Bacteria Study Guide
Growth in the microbiology world refers to what?
The most common chemical element in cells is
obligate aerobes
obligate anaerobes
microaerophiles
Describe each of the following and give an example of where these type of bacteria may be
found:
Psychrophiles
Mesophiles
Thermophiles
Hyperthermophiles
Neutrophiles
Obligate halophiles
Barophiles
Which of the two above are not harmful to humans in anyway?
Describe the following shapes & arrangements of bacteria
cocci
bacilli
spirilla
streptococci
staphylococci
diplococci
There are two main regions of the body where acidity is needed to control microbial growth.
Name the region and what happens if acidity is reduced.
Describe the four main stages of Binary Fission:
1)
2)
3)
4)
These are reproductive cells that can make a clone of the original
organism_____________________________.
This reproductive method is when an outgrowth of the original cell receives genetic material and
enlarges.
What are endospores?
How are archaebacteria structurally different than regular bacteria?
What are some types of archaebacterial?
What is autoclaving?
What is pasteurization?
Describe each of the stages of Bacterial Population Growth:
Lag
Log
Stationary
Death
What is exponential growth?
Describe the following and give an example of a product that it might be used on.
Dessiccation
Lyphilization
Osmotic pressure
Antiseptic
Disinfection
Sanitization
Refrigeration
Radiation
Name some beneficial uses of bacteria to the human world.
What are Biofilms & what is quorum sensing?
What disease?
Streptococcus pyogenes
Bordetella pertussis
Heliobacter pylori
Clostridium botulinum
Salmonella typhi
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Yersinia pestis
Staphylococcus aureus
Bacillus anthracis
Borrelia burgdorferi