Give situations of biofilms and explain what they are.

Q: List three (3) advantages microbes have when living in a biofilm, as compared to planktonic growth.…

A: Some bacteria live in the group/aggregates and form a strong structural network, that provides lots…

Q: Which of the following characterize biofilms that form within the body?

A: Biofilms are syntrophic (cross feeding) censorium of microorganisms.  It may develop on living or…

Q: Which of the following is true about biofilms? Most bacteria naturally live in biofilms Bacteria in…

A: According to our guidelines we are allowed to answer a single question at a time. So, if you want…

Q: Explain this statement as completely as possible (in detail): Bacteria grow.

A: microorganisms that can only be seen with specialised equipment (a microscope). Bacteria can be…

Q: Which of the following is present in both gram-positive and gramnegativecell walls?a. an outer…

A: Bacteria are biological cells that represent a large domain of prokaryotes. Bacteria are considered…

Q: Biofilms often consist of multiple species of bacteria.True or false?

A: Bacteria are the prokaryotic organisms. They are unicellular type.

Q: Give an example of a medically relevant biofilm that forms invirtually all healthy humans

A: Introduction: Biofilm is defined as a community of microorganisms attached to the surface, embedded…

Q: Biofilm is

A: Answer is option c.) Colonial organism.

Q: Biofilms

A: An organism that can not be seen through the naked eye is known as the microorganism. To see these…

Q: Describe why a microbial mat has green, reddish-pink, and black layers.

A: Microbiology is the branch of science that deals with the study of microorganisms that are too small…

Q: Compare and contrast gram positive bacteria with gram negative bacteria.

A: Bacteria can be classified as gram-positive or gram-negative based upon the gram staining methods.…

Q: Relate several advantages to communication within a biofilm.

A: Biofilms are complex bacterial communities that are adherent to a surface, an interface or to each…

Q: Discuss why the presence of biofilms may be beneficial to microbes yet problematic to humans.

A:

Q: Discuss characteristics of biofilms that differentiate them from planktonic bacteria.

A: Biofilms can be defined as the collective of one or more types of microorganisms that can grow on…

Q: What are extracellular polymeric substances (EPS)?

A: Extracellular polymeric substances are characteristic polymers of high sub-atomic weight discharged…

Q: Which of the following is a primary bacterial cell wall function?a. transport c. supportb. motility…

A: Most of the bacteria have a cell wall which is made up of peptidoglycan. Some of them lack…

Q: Give 2 examples of biofilms that may form in the human body through medical interventions

A: Gram-Native and gram-Positive bacteria can form biofilm on medical devices. Most common forms are…

Q: Which of the following statement(s) correctly apply to biofilms? (Select all that apply) O Biofilms…

A: Biofilms are a consortium of microorganisms that are embedded in a self produced matrix of…

Q: Compare and contrast complex, chemically defined, selective, and differential media.

A: The liquid or solid media preparation is made specifically for storage, growth, or transport of…

Q: Explain how biofilms form and why they are important

A: A biofilm consist of living microorganisms such as bacteria that live in colony. Biofilm form when…

Q: Characterize morphologically the microbial specimens

A: Morphology refers to the study of shape, size, arrangement of cells, form and structure in animals,…

Q: What is microbial community?

A: Answer :- Microbial community group are gatherings of microorganisms that share a typical living…

Q: Describe gram negative and gram positive cells walls.

A: Bacteria are members of a large group of unicellular microorganisms. Bacteria have cell walls but…

Q: Bacteria are useful to study because

A: Bacteria are the prokaryotic micro organisms. Bacteria enables scientists to be used to study…

Q: Differentiate between Gram positive bacteria and Gram negative bacteria.

A: Christian Gram suggested this strategy to make a distinction between the two groups of bacteria…

Q: (a) Distinguish between biofilms and microbial mats and describe their relative significance.

A: Microorganisms are organisms that can be visible only through a microscope. It can be either fungi,…

Q: microbial biofilms

A:

Q: Which of the following is present in both gram-positive and gramnegativecell walls?a. an outer…

A: There are two types of bacteria Gram-positive and gram-negative.

Q: Biofilm is Multicellular organisms Colonial organism Single cell

A: As per our honor code, we are authorized to answer one question at a time, since you have not…

Q: Compare and contrast the relative sizes of the different microbes.

A: The microscopic organisms also called microorganisms, or microbes present all around us and inside…

Q: Explain 4 approaches to preventing or limiting biofilms.

A: Biofilms are the aggregation of microbial cells present on solid surfaces.

Q: which of these are important in creating biofilms? (select all that apply) choose the correct…

A: The collections of one or more types of microorganisms which may grow on many different surfaces are…

Q: Design a model of bacterial biofilm formation to explain its role in human disease

A: Bacterial biofilm can be defined as the type of matrix formed by the clusters of the bacterial cells…

Q: Give the factors that influence the appearance of microbial colony.

A: An group of microbes that can be seen and that grows on the surface of a solid medium or in a solid…

Q: Explain in a general way how bacteria move toward substances such as nutrients and away from toxic…

A: Bacterial chemotaxis, movement under the influence of a chemical gradient, either toward (positive…

Q: explain how Bacteria Vary in Size and Shape

A: Bacteria are unicellular, prokaryotic organisms and lack chlorophyll pigments. The structure of…

Q: Describe what you would need to provide to a bacterium that was a chemoautotroph in order for it to…

A: Autotrphs are the organisms that are capable of producing there own food either with the help if…

Q: In your own words, explain the factors that influence the growth of microorganisms.

A:

Q: What are the advantages of biofilms as a growthmode over a planktonic lifestyle?

A: Planktons include diverse collection of organisms, which lives in water bodies and form the primary…

Q: Explain the role of microscopes in finding out the charactertistics of microorganisms.

A: Microscopes are the devices that are used to visualize smaller objects and microbes.

Q: Differentiate between complex and defined media.

A: The media is the food used to grow and control microbes in the microbial culture.

Q: Describe a biofilm and explain how it benefits its inhabitants

A: It's simple to see why germs need to be disinfected on surfaces, but have you ever pondered how…

Q: Contrast and compare the structural differences between bacterial, archaeal, and eukaryotic microbes

A: Answer: Introduction: Basically, there are three types of organism which is based on the type of…

Q: A) GLYCOCALYX

A: BIOFILM:- Is an association  of micro organisms in which microbial cells adhere to each other on a…

Terrestrial Ecosystem

An ecosystem is a collection of interconnected communities. It includes both living and non-living elements of specific strata. The terrestrial ecosystem is solely related to the ecosystem present on the land and covers 25 to 30% of the total earth’s surface area.