20

plays a role in

cell division

Answer 20

Mesosomes

Question 21

Food storage

Answer 21

Inclusion Bodies /

Granules