Bacterial Review - Handout 1

Question 1

What type of cell structure do fungi have?

Answer 1

Eukaryotic

Question 2

What type of cell structure do protozoa have?

Answer 2

Eukaryotic

Question 3

What type of cell structure do bacteria have?

Answer 3

Prokaryotic

Question 4

Viruses

Answer 4

Are not alive and are referred to as particles.

Thus, they are neither prokaryotic nor eukaryotic.

Question 5

Define species.

Answer 5

Groups of similar organisms within a genus.

Question 6

Define strain.

Answer 6

A strain is a subset of a species that has a unique indentifiable feature.

Question 7

What is the average size of a eukaryotic cell?

Answer 7

Most are greater than 5 microns. Many are 15-20 microns.

Remember, fungi are eukaryotes.

Question 8

What is the average size of a bacterial cell?

Answer 8

0.5 - 3.0 microns

Question 9

What is the average size for viruses?

Answer 9

5-300 nanometers

Question 10

What is an endogenous disease?

Answer 10

A disease acquired from an organism within the body.

Question 11

What is an exogenous disease?

Answer 11

A disease cause by an organism not normally in the body.