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WorksheetsCells (MICROPARA Lab)
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 18mins
Spherical-shaped bacteria
(a)
Rod-shaped bacteria
(a)
What are the 3 basic shapes of bacteria?
Bacillus
Staphylococci
Spiral
Coccus
Cocci that remain in pairs after dividing are called
(a)
Cocci that divide in two planes and remain in groups of four are known as
(a)
Cocci that divide in three planes and remain attached in cubelike groups of eight are called
(a)
Cocci that divide in multiple planes and form grapelike clusters or broad sheets are called
(a)
What is the difference between the term bacillus and Bacillus?
'bacillus' is a general term for rod-shaped bacteria; 'Bacillus' is a specific genus of bacteria.
Why don’t bacilli form tetrads or clusters?
Bacilli that appear as single rods are called
(a)
The characteristic of a bacteria to maintain a single shape.
(a)
(a) is a viscous (sticky), gelatinous polymer that is external to the cell wall and composed of polysaccharide, polypeptide, or both.
The presence of a capsule can be determined by using
(a)
glycocalyx that helps cells in a biofilm attach to their target environment and to each other is called an
extracellular polymeric substance
(a) are long filamentous appendages that propel bacteria.
Bacterias that lack flagella are referred to as
atrichous
peritrichous
monotrichous
lophotrichous
amphitrichous
Bacteria that have flagella distributed over the entire cell are referred to as
amphitrichous
peritrichous
lophotrichous
monotrichous
Bacteria that have flagella at one or both poles or ends of the cell are referred to as
polar
Bacteria that have flagella a single flagellum at one pole are referred to as
Bacteria that have a tuft of flagella coming from one pole are referred to as
Bacteria that have flagella at BOTH poles of the cell are referred to as
What are the 3 basic parts of a flagellum?
flagellin
Basal body
Filament
Hook
How do the basal bodies of gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria differ?
