FSE-120-0901 Embalming Microbiology midterm
Plasmids are - ANS-Small circles of DNA separate from the main chromosome in bacteria
Genetic material in a protein coat would describe a - ANS-virus
What bacteria have flagella on each end of the cell, that is know as - ANS-amphitrichous
The three arrangements of bacteria - ANS-pairs,chains, clusters
the study of fungi is called - ANS-mycology
a sticky, gelatinous coating on the bacteria that surrounds the cell wall is the - ANS-glycocalyx
a virus that infects bacteria is - ANS-bacteriophage
three basic shapes of bacteria are - ANS-Coccus, bacillus, spirilla
a thick-walled cell produced by bacteria to survive unfavorable conditions is the -
ANS-endospore
the prefix strepto means - ANS-chain
what disease gave milkmaids immunity to smallpox - ANS-cowpox
an unorganized coating on bacteria that is loosely attached to the cell wall is the - ANS-slime
layer
the four kingdoms are - ANS-protista, Plantae, animalia, fungi
organisms that utilize decomposing matter as nutrients are - ANS-saprophytes
appendages on a bacterium that allows it to attach to surfaces is - ANS-fimbriae
bacteria reproduced by a process called - ANS-binary fission
the correct way to write the name of the bacterium that causes gonorrhea is - ANS-Neisseria
gonorrhoeae italicized
what can kill endospores - ANS-sterilization
who discovered penicillin - ANS-Alexander Fleming in 1928
, another word for skin - ANS-integument
the process bacteria use to produce the endospore is - ANS-sporulation
the prefix staphyl means - ANS-cluster
how many chromosomes do bacteria have - ANS-one
an organism that spreads disease is called a/n - ANS-vector
when bacteria have flagella over the entire cell, that is know as - ANS-peritrichous
how does higher temperate affect the effectiveness of chemical agents - ANS-it usually
increases effectiveness
what chemical is used to produce lysol - ANS-cresols
inhibiting microbial growth on living tissue is - ANS-antisepsis
an agent that kills viruses is - ANS-viricide
a bacterium in a _____________would shrivel - ANS-hypertonic
a disinfectant that oxidizes certain molecules within the microbial cell is - ANS-iodine
destroying pathogenic agents by disinfecting inanimate objects is - ANS-disinfection
a chemical method of controlling microbes that denatures proteins and dissolves lipids in the
cell membrane is - ANS-alcohol
a disinfectant that is a tincture is - ANS-iodine
completely removing or destroying all life-forms, endospores, or their products is -
ANS-sterilization
in a microbial association, when one bacterium benefits and the other is unaffected, that is
known as_________ - ANS-commensalism
a compound of iodine and surfactant is - ANS-iodophore
organisms that cannot make their own food and require food from a carbon source are -
ANS-heterotrophs
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