Bacteria and Viruses - Chpt. 10 Sect. 1& 2
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Bacteria | not used in preserving fruit. |
| Archaebacteria | can live in hostile environments. |
| bacteria | are important to the planet as decomposers of dead organic matter, makers of medicine, and processors of nitrogen. |
| Crystals | are not a common shape of bacteria. |
| Prokaryote | a cell with no nucleus |
| Binary fission | is not the new bacterium that is genetically different from the parent bacterium. |
| The kingdoms Eubacteria and Archaebacteria | contain the oldest forms of life on earth. |
| Air typically | has around 4,000bacteria per cubic meter. (ie., 3m wide, 4m long,and 2.5m high = 120,000 bacteria) |
| flagellum | Latin word for "whip". |
| Flagella | help bacteria to move around. |
| Bacilli | bacteria that are rod-shaped. |
| Eubacteria | do not have cell walls. |
| Heat lovers | live in ocean rift vents beneath the sea. |
| Methane makers | can live in swamps |
| Cyanobacteria | live in watery environments. |
| cyanobacteria | excrete chemicals that can form chalky terraces. |
| archaebacteria | can be found in the ice in the Antarctica. |
| Eating plants | gives many animals the nitrogen that they need. |
| Xenopus frog genes | were used to produce the first genetically engineered bacteria. |
| Bubonic plague | killed 1/3of Europe's population in the mid-1300's and it was caused by a pathogenic bacteria. |
| Antibiotics | treat bacterial infections. |
| Without nitrogen-fixing bacteria | life on Earth could not exist. |
| Producers | make their own food. |
| Endospore | a thick protective membrane that contains an inactive bacterium. |
| Bioremediation | used to clean up industrial, agricultural, and municipal wastes. |
| Antibiotics | medicines used to kill bacteria. |
| Cilia | some bacteria have hair-like structures. |
| Spirilla | long, spiral-shaped bacteria. |
| Nitrogen fixing bacteria | consume nitrogen in the air and change it into a form that plants can use. |
| Insulin | a substance needed by the body to properly use sugars and other carbohydrates. |
| Host bacteria | may become endospores under harsh condition by growing a thick protective |
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