Bacteria Notes Flashcards
Virus
Bacteria
Archaebacteria
The extremists of bacteria| chemosynthetic autotrophs
Eubacteria
Heterotrophs, autotrophs or saprobes (everyday bacteria?
What is a Saprobe?
Bacteria and Fungus
What is an autotroph?
An organism that makes its own food
What is a heterotroph?
Organism that cannot make its own food.
What do saprobes do?
Feed on dead things
Spirillum structure
Spiral structure
Bacillus structure
Rod-Shaped | hotdogs
Coccus structure
Spherical
Staphylococcus
Grapes
Streptococcus
Pearl Necklace
Pili
A stand between two different bacteria that transports immunity to more bacteria.
Plasmid
Small bits of DNA that form circles
Structure of a bacterial cell
Cell Wall, flagella, pili, plasmid
How does penicillin kill a bacteria?
What is penicillin?
An antibiotic derived from a fungus that creates a zone of inhibition
White fuzzy and Gray fuzzy is a?
Fungus
What is the zone of inhibition?
Bacterial Reproductions
Asexual and Sexual Conjugation
Asexual
Binary Fission
Sexual Conjugation
Exchange of genetic material
Nitrogen Fixation
Process where come bacteria convert from N2 to Ammonia