Organisms
People
Bacteria
Role/funct.
Extra
100

Organism responsible for Tuberculosis

Mycobacterium Tuberculosis

100

Antonie van Leewenhoek

First to observe living microbes

100

What does gram positive bacteria have?

Thick peptidoglycan layer

100

Function of prokaryotic cell membrane

Selective barrier, site of energy reactions

100

Louis Pasteur

Scientist who disproved spontaneous generation

200

Organism responsible for Anthrax

Bacillus Anthracis

200

Paul Ehrlich

Developed "magic bullet" concept for selective toxicity

200

What do mycoplasma bacteria lack?

A cell wall

200

Difference between Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes

Prokaryotes have NO nucleus, Eukaryotes have a nucleus and organelles

200

What are considered Algae

Plant-like protist

300

Organism responsible for Syphilis

Treponema Pallidum

300

Joseph Lister

Introduced aseptic techniques during surgery

300

What does gram negative bacteria have?

Thin layer of peptidoglycan and an outer membrane

300
Role of mitochondria in a eukaryotic cell

ATP production (energy)

300

What is an Endospore

Tough, dormant structure produced by some bacteria to survive harsh conditions. 

400

Organism responsible for the Plague

Yersinia Pestis

400

Robert Koch

Postulates to prove a microbe causes disease

400

What triggers bacterial spore formation?

Harsh environmental conditions

400

Fungi Reproduction

Spore formation, sexual and asexual reproduction.

400

What is considered Amoeba

Animal-like protists

500

Main branches of microbiology

Bacteriology, mycology, parasitology, virology, immunology. 

500

Ignaz Semmelweis

Promoted handwashing to prevent child bed fever

500

4 Phases of Bacterial Growth Curve

Lag Phase, Log Phase, Stationary Phase, Death Phase

500

Difference between Anabolic and Catabolic reactions

Anabolic reaction build complex molecules and requires energy, Catabolic reaction breaks down molecules and releases energy. 

500

3 Mechanisms of gene-transfer in bacteria 

Transformation, Conjugation, Transduction