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all prokaryotes reproduce sexually
false they reproduce asexually
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a bacillus is a bacterium with a slightly curved rod shape.
false vibrio
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if you were to view staphylococci you should expect to see clusters of cells.
true
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initial bodies are stable resting stages that do not metabolize but will germinate when conditions improve.
false elementary
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Archaea are classified into phyla based primarly on tRNA sequences.
false based on rRNA
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Halophiles inhabit extremely saline habitats such as great salt lake
true
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pigments located in thylakoids in phototrophic bacteria trap light energyfor metabolic processes.
true
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most cynobacteria form heterocysts in which nitrogen fixation occurs.
true
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a giant bacteruim that is large enough to be seen without a microscope is veillonella.
false it is Epulopiscium
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when envirornmental nutrients are depleated myxobacteria aggregate in mounds to form fruiting bodies.
true
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Bacillus anthracis?
anthrax
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Veillonella?
dental bio film (plaque)
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Clostridium perfringens?
gangrene
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Clostridium botulinum?
botox
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Bacillus licheniformis?
bacitracin
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Corynebacterium?
diptheria
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Rhizobium?
nitrogen fixation
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Desulfovibrio?
iron pipe corrosion
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Chlamydia?
lymphogranuloma venereum
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what is the type of reproduction in prokaryotes that results in a palisade arrangment of cells?
snapping division
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the thick walled reproductive spores produced in the middle of cyanobacterial filiments are called?
akinetes
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stiff spiral shaped prokaryotic cells are called?
spirlla
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photosynthetic bacteria that can also fix nitrogens are ?
cyanobacteria
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which genus is the most common anaerobic human pathogen?
Bacteroides
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flexible spiral shaped prokaryotes?
spirochetes
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what are bacteria that convert nitrogen gas into ammonia?
nitrogen fixers
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the presence of mycolic acid in the cell wall characterizes?
Mycobacterium
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what bacteria protects the intestinal tract and vagina from pathogens?
Lactobacillus
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Tetanus, botulism, and gangrene are all associated with
clostridia
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Some strains of Staphylococcus aureus can invade the body and cause diseases such as pneumonia and bacteremia.
true
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