Bacteria
How many cells does one bacteria have?
One
Rickettsia reproduce by ___ ___
binary fission
A virus consists of _____________
RNA or DNA protein coat structure
Are fungi Eukaryotes or Prokaryotes?
Eukaryotes
When was the word "protozoa" coined?
1818
Bacteria share similar structures that plants have. What are two of these structures?
Cell Wall & Cell Membrane
Rickettsia is stained with the __ __ stain
Geimsa stain
How do viruses reproduce?
Inserting DNA into the host cell.
Molds are fungi with long threadlike filaments called___
Hyphae
How do protozoa reproduce?
Binary fission or mutiple fission
Bacteria are the only living things that are prokaryotes. What does this mean?
Don't have a nucleus
Rickettsia: infection of endothelial cells is __ ___induced
phagocytosis induced
Why do some viruses seem to go away and then return?
The virus had entered the lysogenic cycle
The cell walls of most fungi contain the polysaccharide of ____
Chitin
Name protoza was given by?
Georg August Goldfuss
The bacteria we collected here at OGMS belong to which Kingdom?
Eubacteria
All rickettsia are __ __ parasites
obligate intracellular
Viruses are often named by ___________
Where they were first discovered, the scientist who discovered it, and the animal that carries it.
What do fungi use to reproduce?
Spores
40 degrees C
Bacteria can move. What is the name of the structure that moves them?
Flagellum
What is the vector Rickettsia prowazikii?
human lice or squirrel flea
Why is it difficult to develop vaccines for retroviruses, like a cold sore?
RNA mutates more frequently than DNA
How do fungi get nutrients?
Absorb the nutrients across their cell walls.
Ph range optimal for maximum metabolic activity of protozoa is?
6-8