Bacteria
These are unicellular microorganism.
Bacteria and Archaea
What type of cells do viruses infect?
All types of cells.
What are the 2 types of fungi?
Yeasts and Fungi
Helminths consist of...
Tapeworms, flukes, and round worms.
Cellular microorganisms that are thought to have lost the ability to survive as single cells.
All bacterial cells possess...
Cytoplasmic membrane, cytoplasm, ribosomes, and a nucleoid region.
What do viruses lack?
Self replication, metabolism, and homeostasis.
What is the name for fungi that cause disease?
Mycoses
Helminths are...
Multicellular
What are the 2 appendages that eukaryotes use for moving?
Flagella and cilia.
Most bacterial cells possess...
Cell wall and glycocalyx.
These can be found on viruses and can be naked or enveloped.
Spikes
All fungi are...
Heterotrophic
Do helminths have a cell wall?
No
What is a microorganism?
An organism that is too small to see with the naked eye.
Some but not all bacteria possess...
Flagella, pilli, fimbriae, outer membrane, nanotubes, plasmids, inclusions, micro compartments, and endospores.
What does host range mean?
The types of host a virus can infect.
What are the 3 different types of fungal infections in humans?
Community-acquired infections, hospital-acquired infections, and opportunistic infections.
These helminths are thin, often segmented, and include cestodes and trematodes.
Flatworms
Name the 4 macromolecules.
Carbohydrates, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids.
What is a variation in cell wall structure caused by genetic/nutritional differences?
Pleomorphism
What is a bacteriophage?
A type of virus that infects bacteria.
The woven, intertwining mass of hyphae that makes up the body or colony of a mold is called the...
Mycelium
These helminths are nematodes and are elongated, cylindrical, and unsegmented.
Roundworms
What 2 ways to divide microorganisms?
Acellular and cellular