PMT 104N Microbiology Units 1 and 2

Envelopes cover the capsids in some viruses and consist of a combination of lipids, proteins, and carbohydrates

Inner protein coat around the nucleic acid

How many fungi are pathogenic to humans

Fungi absorb nutrients rather than investing them

Closely related to bacteria (Eubacteria)

A living entity or small unit of life capable of 3 life processes

Microorganisms are so small they are measured on units based on the _____

A complete, fully developed viral particle composed of nucleic acid and surrounded by a protein coat

Bacteria sizes are expressed in ___

Lytic cycle has 5 stages which include maturation

Virus sizes are expressed in ____

The study of life and all its forms

Concentrations of viral suspensions measured by the number of plaques are given in terms of ______

Viruses are grouped by

Polyhedral viruses are many sided: the capsid forms the shape of an icosahedron (10 triangular faces with 6 corners)

Fungi have not adapted to environments hostile to bacteria

Three forms of biology

The study of fungi

Study of animal life

The core of a virus

First letter of the species is always lower case

Any fungal infection is called

Study of microscopic plant and animal life in all its forms

Bacteriophages are grown in either a ____ media or a _____ media

Lysogenic cycle has 3 stages

The first letter of the genus is lower case