Chapter 2 - Bacteria and Viruses Flashcards
1
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Three shapes of bacteria
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Coccus- spherical, Bacillus- rod-shaped, Spirillum- spiral.
2
Q
Does bacteria have a nucleus?
A
NO
3
Q
The reproduction bacteria uses is
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Binary Fission- Asexual Reproduction
4
Q
Endospore
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a dormant, tough, non-reproductive structure produced by a small number of bacteria from the Firmicute family.
5
Q
The kingdom that bacteria is mostly in is called…
A
eubacteria
6
Q
What are the four roles bacteria plays in our world?
A
- Keeps our environment clean
- It helps make many of the foods that we eat
- Bacteria can also kill off the bad bacteria
- It helps make insulin which breaks down the sugars from foods.
7
Q
Viruses
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4 Basic shapes are crystals, cylinders, sherds, and spacecraft
8
Q
Lytic Cycle
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makes cells into virus factories
9
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Lysogenic Cycle
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when each new cell gets a copy of virus genes.
