Period 8 11/2/10

Today in class we discussed the vocabulary word each group was assigned and there definitions in a 1-3 minute SMART notebook presentation. Mine was strepto. If you are looking for VOCABULARY & NOTES!!

Cocci or Coccus-

• rounded or spherical



• grouped together to make different shapes

Spirillum-

• rod shaped bacteria



• by itself or chains



• never go alone, always in a group (swarm together)



• 1.4 to 1.7 micrometers in diameters

Bacillus-

• rod shaped bacteria



• arranged in chains (next to each other)



• Never alone!!!!!
  

Staphylo-

• round shaped



• in clusters or clumps



• found on skin



• causes infections in the skin, bones, lungs, and other organs

Strepto-

• twisted



• chains

Diplo-

• pairs or doubled



• doubled called diplobacteria

To create a word to show the arrangement and shape you take the arrangement(chained, clusters, clumps, etc.) as the prefix, and the shape as the suffix. And you get a word. LOOK BELOW FOR AN EXAMPLE!!!!!!!!!!!

look at the image for an example of streptococcus!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

KATIE GOMEZ P8