Chapter 4

What are some of the functions of the form of glococalyx called slime layers?

What are some of the characteristics of the form of glococalyx called slime layers?

What are some of the functions of the form of glococalyx called capsules?

What are some of the characteristics of the form of glococalyx called capsules?

How is a bacterial flagellum operated?

How many flagella does a bacterial cell have?

Are all bacterial flagella alike?

What kinds of movement can a bacterial cell achieve using its flagella?

What is a chemotaxis?

What are fimbriae and what is their function?

What is a pilus and what is its function?

What is the molecular structure of peptidoglycan?

How does the cell wall of gram-positive bacteria differ from the cell wall of gram-negative bacteria?

What is an endospore and what is its function?

Under what kinds of conditions are endospores produced?

What is the shape of a coccus, bacillus, and spirillum refer to?

Diplococcus

Streptococcus

Straphylcoccus

Tetrad

Sarcina

Diplobacillus

Streptobacillus

Palisades

How do biofilms form?

How do bacterial cells in a biofilm differ from bacterial cells that are planktonic?

What are cyanobacteria?

What names have been given to cyanobacteria previously?

What are green and purple sulfure bacteria?

How does the form of photosynthesis differ in green and purple sulfur bacteria from that of cyanobacteria?

What are the unique characteristics of the gliding fruiting bacteria?

In what way do these bacteria challenge conventional notions about prokaryotes?

How do archaea differ from bacteria?

Why are many of the archaea described as extremophiles?

What are some of the environments to which archaea are adapted?