Quiz: Kingdom Monera; Cell Shape, Cell Arrangement & Colonh Characteristics Flashcards
One of the genera of bacteria is called staphylococci. The name tells you that the cell arrangement is
Clusters
If a bacterium divided along multiple planes during reproduction, it will appear under the microscope as
Clusters
One of the genera of bacteria is called streptococci. The name tells you that the cell arrangement is
Chains
If a species of bacteria appears as cocci, bacilli, & vibrio in the same field of view, the morphology is described as
Pleomorphic
A rod-shaped bacterial cell is called
Bacillus
A round-shaped bacterial cells is called
Coccus
A bacterial cell shaped like a comma is called
Vibrio
A spirochetes look
Corkscrew
T or F: when you look for colony characteristics of a bacterial species, you observe a slide of the species under the microscope
False