Description
You should identify a non-pathogenic
microorganism species as your favorite and prepare to provide the following information.
1) What’s the scientific name in binomial nomenclature of this microbial species (2pt)?
2) Which phylum this organism belongs to (2pt)
3) General phenotypic feature (10 pts total, 2pt each).
a. What’s its size (single cell)
b. What’s its gram nature (G+ or G-),
c. What’s its shaped. What’s the cell’s arrangement (free-living, live as clusters, etc),
e. Is it motile (if yes, with what mechanism, if not, then how can they move around
(float, or attach to motile particles, etc)?
4) What’s its common and favorite habitat (4 pts)? Why they can be successful there (4
pts)?
5) Why it is your favorite? (your answers need to include at least two aspects of its
functional traits and provide sufficient description on each of them) (8 pts. 4pt each
aspect)
Sample Solution