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Bacteria
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6th Grade
12/03/2008

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Term
Fermentation?
Definition
conversion of a carbohydrate into an acid or alcohol.
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What bacteria is inside of yogurt?
Definition
Lactobaciiius blugaricus.
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Name three shapes bacteria comes in?
Definition
Bacilli-rod like shape, Cocci- shperical, Shirochete- Spiral shape
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Aerobic bacteria?
Definition
bacteria that need oxygen to help them survive and grow.
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Anaerobic bacteria?
Definition
bacteria that can't tolerate oxygen gas, live in deep underwater sediments.
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Facultative anaerobic?
Definition
bacteria that prefer growing in the presence of oxygen, but can survive without it.
Term
Prokaryotic?
Definition
It lacks a nucleus.
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How is bacteria good and bad?
Definition
Bacteria is good because it plays a beneficial role in food and antibiotics, but it can be bad because they can cause diseases.
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Binary fission?
Definition
When one bacteria divides in half to produce two new bacteria, each genetically identical to each other.
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Autotrophs?
Definition
Make their own food.
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Heterotrophs?
Definition
Can't make their own food.
Term
Cynobacteria?
Definition
Produce O2 gas, they changed earth's atmosphere from anaerobic to aerobic. They are producers. They are "blue green."
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Eubacteria?
Definition
"True Bacteria." They are consumers.
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Name three parts of the bacteria?
Definition
Flagella, Genomic DNA, and Bacterial Wall
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How colds are spread?
Definition
Through nasal secretions and touching dirty objects and then touching your eyes and nose without washing your hands.
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Plasmid?
Definition
a circular DNA molecule found in certain bacteria.
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How does the flu spreads?
Definition
The flu spreads in respiratory droplets from coughing and sneezing.
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Can the flu spread before you know it?
Definition
Yes, adults may be infect others 1 day before getting symptoms and up to 7 days after gettingsick.
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How do you treat bacterial infections?
Definition
With antibiotics. It kills it by Attacking structures that they have, but human cells don't
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What is bacterial resistance?
Definition
Disease-causing microbes that have become resistant to antibiotics are an icreasing public health problem.
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