Bacteria Flashcards

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2 things abut prokaryotes

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1) most common organism on earth

2) smallest of all living organisms

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No visible nucleus in a membrane

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Prokaryotes

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2
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Round

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Cocci

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3
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Rod shaped

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Bacillus

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Spiral shape

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Spirillum

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Lines

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Strepto

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Groups

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Staphylo

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Singles

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Mono

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Twos

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Diplo

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Fours

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Tetra

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3 types of movement

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1) flagella
2) glide on slime
3) do not move (use blood or fluids)

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11
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Make their own food

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Autotrophs

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12
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Uses sunlight

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Photosynthesis

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13
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Occurs in dark areas

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Chemosynthesis

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14
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Get food from another source

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Heterotrophs

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15
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Use oxygen

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Aerobes

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Don’t use oxygen

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Anaerobes

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Have to it cannot have materials

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Obligate

18
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Does not matter if it has materials

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Facultative

19
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One cell splits into 2 identical cells

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Binary fission

20
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Two cells connect and exchange genetic material

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Conjugation

21
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Getting comfortable phase

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Lag

22
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Large increase phase

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Exponential

23
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Levels off phase

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Stationary

24
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Numbers decrease phase

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Death

25
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Protective internal capsule during harsh conditions

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Endospores

26
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Recycle nutrients back into the soil

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Decomposes

27
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Free nitrogen gas is changed into a visible nitrate

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Nitrogen fixation

28
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Bacteria are in modules on roots of plant like soybeans and peanut

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Legumes

29
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Anything that causes diseases

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Pathogens

30
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Pathogens cause harm by

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1) damage to tissue

2) create toxins

31
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Substances that kill or block bacterial growth

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Antibiotics

32
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Discovered 1st antibiotic

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Alexander Flemming

33
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Developed the first vaccine

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Pasteur

34
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Process of heating up food to kill bacteria

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Pasteurization

35
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Photosynthesis bacteria

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Oxygen producers

36
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3 human uses for bacteria

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1) used in foods
2) cleaners
3) drugs

37
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Heating up equipment

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Sterilization