Overview Of The Microbial World Flashcards
Father of Protozoology and bacteriology
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
First to discovered the RBC.
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
Bacteria can be unicellular or multicellular?
Unicellular
Eu=
Pro=
Karyo=
-True
-False
-Nucleus
An organism that lacks a nuclear membrane and true nucleus.
Bacteria
Are bacteria prokaryotes or eukaryotes? And why.
Prokaryotes because they don’t have true nuclei.
T or F
Are all parasites eukaryotes?
True- they can be uni or multicellular.
They are unicellular organisms within the kingdom of Protista that obtain their nutrients through ingestion.
Protozoa
Most common multicellular parasites.
-tapeworm, Ascaris lubricoides
What are the 3 locomotive structures of parasites?
Flagella(whip-like)
Cilia(eyelash)
Pseudopodia(false feet)
T or F
All fungi are prokaryotes.
False, Fungi are eukaryotes and as such have a complex cellular organization.
Which is/are true about Fungi??
A. Heterotrophic eukaryotes
B. Obtain nutrients through absorption
C. Prokaryotes
D. Can be yeast or molds
Answer: A,B,D
Which is/ are true about Yeast?
A. It is a fungus
B. They are all unicellular
C. They can be both uni/multicellular
D. They have hyphae and mycelia
Answer: A,B
T or F
Yeast and molds can be produced asexually and sexually.
False- yeast can only be produced asexually.
Fungi can be___.
A. Either yeast or molds only
B. Can be both morphologies of yeast and molds
C. Both
D. Neither
C.