Bacteria Flashcards
Can be ___ or ____
Autotrophs or heterotrophs
Another name for bacteria
Monerans
Those that are classified as autotrophs are either _____, obtaining energy from sunlight or _____, breaking down inorganic substances for energy.
Photosynthetic
Chemosynthetic
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.
saprobes, bacteria that feed on decaying material and organic wastes
Spending on the species, bacteria can be ___ which means they require oxygen to live
Or
____ which means oxygen is deadly to them
Aerobic
Anaerobic
Archaebacteria
Mathanogens, halophiles, thermophiles
-Look in notes for each
Eubacteria
Cyanobacteria- look in notes
Help to break down dead organic matter
Saprobes
Make up the base of the food web in many environments
Bacteria
Still other Bacteria live on the roots of certain plants, converting ____ into a usable form
Nitrogen
These bacteria live in _____ on the roots of legumes, plants such as beans, peas and clover.
Nodules
Other bacteria live in the ___ of animals or elsewhere in their bodies.
Guts
For example, bacteria in your gut produce ___which is essential to blood clot formation.
Vitamin K
____kills bacteria by making holes in their cell walls. Unfortunately, many bacteria have developed resistance to this antibiotic.
Penicillin