Name that organism
A structural coating firmly attached to the outside of a cell contributes to virulence.
What is a capsule?
This is the science of classifying organisms
What is Taxonomy
This subatomic particle carries a negative charge
What is the Electron
This is a spherical bacteria seen in staphy and strep infections
What are cocci? (round shape)
This term indicates that an organism causes disease
What is a Pathogen
Disease causing microorganisms are called _______________.
pathogens
The conversion of sugar to alcohol
What is Fermentation
Anything that has mass (weight) and occupies 3-dimensional space
What is Matter
He is considered the father of modern microscopy
Who is Leeuwenhoek
TRUE OR FALSE
Outside of the host's body, the virus is unable to replicate, and thus, is considered non-living.
TRUE!!! Viruses are NON living and they can not survive at all outside the host's body.
An acellular entities that carry either DNA or RNA
What is a Virus
This hypothesis stated that living organisms could arise from non-living matter
What is Spontaneous Generation
Consists of hydrogen and oxygen in the ratio of two to one
What is H20
Spherical-shaped bacteria that live in clusters
What are staphylococci?
Is a hypothesis that describes the origin of life from nonliving things.
Spontaneous generation
invasion and multiplication of micro-organisms in body tissues, leading to various diseases and disorders
what is infection
This process of quickly heats than cools substance to kill organisms
What is Pasteurization
This type of chemical bond is formed from the sharing of electrons
What is a Covalent bond
These long structures are the primary locomotion (movement) structures in bacteria.
What are flagella?
What is the importance of the light microscope in microbiology
Light microscopes are advantageous for viewing living organisms
a group of parasitic fungi causing a cottony growth on organic substances
what is mold
This structure is used by gram-negative bacteria for the transfer of DNA from cell to cell.
What are pili?
A shorthand measurement of hydrogen ions in a solution
What is pH
pH Scale
Measures the alkalinity or acidity of a solution
Based on the hydrogen ion concentration
pH scale runs from 0 to 14
Pure H2O is neutral: pH of 7
Acids: pH <7
Bases: pH >7
Pasteur, through the use of the scientific method, discovered that it was this microorganism that turned grape juice into wine
What is Yeast
This structure is located outside the cell wall of bacteria and can take the form of a capsule or a slime layer.
What is the glycocalyx.