Chapter 3 bacterial morphology Flashcards
1
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are prokaryotic organisms with simpler structured compared with eukaryotic organisms
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Bacteria
2
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Can be described as spherical or round
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Cocci
3
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Rod shaped
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Bacilli
4
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outermost covering of the bacteria. gelatinous substances located external to the cell wall.
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Glycocalyx (capsule)
5
Q
sometimes called murein sacculus
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Bacterial cell wall
6
Q
thread like structures made up of entirely molecules
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Flagella
7
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types of flagella
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Monotrichous, Iophotrichous, amphitrichous, peritrichous, atrichous, amphilopotrichous
