Bacteria

Question 0

What are the two kingdoms of bacteria?

Answer 0

Eubacteria

Archaebacteria

Question 1

No nucleus
Small & simple
Lack membranes organelles

Answer 1

Prokaryotes

Question 2

What are rod-shaped bacteria called?

Answer 2

Bacillus

Question 3

What are sphere shaped bacteria called?

Answer 3

Coccus

Question 4

What are corkscrew shaped bacteria called?

Answer 4

Spirillum

Question 5

Define metabolism

Answer 5

Building up and breaking down of materials

Question 6

What is a chemoheterotroph?

Answer 6

An organism that must take in molecules (chemicals) for food

Question 7

What is a photoautotroph?

Answer 7

An organism that must produce its own food using light

Question 8

What is binary fission?

Answer 8

Asexual reproduction when a bacterium divides in half

Question 9

What is conjugation?

Answer 9

Bacteria connect to each other and exchange genetic information in the form of RNA or DNA

Question 10

Name the term:

When conditions are unfavorable a spore may form protection for the bacteria’s DNA until conditions are right for growth

Answer 10

Spore formation

Question 11

What are some ways that bacteria are useful to humans or the natural world?

Answer 11

Form bumps on plants to help collect nitrogen
Some can produce insulin
Some can be used to aid in cleaning up oil spills