micro organisms Flashcards
singular micro organism is called a
microbe
types of mo (2)
- cellular
- acellular (virus)
types of cellular mo (2)
- procaryote (no nucleus/organelles)
- eukaryote (clear nucleus)
characteristics of virus (5)
- always pathogenic
- can infect single cell organisms (so tinee owo)
- parasites (can only live in other organisms)
- either active or dormant
- can go undetectable of covered in cell membrane
pathogenic meaning (1)
causing disease [opposite of non-pathogenic]
biological kingdoms that can be mo (3)
fungi
bacteria
protists
[cellular]
structure of virus (1)
(~) (see book for proper drawing)
bacteria mo characteristics (3)
- prokaryotic
- can be pathogenic/non-p
- non-p bact. protects humans from path. bact.
types of bacteria (4)
-coccus [o]
-bacillus [0]
-spirillus [~]
-vibrio [vodacom logo lmao] -> always singular
{SEE BOOK FOR PROPER DRAWINGS !}
types of coccus bacteria (4)
- coccus (singular)
- diplococcus (double)
- streptococcus (chained)
- staphylococcus (cluster)
reproduction of bacteria (1)
binary-fission (da starfish split)
structure of bacteria (4)
- peptidoglycan (main thingy in cell wall to keep structure) in cell wall
- prokaryotic
- (some) cover themself in waxy coating to prevent drying
- (some) have #flagella (tail) to help movement
protist meaning (1)
mix of plant and animal
characteristic of protist mo (3)
- eukaryotic
- live in moist land
- can be unicellular or not
types of protist (4 [2 categorisations])
- autotrophic vs heterotrophic
- plant-like vs animal-like
