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22 Cards in this Set
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What can live in extreme environments, such as Utah's Great Salt Lake?
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Many ARCHAEBACTERIA can live in extreme environments, such as Utah's Great Salt Lake
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What is can be used in the producation of a variety of foods and beverages?
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BACTERIA can be used in the producation of a variety of foods and beverages
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What can cause disease by releasing toxins into the body?
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Bacteria can cause disease by releasing toxins into the body
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What type of bacteria is the cause of pneumonia?
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STEPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE is the cause of pneumonia.
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What industies can bacteria be used?
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Bacteria can be used in FARMING, THE MEDICAL INDUSTRY, AND THE FOOD INDUSTRY.
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What is endospore?
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ENDOSPORE is a sturcture in some bacteria that is resistant to adverse environments factors.
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What is the process that brings about an exchange of genetic information between bacterial cells?
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Conjugation is a process that brings about an exchange of genetic information between bacterial cells
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How does penicillin kill bacteria?
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Penicillin kills bacteria by CAUSING HOLES TO DEVELOP IN THEIR CELL WALLS.
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What bacteria is arranged as long chains of round cells?
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THE NAME STREPTOCOCCUS TELL YOU that bacteria is arranged as long chains of round cells
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What structure does in this figure represents?
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This sturcture represents EUBACTERIUM.
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What CELL Shape does in this figure represents?
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this figure represents the cell shape COCCUS.
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What are shapes of prokaryotes?
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BACILLI, COCCI, AND SPIRILLA are shapes of prokaryotes
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How do humans use bacteria?
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humans use bacteria to
1. clean up small oil spills 2. mine minerals from the ground 3. synthesize drugs |
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What is a way that bacteria causes disease?
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bacteria causes disease BY RELEASING TOXINS.
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What bacteria caused diseases?
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Bacteria that cause disease are called PATHOGENS.
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What are examples of diseases caused by bacterium?
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examples of diseases caused by bacterium are
1. TOOTH DECAY 2. TUBERCULOSIS 3. LYME DISEASE |
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Why will food keep longer in the refrigerator?
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Food stored in a refrigerator will keep longer because the bacteria that spoil food take longer to multiply at low temperatures.
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Why is penicillin ineffective in destroying viruses or animals cells?
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Penicillin interferes with the enzyme that links the sugar chains in the bacterial cell walls. Because neither viruses or animal cells have cell walls, pencillin has no effect on them.
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Why do physicians sometimes advise patients who are taking antibiotics to eat yogurt?
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The antibiotics kill benefical, as well as harmful, bacteria in the body
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Describe three ways in which humans
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Examples: producing food, cleaning oil spills, removing wastes from water, mining minerals, cleaning up sewage, and sythesizing drugs and chemicals.
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List two ways in which bacteria cause disease.
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Some bacteria damage the tissues of the infected organism by breaking them down for food. Other bacteria release toxins that harm the body.
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Describe two methods of killing bacteria.
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Sterilization destroys bacteria by subjecting them to high heat. Chemical disinfectants also kill bacteria.
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