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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1
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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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4
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Spiral shape

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Spirillum

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5
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Lines

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Strepto

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Groups

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Staphylo

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7
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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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10
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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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Don’t use oxygen

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Have to it cannot have materials

18
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Does not matter if it has materials

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Facultative

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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

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

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Numbers decrease phase
Death
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Protective internal capsule during harsh conditions
Endospores
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Recycle nutrients back into the soil
Decomposes
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Free nitrogen gas is changed into a visible nitrate
Nitrogen fixation
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Bacteria are in modules on roots of plant like soybeans and peanut
Legumes
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Anything that causes diseases
Pathogens
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Pathogens cause harm by
1) damage to tissue | 2) create toxins
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Substances that kill or block bacterial growth
Antibiotics
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Discovered 1st antibiotic
Alexander Flemming
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Developed the first vaccine
Pasteur
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Process of heating up food to kill bacteria
Pasteurization
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Photosynthesis bacteria
Oxygen producers
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3 human uses for bacteria
1) used in foods 2) cleaners 3) drugs
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Heating up equipment
Sterilization