Bacteria Flashcards

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Can be ___ or ____

A

Autotrophs or heterotrophs

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Another name for bacteria

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Monerans

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Those that are classified as autotrophs are either _____, obtaining energy from sunlight or _____, breaking down inorganic substances for energy.

A

Photosynthetic

Chemosynthetic

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Bacteria classified as heterotrophs derive energy from breaking down complex organic compounds in the environment. This includes _______ , as well as those that live as parasites, absorbing nutrients from living organisms.

A

saprobes, bacteria that feed on decaying material and organic wastes

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Spending on the species, bacteria can be ___ which means they require oxygen to live
Or
____ which means oxygen is deadly to them

A

Aerobic

Anaerobic

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Archaebacteria

A

Mathanogens, halophiles, thermophiles

-Look in notes for each

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Eubacteria

A

Cyanobacteria- look in notes

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Help to break down dead organic matter

A

Saprobes

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8
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Make up the base of the food web in many environments

A

Bacteria

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Still other Bacteria live on the roots of certain plants, converting ____ into a usable form

A

Nitrogen

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These bacteria live in _____ on the roots of legumes, plants such as beans, peas and clover.

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Nodules

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Other bacteria live in the ___ of animals or elsewhere in their bodies.

A

Guts

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For example, bacteria in your gut produce ___which is essential to blood clot formation.

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Vitamin K

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____kills bacteria by making holes in their cell walls. Unfortunately, many bacteria have developed resistance to this antibiotic.

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Penicillin

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