PRESCOTT'S MICROBIOLOGY
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Chapter 3, Problem 2AL
The peptidoglycan of bacteria has been compared with the chain mail worn beneath a medieval knight’s suit of armor. It provides both protection and flexibility. Describe other structures in biology that have an analogous function. How are they replaced or modified to accommodate the growth of the inhabitant?
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The peptidoglycan of bacteria has been compared with the chain mail worn beneath a medieval knight’s suit of armor. It provides both protection and flexibility. Describe other structures in biology that have an analogous function. How are they replaced or modified to accommodate the growth of the inhabitant?
The peptidoglycan can of bacteria has been campared with the chain mail worn beneath a medieval knights suit of armor. it provides both protection and flexibility. can you describe other structures in biology that have an analogous function? how are they replaced or modified to accommodate the growth of the inhabitant?
A bacterium has the following characteristics: I. It adheres to the human intestinal lining using a feature that protects it from phagocytes , bacteriophages, and dehydration. II. It can survive being boiled. III. It contains no plasmids and relatively little peptidoglycan. Which of the following characteristics allows this bacteria to survive in a human who is taking penicillin pills?
A. gram-negative cell wall
B. peptidoglycan in the cell wall
C. lipopolysaccharides in the cytoplasm
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PRESCOTT'S MICROBIOLOGY
Ch. 3.2 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply Why is the term prokaryote...Ch. 3.2 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply What characteristic shapes...Ch. 3.2 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply What advantages might a...Ch. 3.2 - Prob. 4CCCh. 3.3 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply List the functions of...Ch. 3.3 - Prob. 2CCCh. 3.3 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply 3. On what basis are...Ch. 3.3 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply Describe facilitated...Ch. 3.3 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply 5. What are uniport,...Ch. 3.3 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply 6. What are siderophores?...
Ch. 3.4 - MICRO INQUIRY How does the outer membrane of the...Ch. 3.4 - MICRO INQUIRY Are these transporter proteins...Ch. 3.4 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply Describe in detail the...Ch. 3.4 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply When protoplasts and...Ch. 3.4 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply 4. The cell walls of most...Ch. 3.4 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply What two mechanisms allow...Ch. 3.5 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply What is the difference...Ch. 3.5 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply S-layers and some capsules...Ch. 3.6 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply Briefly describe the nature...Ch. 3.6 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply List the most common kinds...Ch. 3.6 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply do plasmids differ from...Ch. 3.6 - Prob. 4CCCh. 3.7 - MICRO INQUIRY How does flagellum growth compare to...Ch. 3.7 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply What are the functions of...Ch. 3.7 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply What terms are used to...Ch. 3.7 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply What is self-assembly? Why...Ch. 3.8 - Would this flagellum be found in a typical...Ch. 3.8 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply Describe the way many...Ch. 3.8 - Prob. 2CCCh. 3.8 - Prob. 3CCCh. 3.8 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply Suggest why chemotaxis is...Ch. 3.9 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply Describe the structure of...Ch. 3.9 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply Briefly describe endospore...Ch. 3.9 - Retrieve, Infer, Apply What features of the...Ch. 3 - Prob. 1RCCh. 3 - Prob. 2RCCh. 3 - Prob. 3RCCh. 3 - Propose a model for the assembly of a flagellum in...Ch. 3 - The peptidoglycan of bacteria has been compared...Ch. 3 - Why might a microbe have more than one uptake...Ch. 3 - Prob. 4ALCh. 3 - What would you expect to observe if you were able...Ch. 3 - Develop a hypothesis to explain why gas vacuoles...Ch. 3 - Prob. 7AL
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