COMPREHENSIVE MICROBIOLOGY AND
VIROLOGY: PROTISTS, FUNGI,
VIRUSES, AND BACTERIAL GROWTH
2026/2027
Cilia
Short, hair-like structures that extend from the surface of the cell
Actin filaments
Cytoskeletal component required for pseudopod formation
Naegleria fowleri
Best known as the 'brain-eating amoeba'
Spores
Produced by cellular slime molds during asexual life cycle
Apical complex
Involved in entry into host cells for Apicomplexans such as Plasmodium
Trypanosoma Brucei
Pathogen that causes African sleeping sickness
Cestodes
Often transmitted via undercooked meat
Chitin
Main component of fungal cell walls
Basidiomycota
Phylum that includes most mushrooms and puffballs
Decomposers
Fungi's important role in nutrient cycling
, Autotrophic or heterotrophic
Incorrect statement about fungi
Pigment types
Basis for grouping types of algae
Lichen
Results from mutualistic relationship between fungi and cyanobacteria or algae
Red algae
Source of agar used in microbiology laboratories
Rhizines
Structures lichens use to attach to a surface
Virus
Not a property of a virus: It is an infectious cellular pathogen
Dimitri Ivanovski
Scientist responsible for first discovering viruses (specifically, tobacco mosaic
virus)
Capsomeres
Protein subunits that surround the nucleic acid of a virus
Biological vector
Mechanism of transmission for viruses typically served by arthropods
Electronic microscope
Method used to visualize viruses
Baltimore Classification system
Describes viruses according to their genome
Viral replication steps
Attachment, penetration, biosynthesis, maturation, lysis
Prophage
VIROLOGY: PROTISTS, FUNGI,
VIRUSES, AND BACTERIAL GROWTH
2026/2027
Cilia
Short, hair-like structures that extend from the surface of the cell
Actin filaments
Cytoskeletal component required for pseudopod formation
Naegleria fowleri
Best known as the 'brain-eating amoeba'
Spores
Produced by cellular slime molds during asexual life cycle
Apical complex
Involved in entry into host cells for Apicomplexans such as Plasmodium
Trypanosoma Brucei
Pathogen that causes African sleeping sickness
Cestodes
Often transmitted via undercooked meat
Chitin
Main component of fungal cell walls
Basidiomycota
Phylum that includes most mushrooms and puffballs
Decomposers
Fungi's important role in nutrient cycling
, Autotrophic or heterotrophic
Incorrect statement about fungi
Pigment types
Basis for grouping types of algae
Lichen
Results from mutualistic relationship between fungi and cyanobacteria or algae
Red algae
Source of agar used in microbiology laboratories
Rhizines
Structures lichens use to attach to a surface
Virus
Not a property of a virus: It is an infectious cellular pathogen
Dimitri Ivanovski
Scientist responsible for first discovering viruses (specifically, tobacco mosaic
virus)
Capsomeres
Protein subunits that surround the nucleic acid of a virus
Biological vector
Mechanism of transmission for viruses typically served by arthropods
Electronic microscope
Method used to visualize viruses
Baltimore Classification system
Describes viruses according to their genome
Viral replication steps
Attachment, penetration, biosynthesis, maturation, lysis
Prophage
