Biology II: Lab Final Flashcards
_________________ is a branch of biology dealing with the study of the form and structure of organisms and their specific structural features
MORPHOLOGY
A ____________________ is any disease producing agent especially a virus, bacterium or other microorganism
PATHOGEN
A __________________________ is any organism that lives on dead organic matter, as certain fungi and bacteria
SAPROPHYTE
The ______________________ is the bacteria that is found in or on our bodies on a semi-permanent basis without causing disease
NORMAL FLORA
______________ is a rod shaped bacteria
BACILLUS
___________________ is a spherical shaped bacteria
COCCUS
Spirillum is a type of what kind of bacteria?
SPIRAL BACTERIA
An __________________ is an extremely durable enclosure around the genetic material which withstands high heat, dry conditions, freezing temps, etc..
ENDOSPORE
A ____________________________ is a dissociated macroscopic aggregation of a single species of bacteria growing on a solid nutrient media
COLONY
______________ need oxygen to metabolize
OBLIGATE AEROBES
________________ can live with or without oxygen
FACULTATIVE ANAEROBES
______________ cannot metabolize in the presence of oxygen
OBLIGATE ANAEROBES
______________ is a differential stain that divides bacteria into two groups according to the composition of their cell wall
GRAM STAIN
What is the genus and species name of botulism?
Clostridium botulinium
What is th genus and species name of tetanus?
Clostridium tetani
What is the genus and species name for leprosy?
Mycobacterium leprae
What is the genus and species name for tuberculosis?
Mycobacterium tuberculosis `
What is the genus and species name for gonorrhea?
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
What is the genus and species name for the rocky mountain spotted fever?
Rickettsia rickettsi
What is the genus species name for typhoid fever?
Salmonella enterica
What is the genus and species name for pneumococcal pneumonia?
Streptococcus pneumoniae
What is the genus and species name for strept throat?
Streptococcus pyogenes
What is the genus and species name for scarlet fever?
Streptococcus pyogenes
What is the genus and species name for syphilis?
Treponema pallidum