Storage

Question 1

What are the 2 storage bodies

Answer 1

Inclusion bodies
and microcompartments

Question 2

Inclusions bodies are made up of

Answer 2

• phosphates
• glycogen

Question 3

Microcompartments are made up of

Answer 3

• proteins
  -enzymes

Question 4

Some bacteria produce long polymers of protein similar to eukaryotic actin:
- Arranged in helical shape

• Contribute to cell shape
• Have also been identified in archaea

Answer 4

cytoskeleton

Question 5

Name the internal structure that is also ineffective, stays dormant, and found in some bacteria

Answer 5

Endospore

Question 6

Name medically significant bacteria that possess the endospore?( Name 2)

Answer 6

• Bacillus anthracis: agent of anthrax
• Clostridium tetani: cause of tetanus
• Clostridium perfringens: cause of gas gangrene
• Clostridium botulinum: cause of botulism

-Clostridium difficile: “C. diff,” a serious gastrointestinal disease

Question 7

What makes endospores ineffective?

Answer 7

Contain strong structures that can resist freezing, radiation, and chemicals

Question 8

Name the 2 phases of bacterial life cycle that contain this structure

Answer 8

Vegetative and speculation

Question 9

When are these structures produced

Answer 9

Only when the environment is unfavorable
Ex. When there is no food or water.