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Microbiology Chapter 3 Question and answers already passed 4 Processes of Life - correct answer growth, reproduction, responsiveness, metabolism Prokaryotes - correct answer kind of cell without a nucleus eukaryote - correct answer kind of cell with a nucleus organelles - correct a...

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  • August 11, 2024
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Microbiology Chapter 3
4 Processes of Life - correct answer ✔growth, reproduction, responsiveness,
metabolism


Prokaryotes - correct answer ✔kind of cell without a nucleus


eukaryote - correct answer ✔kind of cell with a nucleus


organelles - correct answer ✔specialized structures that act like tiny organs
to carry on the functions of the cell


glycocalyx - correct answer ✔gelantious, sticky substance that surrounds the
outside of a cell


capsule - correct answer ✔a glycocalyx of a bacterium composed of organic
chemicals firmly attached to the cell surface


slime layer - correct answer ✔a loose water-soluble glycocalyx, protect cells
from drying out


desciccation - correct answer ✔drying out


flagella - correct answer ✔long structures that extend beyond the cell surface
and propel a cell through the environment


3 parts of a flagella - correct answer ✔filament, hook, basal body

, peritrichous flagella - correct answer ✔flagella that cover the surface of a cell


polar flagella - correct answer ✔flagella only at the end of a cell


endoflagella - correct answer ✔flagella that spiral tightly around a cell
instead of protruding


taxis - correct answer ✔movement in response to stimuli


phototaxis - correct answer ✔movement in response to a light stimulus


chemotaxis - correct answer ✔movement in response to a chemical stimulus


fimbriae - correct answer ✔sticky, bristle-like projections on bacteria to allow
them to adhere to substance sin the environment or to each other


biofilms - correct answer ✔slimy masses of microbes adhering to a substrate
by means of fimbriae and glycocalyces


pili - correct answer ✔tubules composed of a protein called pilin, longer than
fimbriae, shorter than flagella


4 functions of a cell wall - correct answer ✔1. provide structure and shape to
the cell
2. protect the cell from osmotic forces
3.assists in attaching to other cells
4. resists antimicrobial drugs

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