Your friend believes that prokaryotes are always detrimental and pathogenic. How would you explain to them that they are wrong?

Q: The peptidoglycan region in archaea is connected to each other by a: a) tetrapeptide b) Teichoic…

A: Peptidoglycan is a polymer crucial for forming the cell wall in most bacterial species. Comprising…

Q: bacteria and archaea are both prokaryotes. But Carl Woese proposed that archaea are closer to…

A: Archaea is a group of primitive prokaryotes that is based on their distinct characteristics form a…

Q: Name 3 ways that antibiotics affect prokaryotic cells

A: The Gram-positive bacteria are consisting of membrane surrounded by a tough and rigid cover called…

Q: Bacteria have three major methods of resisting antibiotics. They may lack (or modify) the feature…

A: Gram positive and negative are differentiated from each other by the presence of peptidoglycan layer…

Q: Cellular inclusions in prokaryotic cells serve to A) store energy rich compounds. B) protect DNA.…

A: Option - D

Q: Antibiotic medication work by targeting specific structures and function in bacterial cells. Side…

A: Antibiotics are medicines or drugs used to prevent and treat bacterial infections. Antibiotic…

Q: In 2006, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the use of bacteriophage preparation…

A: A bacteriophage is a tadpole-shaped virus that infects bacteria for their reproduction. They have a…

Q: What are two ways that some prokaryotes are able to survive in extreme environments?

A: Prokaryotes are the primitive single celled organisms that appear first on the earth surface. All…

Q: Name 4 structures unique to prokaryotic cells. Give the function/adaptation of each.

A: Cells are the basic structural and functional unit of all living organisms. These are divided into…

Pathogenicity

Infection and Transmission

The infections are generated by the pathogenic organisms present in the environment. They maintain the capacity to invade a host body and establish colonies. A disease caused by such infectious agents is called a communicable disease or transmissible disease. These diseases spread through diverse means including blood, food, water, air, or vectors.