Chemolithotrophic and Methanogenic Bacteria Quiz

Chemolithotrophic bacteria derive their energy by oxidizing ______ compounds

Methanogens produce ______ as a metabolic byproduct during methanogenesis

Staphylococcus is a sphere-shaped bacteria that is positive in the ______ stain test

Endospore-forming bacteria are capable of forming specialized structures called ______

Lactobacilli are bacteria that produce a blue or purple color in a ______ stain test

Actinomyces are bacteria that are similar to fungi due to their branching ______

Microbial Characterization is the process of identifying and describing ______, such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, and archaea.

Phototrophic Bacteria use visible light as a primary ______ source for metabolism.

Gliding Bacteria move under its own ______.

Sheathed Bacteria are covered and attached to submerged surfaces in ______-running water.

Spirochetes are characterized by their flexible, helical (spiral) ______ and unique method of motility.

Gram-Negative Facultatively Anaerobic Rods stain Gram-negative during the Gram staining ______.

Gram-negative microorganisms have a high resistance to ______, posing high risk towards one's health.

Gram negative cocci and coccobacilli are ______ (aerobes).

Gram negative cocci are sphere-shaped bacteria (cocci) or oval-shaped bacteria in between a rod shape and sphere shape bacteria (coccobacilli) that do ______ oxygen to survive.

Gram-negative microorganisms appear as pink or red due to their inability in holding the blue or purple color of the ______.

Gram negative anaerobic cocci, like Veilonella parvula, thrive in an environment without the presence of ______.

Gram negative chemolithotropic bacteria, like Nitrobacter, obtain energy by oxidizing ______ compounds.

Actinomycetes are a group of __________ bacteria characterized by their unique filamentous or branching morphology

Some actinomycetes produce spore-bearing structures, such as __________ or conidia

Rickettsias are a group of Gram-__________ obligate intracellular bacteria

Rickettsias are typically transmitted to humans through arthropod ________

Mycoplasmas are the smallest bacterial cells that can survive without ________

Unlike most bacteria, mycoplasmas have a flexible cell membrane that allows them to take on various ________