Biology Practicum Flashcards
The three shapes of bacteria
Cocci, spirilla, and Bacilli
What shape does Cocci have?
Spherical shape
What shape does Spirilla have?
Spiral
What shape does Bacilli have?
Rod shaped
Has more peptidoglycan
Gram Positive
Have less peptidoglycan
Gram Negative
Differential stain that distinguishes positive (+) from negative (-) bacteria
Gram stain
What color does Gram-positive turn when stained?
Purple
What color does Gram-negative turn when stained?
Reddish-pink
A specific organism that is known to cause many skin ailments
Staphylococcus Aureus
A specific organism that is known to cause scarlet fever, toxic shock syndrome, bacteremia, pneumonia, and more
Streptococcus pyogenes
These are Eukaryotic organisms that are generally unicellular
Protists
The “cool art”
Freshwater and Marine Diatoms
A single-celled organism; lives in water
Euglena
Name all 7 Protists
Freshwater/Marine Diatoms, Euglena, Amboeba Proteus, Entamoeba Histolytica, Trypanosoma gambiense, Paramecium, and Stentor
A parasitic protist
Entamoeba Histolytica
Found in blood of infected individuals; causes African Sleeping Sickness
Trypanosoma gambiense
__________: Phylum = __________
Sponges; Porifera
Their bodies have many passageways for water to flow through
Sponges
A sponge with spicules made of calcium carbonate (calcareous sponge)
Grantia