Bacteria
Viruses
Fungi
History of Microbiology
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100
Are bacteria prokaryotic or eukaryotic?
Bacteria are prokaryotic, single-cell organisms
100
What are the two structural components that viruses always have?
Nucleic acid and protein coat (capsid) #virusstarterpack
100
Are fungi eukaryotic or prokaryotic?

Fungi are eukaryotic.

So am I. I guess that's why they call me a fun-guy

100
What practice did Ignaz Semmelweis introduce to health clinics?

Hand washing


He was hated on. #hatersgonnahate

100

True or false:

E. Coli

is an acceptably written bacteria name

False. The species name (coli) should not be capitalised
200

Name the two types of shapes bacteria can come in.

(I don't mean cheese and bacon or chicken crimpie shapes)

Bacteria can be cocci (round) or bacilli (rod)
200

Which of the below is true:

A) Viruses have no membrane, but do have a metabolic system

B) They have no membrane nor do they metabolise

C) They have both a membrane and a metabolic system

B) Viruses do not have a membrane, and they have no metabolism. They just lazy
200
How do fungal cells differ from animal cells?
Fungi cells have a cell wall
200
Name the bloke that discovered pasteurisation
Louis Pasteur
200
Define 'Normal Flora'
Microbes that naturally inhabit surfaces of the body
300
Where would you find peptidoglycan in a bacteria?
In the cell wall
300
Where is the only place a virus can replicate?

Viruses can only replicate within a host cell, using the host's metabolism


300
What are two distinctive features of moulds?
Moulds are multicellular, produce hyphae, and reproduce both asexually and sexually ;)
300
Name the three domains of life
Eubacteria/ bacteria, Archea, and Eucarya
400
Name the stain that is commonly used to differentiate bacteria
Gram stain
400
What is the name of the group of viruses that infect bacteria?

"Bacteriophages, or phages for short"

Mitchell, or Mitchy B for short

400
Name two distinctive features of yeast
Yeast are unicellular fungi, and they reproduce only asexually via budding
400
What is the difference between an opportunistic organism and an overtly pathogenic organism?
Opportunistic organisms are usually harmless, but are capable of being pathogenic. Overt pathogens are just always bad. Naughty pathogens
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