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Safiya Al Baharna

Kingdom of Bahrain College of Health Sciences Integrated Sciences Di ision Biomedical Sciences Department

LFS 217 General Microbiology

Chapter 4: Diversity of Microorganisms !art 1"

Class #ctivity

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$%estion 1" Match the follo&ing statements &ith the correct ans&er:
A. D. $. Diplococci Streptococci %ic&ettsias B. ". Diplobacilli Chlamydias C. #. Staphylococci Cyanobacteria

H. Treponema pallidum

I. Mycoplasmas

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Spherical bacteria arranged in cl'sters are called (((((((((((((((. %od*shaped bacteria arranged in pairs are called (((((((((((((((. ,he bacteria that ca'se syphilis are (((((((((((((((. ((((((((((((((( are obligate intracell'lar pathogens that ca'se diseases s'ch as trachoma and se.'ally transmitted diseases. /. ((((((((((((((( are photosynthetic. 0. ((((((((((((((( ha e no cell 1alls. 2. ((((((((((((((( are obligate intracell'lar pathogens that ca'se diseases s'ch as typh's and %oc&y Mo'ntain spotted fe er

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$%estions 2" Choose the correct ans&er: !. A shiny3 stic&y colony of Streptococc's pne'moniae is li&ely to be a. encaps'lated and pathogenic b. nonencaps'lated and nonpathogenic c. nonencaps'lated and pathogenic d. encaps'lated and nonpathogenic ). 4ne 1ay to determine the si5e3 cell morphology and gro'ping of bacterial cells is to 'se a (((((((((( techni6'e. a. strea& plate b. hanging drop c. simple stain d. n'trient broth c'lt're +. ,he classification of ir'ses is based on (((((. a. their type of n'cleic acid b. si5e and shape c. the presence or absence of an o'ter en elope d. all of the abo e -. 7ir'ses al1ays ha e at least (((((. a. an o'ter capsid b. a cell 1all c. an inner core of n'cleic acid d. both A and C /. 7ir'ses are described as non*li ing beca'se they (((((. a. don8t metaboli5e b. aren8t organi5ed on a cell'lar le el c. don8t respond to stim'li d. all of the abo e 0. A ir's relies on the host8s ((((( for its o1n reprod'ction. a. "n5ymes b. %ibosomes c. t%9A and A,P

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d. all of the abo e 2. Prions (((((. a. are cells that contain chitin in their cell 1alls b. are belie ed to ca'se Cre't5feldt*:a&ob disease c. are the ca'sati e agents of syphillis d. all of the abo e ;. Disease ca'sing na&ed strands of %9A are called (((((. a. Prions b. 7iroids c. Bacteriophages d. %etro ir'ses <. Pro&aryotes can escape phagocytosis if they ha e a (((((. a. caps'le and=or slime layer b. plasma membrane c. cell 1all d. n'cle's !>. #ac'ltati e anaerobes (((((. a. re6'ire a constant s'pply of o.ygen b. gro1 in the presence or absence of o.ygen c. die in the presence of o.ygen d. none of the abo e !!. ,he cell 1alls of most pro&aryotes are disting'ished by the presence of. a. Chitin b. Peptidoglycan c. Silica d. Cell'lose !). ,here is=are ((((( basic shape?s@ of bacteria. a. ! b. ) c. + d. -

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!+. Cyanobacteria (((((. a. are gram negati e b. perform photosynthesis in the same manner as plants c. can be 'nicell'lar3 colonial or filamento's d. all of the abo e $%estion '" Deci(e &hether the follo&ing statements are tr%e )" or false F": !. ?,@?#@ All diseases ca'sed by Rickettsia spp. are arthropodborne. ). ?,@?#@ 7ir'ses al1ays contain both D9A and %9A. +. ?,@?#@ ,he cell 1alls of archaeans contain a thic&er layer of peptidoglycan than bacterial cell 1alls. -. ?,@?#@ 4n entering a bacterial cell3 all bacteriophages immediately initiate the lytic cycle. /. ?,@?#@ Mycoplasmas cannot be c'lti ated on artificial media. 0. ?,@?#@ 7ir'ses are the smallest infectio's agents. 2. ?,@?#@ Rickettsia spp. and Chlamydia spp. cannot be gro1n on artificial media. ;. ?,@?#@ Prions are infectio's %9A molec'les. <. ?,@?#@ HI7 is an en eloped3 do'ble*stranded %9A ir's. !>. ?,@?#@ 4rganisms in the gen's Vibrio are c'r ed bacilli. !!. ?,@?#@ In a $ram stain proced're3 bacteria 1ith $ram positi e cell 1alls decolori5e less easily than those 1ith $ram negati e cell 1alls.

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!). ?,@?#@ Bacteriophages are ir'ses that parasiti5e bacteria. !+. ?,@?#@ 7ir'ses are not able to m'ltiply o'tside a li ing cell. !-. ?,@?#@ 7iral D9A does not change so accinations are effecti e for yo'r entire lifetime. !/. ?,@?#@ Some ir'ses are cancer ca'sing. !0. ?,@?#@ All photosynthetic bacteria prod'ce o.ygen d'ring photosynthesis. !2. ?,@?#@ Cyanobacteria ha e chloroplasts in their cells. !;. ?,@?#@ ,he e'&aryotic organisms are belie ed to be more closely related to the archaea than to the bacteria. List ' metho(s %se( for c%ltivation of vir%ses* Chlamy(ia an( +ic,ettsia$%estion 4" .on%s: )hin,ing Scientifically// Ahile there are a fe1 dr'gs that are effecti e against some ir'ses3 they often prod'ce a n'mber of side effects by impairing the f'nction of body cells. Most antibiotics ?anti*bacterial dr'gs@ do not ca'se side effects. Ahy 1o'ld anti iral medications be more li&ely to prod'ce side effectsB