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Chapter 10A, Bacteria Flashcards

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1
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What are bacteria

A

Prokaryotic decomposing organisms

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What is disease

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Any change that affects an organism’s normal function

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3
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Do all bacteria cause disease

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Not all but most

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What is a decomposer

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An organism that produces enzymes that can break down almost any organic substance

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What is the difference between archaebacteria and eubacteria

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Cell membranes are made of different lipids

Eu- contain peptidoglycan and can’t survive extreme environments

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6
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What are blue green algae called?

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Cyanobacteria

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What is a sphere shaped bacteria called

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Coccus

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What is a rod shaped bacteria called

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Bacillus

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9
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What is a spiral shaped bacteria called

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Spirillium

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What are industrial uses for bacteria

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Cheese, yogurt, sauerkraut, alcohol, and vinegar. They can also make vitamin B12 and C

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What is the main function of a bacteria’s cell membrane

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To control the flow of substances in and out of the cell

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What is the gummy complex of carbs outside a bacteria’s cell wall

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A capsule

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13
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What is the nonmembrane bound nuclear area called

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Nucleoid region

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14
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Bacteria normally reproduce through _____

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Binary fission

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15
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When a bacteria picks up DNA free in the environment it is called _____

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Transformation

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16
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The genetic transfer of a bacteria by a virus is called _____

A

Transduction

17
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The virus involved in transduction is called _____

A

A bacteriophage

18
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Autotrophs can be _____synthetic or _____synthetic

A

Photosynthetic or chemosynthetic

19
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What is special about bacteriochlorophyll

A

It is red or brown and does not require as much light as normal chlorophyll

20
Q

Heterotrophic bacteria are either _____ or _____

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Parasitic (feeding on the living) or saprophytic (feeding on the dead)

21
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What conditions affect bacterial growth

A

Moisture, temperature, pH levels, and nutrition

22
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What do some bacteria form when they are exposed to unfavorable conditions

A

An endospore

23
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Obligate / Facultative
Aerobes / Anaerobes
Which requires no oxygen
Which requires oxygen
Which can grow with or without
A

Obligate anaerobes

Obligate aerobes

Facultative anaerobes

24
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How can you control bacterial growth

A

Canning, salting, refrigeration, dehydration, and radiation

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