Bacteria

Question 1

The whip-like appendage which aids in the movement/ locomotion of bacteria

Answer 1

Flagellum

Question 2

Spherical shaped bacteria

Answer 2

Coccus

Question 3

A stage a bacteria may enter to survive harsh environmental conditions

Answer 3

Endospore

Question 4

The group formerly known as the “blue-green algae”

Answer 4

Cyanobacteria

Question 5

The scientific term for sugar

Answer 5

Carbohydrate

Question 6

Bacteria which absorb crystal violet stain in the Gram staining technique and appear purple are Gram __________?

Answer 6

Positive

Question 7

The process by which bacteria can exchange genetic material with each other via a cytoplasmic bridge

Answer 7

Conjugation

Question 8

The gas found in the atmosphere which can be converted by bacteria into forms which are useful to plant

Answer 8

Nitrogen

Question 9

The name given to anything (like bacteria) which is too small to be seen with the unaided eye

Answer 9

Microscopic

Question 10

Bacteria which can exist in either the presence or absence of oxygen are called ___________ aerobes/ anaerobes

Answer 10

Facultative

Question 11

A substance produced by an organism which causes harmful effects to another organism

Answer 11

Toxins

Question 12

Bacteria which can only exist in environments which do not contain oxygen are known as _________________?

Answer 12

Obligate anaerobes

Question 13

The process that allows organisms to convert light energy into chemical energy

Answer 13

Photosynthesis

Question 14

An organism that makes its own food

Answer 14

Autotroph

Question 15

Bacteria which only exist in environments which contain oxygen are referred to as ________________?

Answer 15

Obligate aerobes

Question 16

The group of bacteria which inhabit very harsh environments similar to those that existed on the early Earth

Answer 16

Archaebacteria

Question 17

An organism that does not contain membrane or membrane bound organelles or a true nucleus

Answer 17

Prokaryotes

Question 18

Bacteria which do not absorb crystal violet but instead absorb safranin during Gram stain tests and appear pink are called _____________?

Answer 18

Gram negative

Question 19

The name for a rod shaped bacteria

Answer 19

Bacillus

Question 20

An organism which breaks down dead organic material

Answer 20

Decomposer

Question 21

A term used to describe bacteria and other organisms which cause disease

Answer 21

Pathogens/ pathogenic

Question 22

The jelly-like substance which fills the central part of a cell

Answer 22

Cytoplasm

Question 23

An organism whose cells contain a membrane bound nucleus and organelles

Answer 23

Eukaryotic/ eukaryotes

Question 24

The outermost layer of a bacterium which helps it to maintain its shape and protect the cell from damage

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Cell wall

Question 25

A substance, like chlorophyll, which absorbs light energy for the process of photosynthesis

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Pigment

Question 26

An organism which must consume other materials for food

Answer 26

Heterotrophs

Question 27

The name given to bacteria and other organisms which break down dead organic matter

Answer 27

Saprophyte

Question 28

The process by which bacteria reproduce asexually by splitting in two

Answer 28

Fission/ binary Fission

Question 29

Spiral shaped bacteria

Answer 29

Spirillum

Question 30

Have peptidoglycan in their cell walls

Answer 30

Eubacteria

Question 31

Do not have peptidoglycan in their cells walls

Answer 31

Archaebacteria

Question 32

Bacteria are ___________,___________ organisms.

Answer 32

Unicellular, prokaryotic

Question 33

Must take in organic compounds for energy and carbon

Answer 33

Chemoheterotrophs

Question 34

Use sunlight as an energy source, but must take in organic compounds for carbon

Answer 34

Photoheterotrophs

Question 35

Make organic molecules for energy from carbon dioxide using chemicals as an energy source (Chemosynthesis)

Answer 35

Chemoautotrophs

Question 36

Make organic molecules for energy from carbon dioxide using light as an energy source (photosynthesis)

Answer 36

Photoautotrophs

Question 37

Bacteria uses

Answer 37

Food products, decomposition, and nitrogen fixation

Question 38

Has 3 or 4 magnifications to choose from

Answer 38

The diaphragm

Question 39

If you experience extreme pain swallowing, you might have a case of?

Answer 39

Strep throat

Question 40

If your symptoms include stomach cramping and diarrhea you may have ____________?

Answer 40

Salmonella

Question 41

If your symptoms include coughing, chest pain, and coughing up blood, you may have a case of _____________?

Answer 41

Tuberculosis

Question 42

If your symptoms include rapid, violent coughing, you may have _____________?

Answer 42

Whooping cough

Question 43

If you are finding urination painful, and you have abnormal discarhge from the urethra you might have ______?

Answer 43

chlamydia, gonorrhea, or syphilis

Question 44

If you are feeling a constant and urgent need to urinate, even if your bladder is empty, you like have _______?

Answer 44

A urinary tract infection

Question 45

Bloody diarrhea is a common symptom of ________?

Answer 45

E-coli

Question 46

The organisms which do not have a distinct preference for oxygen rich or poor environments are_____________?

Answer 46

Aerotolerant anaerobes