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Microbio Module 1

1.

What do we call bacteria who are round/spherical in shape?

coccus (singular)

cocci (plural)

2.

What do we call bacteria who are rod-shaped?

bacillus (single)

bacilli (plural)

3.

What do we call bacteria who are curved rod i.e. "comma" in shape?

vibrio

4.

What do we call bacteria who are corkscrew/spiral in shape?

spirillum

5.

Which beses are the pyrimidines (one-ring)?

CUT: Cytosine, Uracil, Thymine

6.

Which bases are the purines (2-rings)?

AG: Adenine and Guanine

7.

Do lipids form polymers?

NO!

8.

Which shape is the Streptococcus bacterium?

spherical/round/coccus

9.

Which shape is the E. coli bacterium?

rod-shaped/bacillus

10.

Which shape is the Salmonella bacterium?

rod-shaped/bacillus

11.

Which shape is the Treponema palladium bacterium?

spiral/spirillum

12.

Which shape is the Streptobacillus bacterium?

rod-shaped

tells you in the name!

13.

What makes up the cell wall in Bacteria?

Peptidoglycan

14.

What makes up the cell wall in Archaea?

Surface-layer proteins (S-layer)

15.

What makes up the cell wall in plants?

cellulose, pectin, soluble protein

16.

What makes up the cell wall in fungi?

cellulose and chitin

17.

What makes up the cell wall in yeast?

mannoproteins and chitin

18.

What makes up the cell wall in diatoms?

silica