kingdom prokaryote- archaea and bacteria Flashcards
1
Q
how can archaea and bacteria be classified?
A
shape
arrangement
cell wall structure
energy source
2
Q
what are three shapes?
A
cocci (sing. coccus)
bacilli (sing. bacillus)
spirilli (sing. spirillum)
3
Q
cocci
A
round
resist drying
4
Q
bacilli
A
rod shaped
absorption
5
Q
spirilli
A
spiral
move easily in fluids
6
Q
what are three arrangements?
A
diplo-
staphylo-
strepto-
7
Q
diplo-
A
pair
8
Q
staphylo-
A
clusters
9
Q
strepto-
A
chain
10
Q
coccus shapes and arrangements
A
diplococcus
streptococcus
staphylococcus
11
Q
baccilus shapes and arrangements
A
diplobacillus
streptobacillus
12
Q
spirillum shapes and arrangements
A
none
13
Q
what is the cell wall structure based on?
A
how the cell wall reacts with the “Gram Stain” procedure
14
Q
thin peptidoglycan protein layer and outer membrane
A
gram-negative
15
Q
what colour does gram-negative stain?
A
pink
