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Ch 3 Bacterial Structure

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Total cards: 24•Content version: v3•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
Front (Question)

Cocci (coccus)

Back (Answer)

Roughly spherical cells.

#2
Front (Question)

Diplococci

Back (Answer)

Pairs of cells observed

#3
Front (Question)

Streptococcus

Back (Answer)

Chain of cocci

#4
Front (Question)

Tetrads

Back (Answer)

Arrangement of two pairs on top of each other to form a quartet

#5
Front (Question)

Sarcinae

Back (Answer)

Two tetrads stacked

#6
Front (Question)

Staphylococcus

Back (Answer)

Arrangement of cocci in “grape clusters”

#7
Front (Question)

Bacilli (bacillus)

Back (Answer)

Rod shaped bacteria

#8
Front (Question)

Coccobacilli

Back (Answer)

Short rods that resemble cocci

#9
Front (Question)

Diplobacilli

Back (Answer)

Pairs of rods

#10
Front (Question)

Streptobaccilus

Back (Answer)

Chains of bacilli

#11
Front (Question)

Palisades

Back (Answer)

Chains or stacks of bacilli attached by the length instead of the end as in Streptobacillus

#12
Front (Question)

Vibrios

Back (Answer)

Comma shaped

#13
Front (Question)

Spirilla

Back (Answer)

Rigid spiral shaped bacteria

#14
Front (Question)

Spirochetes

Back (Answer)

Flexible spiral shaped bacteria

#15
Front (Question)

Pleomorphic

Back (Answer)

Lacking single defining characteristic form; variable in shape

#16
Front (Question)

Filamentous

Back (Answer)

Filament like

#17
Front (Question)

Surface area

Back (Answer)

4pi r^2

#18
Front (Question)

Volume

Back (Answer)

4/3 pi r^3

#19
Front (Question)

Cell envelope

Back (Answer)

Plasma membrane and all the layers external to it

#20
Front (Question)

Plasma membrane

Back (Answer)

Membrane that encases the cytoplasm and defines the cell

#21
Front (Question)

Amphipathic

Back (Answer)

Structurally asymmetric; ie polar and nonpolar ends

#22
Front (Question)

Peripheral membrane proteins

Back (Answer)

Loosely connected to membrane. Easily removed.

#23
Front (Question)

Integral membrane proteins

Back (Answer)

Embedded in the plasma membrane, have hydrophobic regions that span the membrane. Not easily extracted.

#24
Front (Question)

Hopanoids

Back (Answer)

Phospholipid similar to cholesterol found in plasma membrane of bacteria