Bacteria Notes Flashcards

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Virus

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Bacteria

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Archaebacteria

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The extremists of bacteria| chemosynthetic autotrophs

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Eubacteria

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Heterotrophs, autotrophs or saprobes (everyday bacteria?

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5
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What is a Saprobe?

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Bacteria and Fungus

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What is an autotroph?

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An organism that makes its own food

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What is a heterotroph?

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Organism that cannot make its own food.

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What do saprobes do?

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Feed on dead things

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Spirillum structure

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Spiral structure

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Bacillus structure

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Rod-Shaped | hotdogs

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Coccus structure

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Spherical

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12
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Staphylococcus

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Grapes

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13
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Streptococcus

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Pearl Necklace

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Pili

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A stand between two different bacteria that transports immunity to more bacteria.

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15
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Plasmid

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Small bits of DNA that form circles

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16
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Structure of a bacterial cell

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Cell Wall, flagella, pili, plasmid

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How does penicillin kill a bacteria?

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What is penicillin?

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An antibiotic derived from a fungus that creates a zone of inhibition

19
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White fuzzy and Gray fuzzy is a?

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What is the zone of inhibition?

21
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Bacterial Reproductions

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Asexual and Sexual Conjugation

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Asexual

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Binary Fission

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Sexual Conjugation

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Exchange of genetic material

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Nitrogen Fixation

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Process where come bacteria convert from N2 to Ammonia

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Endo spores
Made upon encountering hostile conditions
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Autoclave
Huge chamber used to sterilize surgical instruments
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Anthrax
Bacterial infection in sheep and cattle
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Tetanus (lock jaw)
Bacterial infection
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Important uses of bacteria
Farming, medical, food
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Gram Stain
Divides most clinically significant bacteria into two groups
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Purple is
Positive
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Pink is
Negative
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Cell wall of bacteria
Peptidoglycan
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Bacteria are what
Prokaryotic and unicellular
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Do bacteria have cell walls
Yes
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What is bacteria DNA called
Plastids
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Bacteria can be both
Anaerobic and aerobic
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Bacteria can be both
Heterotrophic and autotrophic