Microbiology An Introduction:
12th Edition, Chapter 4 question
and answer reviewed on 16th
september 2024
coccus/cocci - correct answer meaning berry, spherical
bacteria
bacillus/bacilli - correct answer meaning little rods or
walking sticks, rod shaped bacteria
spiral - correct answer spiral shaped bacteria
diplocci - correct answer cocci that remain in pairs after
dividing
streptococci - correct answer cocci that remain
attached after dividing in a chain like pattern
tetrads - correct answer cocci that remain in a group of
4
sacrinae - correct answer cocci that divide in three
planes and remain attached, chubbily shape of 8
,Microbiology An Introduction:
12th Edition, Chapter 4 question
and answer reviewed on 16th
september 2024
staphylococci - correct answer cocci that divide and
form grape like clusters
single bacilli - correct answer single rod of bacilli
diplobacilli - correct answer bacilli that appear in pairs
after division
streptobacilli - correct answer chains of bacilli
coccobacilli - correct answer bacilli that appear shaped
similar to cocci
vibrios - correct answer bacteria that look like curved
rods
spirilla/spirillum - correct answer bacteria helical shape,
corkscrew, fairly rigid body
spirochetes - correct answer bacteria helical shape and
flexible
, Microbiology An Introduction:
12th Edition, Chapter 4 question
and answer reviewed on 16th
september 2024
monomorphic - correct answer bacteria that maintain a
single shape
pleomorphic - correct answer bacteria that can have
many shapes not just one
Glycocalyx - correct answer porkaryotes/bacteria
secrete on external of cell wall, general term for
substances that surround cell, sticky, gelatinous polymer
composed of polysaccharide, polypeptide or both
capsule - correct answer if glycocalyx is firmly attached
to cell wall it is called a capsule,
slime layer - correct answer if glycocalyx is unorganized
and loosely attached to cell
extracellular polymeric substance - correct answer
glycocalyx that helps cells in a biofilm attach to their
target environment
12th Edition, Chapter 4 question
and answer reviewed on 16th
september 2024
coccus/cocci - correct answer meaning berry, spherical
bacteria
bacillus/bacilli - correct answer meaning little rods or
walking sticks, rod shaped bacteria
spiral - correct answer spiral shaped bacteria
diplocci - correct answer cocci that remain in pairs after
dividing
streptococci - correct answer cocci that remain
attached after dividing in a chain like pattern
tetrads - correct answer cocci that remain in a group of
4
sacrinae - correct answer cocci that divide in three
planes and remain attached, chubbily shape of 8
,Microbiology An Introduction:
12th Edition, Chapter 4 question
and answer reviewed on 16th
september 2024
staphylococci - correct answer cocci that divide and
form grape like clusters
single bacilli - correct answer single rod of bacilli
diplobacilli - correct answer bacilli that appear in pairs
after division
streptobacilli - correct answer chains of bacilli
coccobacilli - correct answer bacilli that appear shaped
similar to cocci
vibrios - correct answer bacteria that look like curved
rods
spirilla/spirillum - correct answer bacteria helical shape,
corkscrew, fairly rigid body
spirochetes - correct answer bacteria helical shape and
flexible
, Microbiology An Introduction:
12th Edition, Chapter 4 question
and answer reviewed on 16th
september 2024
monomorphic - correct answer bacteria that maintain a
single shape
pleomorphic - correct answer bacteria that can have
many shapes not just one
Glycocalyx - correct answer porkaryotes/bacteria
secrete on external of cell wall, general term for
substances that surround cell, sticky, gelatinous polymer
composed of polysaccharide, polypeptide or both
capsule - correct answer if glycocalyx is firmly attached
to cell wall it is called a capsule,
slime layer - correct answer if glycocalyx is unorganized
and loosely attached to cell
extracellular polymeric substance - correct answer
glycocalyx that helps cells in a biofilm attach to their
target environment
