microbiology - groups Flashcards
pathogen
causes disease
capsid
the protine capsule holding the nucleic acid of a virus
bacteriophage
a complex virus that infects bacteria
spherical shaped virus
affects mostly humans
rod shaped virus
affects mostly plants
phage shape
affects mostly bacteria
asexual reproduction
reproduction that doesn’t involve sex cells or fertilization, only 1 parent is needed
bacilli
rod shaped bacterium
cocci
round shaped bacterium
spirilla
spiral shaped bacterium
vibrio
comma/curved shaped bacterium
hyphae
the branching filaments that make up a mycelium
mycelium
the feeding part of a fungi that make up a network of mycelium
stolons
horizontally growing hyphae or stems for spreading fugus or plant through the environment
sporangiophores
specialized hyphae carrying sporangia
sporangia
a structure holding spores
amoeba
a single celled animal-like protozoan retracting- pulling back
pseudopodia
temporary limb-like structures
phagocytosis
when a cell used the cell membrane to engulf a large particle to take it into the call and digests it
characteristics of a virus
not considered living
only be studied with electron microscope
obligate internal parasites(can’t x without infecting living cells)
structure of a phage
capsid head
collar
sheath
tail fiber
characteristics of bacteria
Unicellular
asexual reproduction - binary fission
macroscopic fungi
mushrooms
microscopic fungi
yeasts and mold
characteristics of fungi
eukaryotes
heterotrophs
unicellular reproduce sexually and asexually through budding
multicellular reproduce sexually or asexually by spores
3 main groups of protists
plant like - kelp
animal like - amoeba
fugus like - slime molds
characteristics of protists
Unicellular and multicellular
eukaryotes
plant like- chloroplasts and photosynthesis
animal/fungi like are Heterotrophes
name an infection caused by a virus
influenza
name an infection caused by bacteria
TB or cholera
name an infection caused by fungi
thrush
name an infection caused by protista
maleria
is bacteria a prokaryote or eukaryote
prokaryote
why is a virus not a kingdom
it is not living
