Lecture 1 Flashcards
1
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Are all bacteria prokaryotes?
A
Yes
2
Q
Domains of life
A
archaea, bacteria and eukaryotes
3
Q
Purpose of Petidoglycan
A
Peptidoglycan prevents bacteria from lysis due to turgor, maintains cell shape, and protects the cell from extreme environmental conditions
4
Q
Which is closer to eukaryotes in evolution
A
Archaea
5
Q
Can eukaryotes be unicellular
A
can be both multicellcular and unicellular
6
Q
Difference between bacteria and archae regarding cell wall
A
archaea have cell walls without peptidoglycan, while bacterial cell walls contain peptidoglycan
7
Q
how to Name microorganisms
A
Genus (captilized) + species name (used to describe morphology)
all italic or undr scored
if unknown, the enxt is spp.
8
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Streptococcus morphology?
A
coccus, chains
9
Q
Staphylococcus
A
coccus, clusers
10
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