TAXONOMY & CLASSIFICATION Flashcards
1
Q
The orderly classification and grouping of organisms into taxa (categories).
Involves three structured, interrelated categories:
nomenclature, classification, and identification
A
TAXONOMY
2
Q
Names can originate from:
A
- the person who discovered it
its appearance
its natural environment or source
the disease it causes
3
Q
EXAMPLES OF PHENOTYPIC CHARACTERISTICS:
A
- Microscopic morphology
- Microscopic morphology
- Staining characteristics
- Biochemical characteristics
4
Q
the visual culture characteristics of a bacterial
colony on an agar plate
Refers to bacterial size, shape, arrangement
(groups, chains), and appendages.
A
COLONY MORPHOLOGY
5
Q
a substance that triggers an immune response
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ANTIGENS
6
Q
classifying bacteria based on
antigens present using an antibody.
A
SEROTYPING
7
Q
classifying based on what
type of antibiotics bacteria are susceptible to
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ANTIBIOGRAM PATTERNS
