Although some bacteria are heterotrophs, most are autitrophic.
FALSE
Antibiotics have been ineffective against some bacteria. These resistant bacteria can pass on their resistance from one generation to the next.
TRUE
Petroleum-metabolizing bacteria are used to help clean up oil spills.
TRUE
Chemoheterotrophs cycle nitrogen and other nutrients through the environment
FALSE
Tuberculosis is a disease of the lungs.
TRUE
Adapted to hot environments.
Thermophiles
Adhere to surfaces.
Pili
Dormant bacteria cell.
Endospores
Gel-like layer outside cell wall.
Capsule
Gram-negative & Gram-positive.
Cell Wall
Live in O2 free places.
Methanogens
Rod-shaped cell.
Bacillus
Round-shaped cells.
Coccus
Salt lovers.
halophiles
Spiral Cell.
spirillium
An example of a bacterial disease carried from rodents to humans by fleas is ________.
Bubonic Plague
Archaebacteria consists of ______. (3)
Methanogens, Halophiles, and Thermophiles
Bacteria cells lack _______.
Nucleus
Mining companies harvest some elements by using ________.
Chemoautotrophic bacteria
What bacteria causes strep throat?
Streptococcus
What are the oldest life forms on Earth?
Archaebacteria
What type of bacteria causes food poisoning?
Salmonella
What part of the bacteria cells helps it stick to surfaces?
pilus
Name two foods that bacteria helps make.
yogurt, cheese, buttermilk, olives, vinegar, sauerkraut, pickles
What does "decompose" mean?
break down
What is the control center of the bacteria cell?
DNA
What part of the bacteria cell helps it move?
flagella
Where do archaebacteria live?
extreme environments
To what kingdom do common bacteria belong?
Kingdom Archabacteria & Kingdom Eubacteria