Kingdom Monera

Question 1

Spores

Answer 1

Dormant form of bacteria.

Question 2

What does bacteria need to become alive?

Answer 2

Moist conditions
Food
Some need warm conditions

Question 3

Auger Nutrient

Answer 3

Auger-provides nutrition, comes from brown algae, it’s the glue that holds the cells together
Nutrient- food source, changes depending on the bacteria

Question 4

Killing spores and living bacteria

Answer 4

Living bacteria is killed by any disinfectant

Spores are killed with fire/high heat

Question 5

To sterilize

Answer 5

High temp and high pressure

Question 6

Bacteria produces:

Answer 6

Methane (CH4)
^greenhouse gasses keep heat on the Earth
^1 molecule of methane is like putting 30 oxygen regarding heat

Question 7

E. coli

Answer 7

Lives in your large intestine and helps provide vitamin k.

Everyone has their own E. coli but no ones gets along with another.

Question 8

Diseases caused by bacteria

Answer 8

Tetnis, some pneumonia, bubonic plague, strep throat, anthrax

Question 9

Coccus

Answer 9

Round bacteria
Strepto=long strand of coccus bacteria
Staphlo=clump of coccus bacteria

Question 10

Bacillus

Answer 10

Rods of bacteria

Strepto= strand of bacillus bacteria

Question 11

Spirillum

Answer 11

Curly shaped bacteria

Question 12

Cyanobacteria

Answer 12

Mostly aquatic

Nostoc

Question 13

Nostoc (Cyanobacteria)

Answer 13

Terrestrial
Hydroscopic-means takes up water
They make their own water

Question 14

Atmosphere

Answer 14

Nitrogen= 78%
Oxygen= 21%
Carbon dioxide and others= 1%

Question 15

Nitrogen Fixation

Answer 15

78% of the atmosphere is made up of nitrogen but most of it can not be used because it is not in the correct form.

Question 16

Nitrogen Fixation (2)

Answer 16

Converting atmosphere nitrogen into a plant available form of nitrogen. All cyanobacteria and a few bacteria can complete this task.

Question 17

Symbiosis

Answer 17

(Sym=together) (bio=life) (sis=process)
Process of living together

2 organisms live together and one benefits

Question 18

Mutualism

Answer 18

When both members benefit

Question 19

Legumes and Rhizobia

Answer 19

Benefits Received
Rhizobia= sugar and low oxygen home
Plant= available nutrition

Question 20

U.S. and E. coli

Answer 20

Benefits received
U.S.= Vitamin K
E. Coli= home and food

Question 21

Bacteria

Answer 21

Find them everywhere but they are not all living.

Question 22

Monera; common representatives?

Answer 22

Bacteria

Cyanobacteria

Question 23

Monera; prokaryotic or eukaryotic?

Answer 23

Prokaryotic

Question 24

Monera; number of cells?

Answer 24

1

Question 25

Monera; cell walls?

Answer 25

Yes

Question 26

Monera; autotrophic or heterotrophic?

Answer 26

Bacteria: heterotrophic
Cyanobacteria: autotrophic

Question 27

Monera: habitat or environment?

Answer 27

Bacteria: any environment
Cyanobacteria: aquatic

Question 28

Monera: role in ecosystem?

Answer 28

Bacteria: decomposers
Cyanobacteria: producer

Question 29

Monera: complexity?

Answer 29

Very simple