Bacteria
Microorganisms capable of forming a thick wall around themselves, enabling them to survive in adverse conditions
Endospores
Using gram-stain classification, what gram stain is Staphylococcus
Gram-positive
The basic unit of life
Cells
1,000 times smaller than bacteria
Virus
One-celled animal organisms that vary in size and shape and contain no cell walls
Protozoa
The measure of alkalinity or acidity
pH
The common shapes of bacteria
Spherical, Rod and Spiral
The study of Microorganisms
Microbiology
Sunlight is lethal to this stage of pathogens
Vegetative
Survives by feeding or living off of dead organisms
Fungi
Bacteria that can live in the absence of oxygen
Anaerobic
The color of Gram-positive bacteria
Purple
Tiny organisms that can only be seen with a microscope
Microorganisms
The smallest microorganism
Virus
Athletes foot is an example of what microorganisms
Fungi
Bacteria are measured in this unit of measurement
Microns
Bacteria that like warm temperatures
Thermophiles
Microorganisms that can cause illness
Pathogens
This virus incubation period ranges from two to 21 days after exposure
Ebola virus
an infectious protein particle, not destroyed by extreme heat or cold
Prion
Bacterial reproduction in which a cell divides into two equal parts
Binary Fission
most of these are one to two microns in size
Bacteria
The state of being soiled by contact with infectious organisms or other materials
Contamination
This is how the virus that causes hepatitis B is transmitted
Blood
Creutzfeldt-Jakob is a specific type of this disease
Prion