Bacteriology

Question 1

Taxonomy

Answer 1

classifying organisms into distinct

categories

Question 2

Phylogeny

Answer 2

evolutionary relationship among

organisms

Question 3

Characteristics of Bacteria

Answer 3

prokaryotic, cell walls made of peptidoglycan, reproduce FAST through binary fission

Question 4

Plasmids

Answer 4

small rings of DNA that carry small numbers of genes (often antibiotic resistance genes)

Question 5

Symbionts

Answer 5

relationship in which 2 species live in close contact with each other

Question 6

Aseptic technique

Answer 6

The purpose of aseptic technique is to transfer microbes while preventing contamination

Question 7

Cocci

Answer 7

Spherical

Question 8

Bacilli

Answer 8

Rod-shaped

Question 9

Spirillum

Answer 9

Spiral

Question 10

Gram positive

Answer 10

Purple

Question 11

Gram negative

Answer 11

Pink

Question 12

Bacterial colony

Answer 12

a group of bacteria derived from the same mother cell

Question 13

Streak Plates

Answer 13

produce isolated bacterial &/or fungal colonies on a solid surface

Question 14

Bacterial Lawns

Answer 14

grow a uniform layer of bacteria on a solid surface