mid ch3 Flashcards
1
Q
attached at one or both ends of the cell
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flagella
2
Q
- single flagellum
A
Monotrichous
3
Q
- small bunches or tufts of
flagella emerging from the same site
A
Lophotrichous
4
Q
dispersed randomly over the structure of the cell
A
Peritrichous
5
Q
Axial Filaments Found in
A
Spirochetes
6
Q
Found on gram- negative bacteria
A
pili
7
Q
Used for attachment
and genetic exchange
A
pili
8
Q
Used for attachment and sometimes motility
A
Fimbriae
9
Q
Tend to stick to each other and to surfaces
A
Fimbriae
10
Q
- a loose shield that protects some bacteria from
loss of water and nutrients
A
Slime layer
11
Q
- when the glycocalyx is bound more tightly to the
cell and is denser and thicker
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Capsule
12
Q
- important for pathogenesis,prevent phagocytosis
A
Capsule
13
Q
Target of many antibiotics-
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disrupt the cell wall, and cells have little protection from lysis
14
Q
Some don’t have a cell wall at all For example,
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Mycobacterium
15
Q
- lack cell wall entirely
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Mycoplasmas
