Lecture (2) : Characteristics of Microorganisms
Lecture (2) : Characteristics of Microorganisms
Lecture (2) : Characteristics of Microorganisms
CHARACTERISTICS OF
MICROORGANISMS
Objectives
Bacteria are
classified
according to the
structure of their
cell wall into two
groups, either
Gram-positive or
Gram-negative.
Additional structures
Capsule
External to the cell Cell wall
wall may be: Cytoplasmic
membrane
Flagella,
Pili, and/or a
Capsule.
Pilus
Flagellum
Shape of Bacteria
Most bacteria have one of four basic shapes that can be described as
either:
Rod shaped (Bacillus),
Spherical (Coccus),
Curved (vibrio) or
Spiral (spirochete).
Coccus Vibrio
Bacillus
Spirochete
Bacterial shapes
Rod shaped
(Bacillus)
Sphere shaped pl. bacilli Curved
(Coccus) (Vibrio)
pl. cocci
Spiral
(spirochetes)
Independent existence
Bacterial cells
reproduce asexually
by binary fission.
However, many bacteria
can exchange some
genetic information carried
on plasmids “small
extrachromosomal genetic
elements”.
Fungi are eukaryotes.
Fungi has a complex
carbohydrate cell wall
(like plants) that contain
chitin (plant’s cell wall
contain cellulose).
Fungi are saprophytic
Mold
Yeast
yeasts
Molds
Fungal reproduction
Capsomer
Obligate intracellular parasites
1) …………………………………
2) …………………………………
3) …………………………………
2. Virus size is measured in
___________?
A. Millimeter
B. Micrometer
C. Nanometer
D. Picometer
3. Virus can be seen by _______?
A. Light microscope
B. Naked Eye
C. Electron Microscope
4. Which of the following is
measured in nanometer:
A. Fungi
B. Viruses
C. Bacteria
5. The eukaryotic infectious agent
that has a complex carbohydrate
cell wall:
A. Viruses
B. Fungi
C. Prions
D. Bacteria
6. Fill in the spaces:
7. Unicellular fungi are called
A. Yeast
B. Mold
8. True or False
1. Viruses can be seen by light
microscope ( )
2. Viruses can be seen by Electron
microscope ( )
3. Eukaryotic cells are smaller than
bacterial cells ( )
4. bacterial cells are smaller than
Eukaryotic cells ( )
9. True or False
1. Fungi are photosynthetic ( )
2. Fungi are saprophytic ( )
3. Fungi has cell wall that contain
peptidoglycan ( )
4. Fungi has cell wall that contain
chitin ( )
10. Bacterial cell wall contain
_______?
A. Peptidoglycan
B. Cellulose
C. Chitin
11. Fungal cell wall contain
_______?
A. Peptidoglycan
B. Cellulose
C. Chitin
12. Bacterial cell are measured by
_________?
A. Nanometer
B. Micrometer
C. Millimeter
13. Infectious protein particles that
lack nucleic acid are called
A. Virus
B. Bacteria
C. Prion
D. Yeast
14. Multicellular fungi are called
_______?
A. Yeast
B. Mold
15. This picture is of:
A. Virus
B. Bacteria
C. Fungus
D. Prion
16. This infectious agent is:
A. Prokaryotic
B. Eukaryotic
C. Subcellular
17. Fill in the spaces:
Number 1 is : …………..
Number 2 is : …………..
Number 3 is: ……………
18. This infectious agent is:
A. Bactria
B. Virus
C. Fungus
19. This infectious agent is:
A. Eukaryote
B. Prokaryote
20. This infectious agent is:
A. Yeast
B. Mold
21. Prions can cause a disease
that affect _____?
A. Brain
B. Lung
C. Intestine
D. Bones
22. Bacteria reproduce by
_______?
A. Mitosis
B. Meiosis
C. Binary fission
23. Fill in the spaces:
Number 1 is :
………………………..
Number 2 is :
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Number 4 is:
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Number 5 is:
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