A state in which members of a population die as quickly as new members are born.
What is Steady State?
The DNA and other essential parts of a bacterium coated with several hard layers.
What is Endospore?
An organism that causes disease.
What is a Pathogen?
Spherical shaped bacteria.
What is Coccus?
The outer layer portrayed in red on this bacteria model.
What is the capsule?
Population growth that is controlled by limited resources.
What is Logistic Growth?
Organisms from the same species that have markedly different traits.
What are Strains?
An organism that feeds on a living host.
What is a Parasite?
Rod-shaped bacteria.
What is Bacillus?
The "tail"
What is the flagellum?
Population growth that is unhindered because of the abundance of resources for an ever-increasing population.
What is Exponential Growth?
A small, circular section of extra DNA that confers one or more traits to a bacterium and can be reproduced separately from the main bacterial genetic code.
What is Plasmid?
An organism that requires oxygen.
What is an Aerobic Organism?
Helical shaped bacteria.
What is Spirillum?
The bacteria cell structure colored yellow on this model.
What is cell wall?
Moisture, moderate temperatures, nutrition, darkness, proper amount of oxygen.
What are ideal conditions for bacterial growth?
The phylum and class of bacteria most likely to survive boiling-hot water.
What is phylum Mendosicutes and class Archaebacteria?
An organism that does not require oxygen.
What is an Anaerobic Organism?
Fibrous bristles used for grasping.
What are fimbriae?
The large mass at the center of a bacteria cell.
What is DNA?
A temporary union of two organisms for the purpose of DNA transfer.
What is Conjucation?
The two kingdoms into which Monera is split when using a six-kingdom classification system.
What are Archaebacteria and Eubacteria?
An organism that feeds on dead matter.
What is a Saprophyte?
An S-shaped curve on a graph.
What is a sigmoidal curve? (pg 47)
The semi-fluid substance within the cellular membrane.
What is cytoplasm?