Bacterial Business
This component of the bacterial cell wall is never found in other types of organisms
What is peptidoglycan?
This is the protein part of a virus.
What is the capsid?
In fungi, this filamentous structure grows and branches to form the mycelium.
hypha
The movement of bacteria in response to chemical signals.
This is the type of nucleic acid found in a viral genome.
What is DNA or RNA (but never both)?
Fungal _____________ are important for this biological process, allowing fungi to spread and survive in harsh conditions.
Spores
This Gram negative feature qualifies as an endotoxin
What is Lipid A of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)?
This structure allows the specific interaction between a virus and its host cell.
What is a spike protein?
Protists that can make their own food through photosynthesis are called _____________
Photoautotrophs
This structure found in prokaryotes and eukaryotes differs in size (measured Svedberg units).
What is ribosome?
Retroviruses use reverse transcriptase to make this.
What is a DNA copy of an RNA genome?
This stage of a helminth’s life cycle is often microscopic and infective to humans or animals, allowing transmission between hosts.
larval stage (or infective larva)
The name for multiple flagella that remain in the periplasmic space provide motility for spirochetes.
What is axial filament?
This happens when bacteria acquire a new trait from temperate phage.
What is lysogenic conversion?
This type of fungus forms branching filaments called hyphae that make up its mycelium.
What is a mold?