Introduction To Medical Microbiology Flashcards
Micro _____
Bio ____
Logy ___
Very Small
Living organism
The study of
Most of them are too small to be seen by naked eye
Microorganisms
The 5 major groups of microorganisms are
Bacteria, fungi, protozoa, helminths, viruses
Only _____ of microorganisms are pathogenic
Minority
Microorganisms are two types name them.
Cellular
Non Cellular
name non cellular microorganism
Viruses
Name the type of cells.
Prokaryotic
Eukaryotic
example for prokaryotic
Bacteria
example for eukaryotic
E is silent
Fungi
Protozoa
Muscle cells
Stem cells
……
Size of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells
Prokaryotic: 0.1-5 micrometer
Eukaryotic: 10 -100 micrometer
About 10 time larger
Prokaryotic doesn’t contain ___ or ____
Nuclear membrane
Nucleolus
In prokaryotic cell DNA is located in
Nucleoid
Chromosomes no. In prokaryotic cells
Have 1 single circular chromosomes (double strand)
DNA lacking histones in _______ cells
Prokaryotic
Contain multiple chromosomes
Eukaryotic cells
Cells that lack membrane enclosed organelles
Prokaryotic
Site of respiration enzymes in prokaryotic cells
Cytoplasmic membrane
Mesosomes
Respiration enzymes in eukaryotic cells
Mitochondria
Cell wall in prokaryotic cells
Rigid cell wall contains peptidoglycan
Prokaryotic cells that contain no cell wall
Mycoplasma
Has also sterol
The only eukaryotic cells that contain cell wall
Fungi
Form of chitin
Cytoplasmic membrane of prokaryotic cells
Lipoprotein only , except mycoplasma contain sterol
Cytoplasmic membrane od eukaryotic cells
Lipoprotein + sterol
Division of prokaryotic cells
Simple binary fission
