Chapter 4: Functional Anatomy Of Prokaryotes And Eukaryotes

Question 1

What are the 3 prokaryotic cell shapes?

Answer 1

1. Spiral
2. Bacillus
3. Coccus

Question 2

What are the 3 Spiral Shapes?

Answer 2

1. Vibrio (eg vibrio cholera)
2. Spirillum (x2)
3. Spirochete (eg treponema pallidum)

Question 3

What are the 3 Bacillus shapes?

Answer 3

1. Single bacillus
2. Diplo bacillus
3. Strepto bacillus

Question 4

What are the 4 coccus shapes?

Answer 4

1. Single coccus
2. Diplo coccus (eg. Neisseria gonorrhoea)
3. Strepptococci (streptococcus pyogenes)
4. Staphylococcus (Staph)