general characteristics

Question 1

Prokaryotic or Eukaryotic?

Answer 1

Prokaryotic

Question 2

Do they all have cell walls? What are the cell walls made of?

Answer 2

Most bacteria have cell walls.
The cell walls are made up of protein and carbs NOT cellulose like a plant

Question 3

Unicellular or Multicellular

Answer 3

Most are Unicellular (some are colonial)

Question 4

Reproduction?

Answer 4

Asexual (binary fission)
Binary fission is when one individual cell splits into two and the DNA copies itself right before division, giving each new bacterium its own copy.

Question 5

Nutrition?

Answer 5

Absorption
Most bacteria are heterotrophic, some are photosynthetic & chemosynthetic

Question 6

How do they move?

Answer 6

Vary in their type of movement (use flagella)

Question 7

Habitat?

Answer 7

Autotrophic
Heterotrophic
Saprophytic
Parasitic

Question 8

How do bacteria survive in harsh conditions?

Answer 8

By forming dormant or resting cells known as Endospores (very resistant bacterial spores)

Question 9

Order of growth curve
hint: LAESSD

Answer 9

1. lag
2. acceleration
3. exponential
4. slowing
5. stationary
6. death
   Graph rises until 4, goes flat until 6, then drops.