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Motility
Micro lab exam
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Biology
Undergraduate 3
10/13/2011

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Monotrichous
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Amphitrichous
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Lophotrichous
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Peitrichous
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the direction and motion of a bacteria is?
Definition
a random motion if no attractant or repellent 
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Run for motility is?
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straight line and the flagella rotates counter clockwise
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Tumble 
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no direction flagella will rotate clockwise
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if attractant / repellent present
Definition
the bacteria will "run" 
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what is the difference between chemotaxis and phototaxis?
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Chemotaxis:

bacteria attracted/ repellent by a chemical stimulus 

 

Phototaxis:

bacteria attracted/ repellent by light

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what are the two ways to test motilty?
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  1. hanging drop slide 
  2. motility agar 0.4% agar
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hanging drop slide
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rapid detection of motility

 

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what is the difference between brownian motion and motility?
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Brownian motion: result of random motion of H2O molecule

 

True motility: by flagella

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A. Motile

 

B. Non-motile

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