Week 1 Y Flashcards
Features of the fungus hyphae
Mycellium
Spores
Nuclei, cell wall
Visible root like structure
Spores produced in sac called sporangium,
The electron microscope operates on the principle of
E-s travelling through a vacuum
Yeast example
Candida Albicans
Who discovered link between micro organisms and disease
R Koch
Who discredited spontaneous regenaration
Pasteur
T or F , bacteria has several structure outside the cell wall
T
Immerision oil
Enhances viewing of the microscope by reducing light being scattered
Primary stain in gram staining
Crystal violet
Counter stain in gram staining
Safranin
Viruses description
Non living infectious agents, contains DNA/RNA
Needs host cell to reproduce
e.g rabies
Bacteria
Prokaryotic, single cell with no nucleus
Binary fission
E.Coli
Can be beneficial or pathogenic
Yeasts
Eukaryotic
Saccharomyces cerivsae
Useful in fermentation
Protists
Eukaryotic
Plasmodium amoeba
Some may cause diseases