Identify the differences between bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites Answer: Bacteria Bacteria are single-cell microorganisms which generally exist in large numbers and are microscopic in size. Bacteria can be either beneficial (bacteria in the intestinal tract aid digestion and are part of the normal body flora) or can be the cause of disease (for example pneumonia, food poisoning or bacterial meningitis). Viruses A virus is an infectious agent which can only live and replicate inside organism cells. The main difference between viruses and bacteria is that they are unable to reproduce in food – they need a living host cell to replicate. They replicate by infecting and taking over the functions of the host cell.
Causes and Spread of Infection The differences between Bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites are Bacteria are found everywhere ie, air, water, soil, animals, people and food. It is a single cell micro-organism that retrieves its nutrition from the environment. Bacteria can only be seen through a microscope. They are shaped like short rods, spheres or spirals. It is stated on www.biologyinfo.com that, “Not all bacteria are harmful.
Advanced biology week 1 assignment 1. Bacteria are prokaryotes because they are not living organisms; they are simply genetic information wrapped in a protein sheath and they cannot replicate without the help of a cell. 2. Coccus bacteria is bacteria have a spherical shape. In nature, these bacteria may exist as individuals cells or be grouped together.
Parasites: A parasite is an organism that lives in another organism. It is dependent on its host for survival. It has to be in the host to live, grow and multiply. A parasite cannot live independently. There are several types of parasites such as Ectoparasite- which is a parasite that lives on the host’s surface, examples will be hair and body lice and mites.
They respond quickly to a change in environment because they are such tiny organisms. They are often used to check the acidity of a chemical compound that may be found in water. One of the main types of zooplankton in freshwater temperate systems is Daphnia (Ziarek et al., 2011). Daphnia, also known as water fleas, are small crustaceans that live in fresh water. They serve as an important source of food for fish and other aquatic organisms.
Some fungi have beneficial uses. For example, penicillin and yeast for baking. Thrush is a common fungal infection. Parasites are small organisms which depend can only live on a host. Plants, animals, humans, fish, birds and reptiles can all be host to parasites.
There are many different species of Algae which can range in size from microscopic to a couple meters long. Phytoplankton is at the bottom of the food chain and is eaten by small crustaceans which are called Zooplanktons. Zooplanktons are eaten by fish, invertebrates, mollusks, ducks, and turtles. • Plants: Around fifty species of food and shelter providing plants- Plants along with Algae provide the Rideau River with oxygen. Some of the plants in the Rideau River are carnivorous.
1) Monocots are shorts for “Monocotyledons” which means plants whose embryo has one cotyledon; whereas, Eudicots (Eudicotyledons) carry embryo with 2 cotyledons. The cotyledons of eudicots supply nutrients for seedlings, but the cotyledons of monocots store some nutrients and act as a transfer tissue for nutrients stored elsewhere. Five key features are typically used to distinguish monocots from eudicots; a seed, arrangement of vascular tissue in roots, stems, and leaves, and number of flower parts. The seed has the reproductive structures that are protected from drying out, have male and female gametophytes which are reduced in size. In young dicot stems and stems (usually the upright, vertical portion of a plant transports substances to and the leaves) that do not increase in thickness, xylem and phloem are arranged in vascular bundles in the cortex.
W5_A2 Microbiology Lab Week 5 Review Sheet I Exercise 1: Hanging-drop and wet-mount preparations 1. How does true motility differ from Brownian movement? Brownian movement results from random motion of water molecules bombarding the bacteria and causing them to move. True motility and self- propulsion involves the 3 modes of motility. 2.
CAUSES AND SPREAD OF INFECTION 1. Understand the causes of infection 1.1 Identify the differences between bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites Bacteria - Typically a few micrometres in length, bacteria have a number of shapes, ranging from spheres to rods and spirals. Bacteria were among the first life forms to appear on Earth, and are present in most of its habitats. Bacteria inhabit soil, water, acidic hot springs, radioactive waste, and the deep portions of Earth's crust. Bacteria also live in symbiotic and parasitic relationships with plants and animals.