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1
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bacteria is

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most common and most ancient

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how long ago did bacteria form?

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3.5 billion years ago

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3
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how many types of bacteria species

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thousands of species

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4
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where is it found?

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5m deep soil, fresh/salt water, air, animals+plants bodies, glaciers, extreme environments

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5
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size range

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500-10,000mm

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6
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what kingdom?

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Monera (Archaebacteria and Eubacteria)

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7
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The “true bacteria”

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Eubacteria

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8
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Eubacteria

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The “true bacteria”

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9
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what do eubacteria cells have?

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peptiodoglycan

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10
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peptidoglycan

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very tough protein/carbohydrate compound

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11
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which has more peptidoglycan?

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gram+

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12
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are there more archaebacteria or eubacteria?

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eubacteria

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13
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how is eubacteria classified?

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shape, size, response to gram stain and genetic characteristics

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14
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gram+

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purple

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15
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purple

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gram+

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16
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gram-

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pink

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17
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pink

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gram-

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18
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Archaebacteria

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the ancient bacteria

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19
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the ancient bacteria

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archaebacteria

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20
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do archaebacteria genes resemble genes?

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yes

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21
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do archaebacteria cell walls contain peptidoglycan?

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no

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22
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where are archaebacteria found?

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extreme environments, ex. swamps, salt lakes, hot springs

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23
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methanogens

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get energy from turning h2 and co2 to methane gas ch4

o2 is poisonous to them

lives where o2 is absent (swamps, sewage, intestinal tracts of animals)

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24
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get energy from turning h2 and co2 to methane gas ch4

o2 is poisonous to them

lives where o2 is absent (swamps, sewage, intestinal tracts of animals)

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methanogens

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25
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extreme halophiles

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“salt – loving”
* Thrive in salty places
* They use salt to produce ATP

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26
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“salt – loving”
* Thrive in salty places
* They use salt to produce ATP

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extreme halophiles

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27
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Thermoacidophiles

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“heat/acid – loving”
* Thrive in extremely acidic
places that have high temperatures
(2300 F and pH< 2)
* Occur at volcanic or hydrothermal
vents, hot springs and cracks
in the ocean floor.

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28
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“heat/acid – loving”
* Thrive in extremely acidic
places that have high temperatures
(2300 F and pH< 2)
* Occur at volcanic or hydrothermal
vents, hot springs and cracks
in the ocean floor.
TYPES OF ARCHAEBACTERIA

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Thermoacidophiles

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29
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coccus

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spherical shaped cells

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30
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spherical shaped cells

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coccus

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31
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diplococcus

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cells joined in pairs

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32
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cells joined in pairs

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diplococcus

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33
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Staphlococcus

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cells arranged in clusters

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cells arranged in clusters

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straphlococcus

35
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streptococcus

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cells arranged in filaments

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cells arranged in filaments

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streptococcus

37
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tetrad

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four cells arranged in a square

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four cells arranged in a square

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baccillus

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rod shaped cells

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rod shaped cells

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Diplobacillus

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cells joined in pairs

42
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cells joined in pairs

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Diplobacillus

43
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streptobacillus

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cells arranged in a filament

44
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cells arranged in a filament

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streptobacillus

45
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spirillum

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spiral shaped cells

46
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spiral shaped cells

47
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most bacteria has a __ + ___ + ____

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cell wall, membrane and cytoplasm

48
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prokaryotes lack what

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all lack a nuclear membrane and organelles

49
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what do some backteria have?

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endospores and capsules (slime layer

50
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endospore

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thick though envelope that covers bacteria and protects it against harsh environments like heat and drought

51
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thick though envelope that covers bacteria and protects it against harsh environments like heat and drought

52
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DNA shape

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single circular structure

53
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capsules

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slime layer that assists the cell in attaching to other mediums
which is the key to virulence

54
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slime layer that assists the cell in attaching to other mediums
which is the key to virulence

55
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Virulence

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those bacteria that cause disease/infection

56
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forms with capsule

57
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forms without capsule

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not-virulent

58
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pili

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short hairs that aide in attachment and DNA transfer

59
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glycocalyx

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fuzzy / sticky capsule forms for host attachment

60
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flagella

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one, few or many which aide in movement

61
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optimum tempeture

62
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likes what?

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temp, moist, darkness, food source

63
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autotrophs

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able to make their own food

64
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chemosynthesis

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breaks down chemicals for energy

65
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chemautotrophs

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prob first living things

66
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hetertrophs

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most depend upon other living things

67
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example of hetertrophs

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saprophytes, parasites

68
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saprophyte

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live off dead organic matter

69
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parasites

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invade bodies of plants and animals

70
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binary fission

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splits into two (asexual)

71
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conjugation

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trades DNA, sexual through pili

72
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Exotoxin

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proteins made and secreted by living gram (+) bacteria

73
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proteins made and secreted by living gram (+) bacteria

74
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Endotoxins

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made of lipids and carbo’s by dead gram (-) bacteria

75
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made of lipids and carbo’s by dead gram (-) bacteria

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Endotoxins

76
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how do antibiotics work

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Interfere with cellular functions

77
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penicillin

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cell wall synthesis

78
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tetracycline

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interferes with bacteria protein synthesis

79
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can be resistant by

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cell walls blocking passage of antibiotic or secreting defensive enzymes that breakdown antibiotics

80
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can do what

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food, clean up chemicals, mine minerals, insecticides

81
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possible food preservation

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kills and prevents oxygen, dehydrating/salting, refrigeration`

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