intro to microbes

Question 1

how are micro organisms categorised

Answer 1

bacteria
viruses
parasites
fungi

Question 2

smallest and largest microorganism

Answer 2

smallest is virus

largest is parasite

Question 3

how many Baltimore classification of viruses are there?

Answer 3

7

Question 4

how can bacteria be classified

Answer 4

gram negative and gram positive
shape- coccus: spherical. plural is cocci
bacillus: Rod like. plural is baccilli
whether they are aerobes or anaerobes

Question 5

how can viruses be classified

Answer 5

RNA/DNA

have a envelope or not

Question 6

what are bacteriophages

Answer 6

virus that infects bacteria with DNA that codes for virulence factors

Question 7

how can cocci be arranged

Answer 7

clusters or chains

Question 8

difference between prokaryotes and eukaryotes

Answer 8

chromosome: p= circular, single chromosome
e=multiple
nucleus: only e has it
p has no membrane bound organelles
p:no carbohydrate and most lack sterols in plasma membrane
e: has both present in plasma membrane
70s ribosome in p and 80s in e

Question 9

example of fungi

Answer 9

yeast

holds

Question 10

example of parasites

Answer 10

protozoa 
helminths (worms)