Chapter 14-21 Flashcards
Get an A on test number 4 (141 cards)
What classification system is being used in our bio class?
Linnaenean classification system
All organisms have their own individual names, what are they called (latin term)
bionomial nomenclature
What is the proper way to put the bionnomial nomennclature in papers?
underlined, or italized
What are humans name in terms of bionomial nomenclature?
homo sapien
What is bionomial nomenclature based on?
kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
Why do we classify things?
to document what we have on the planet, to study living things
Who studies bacteria?
Microbiogolosts
Why are bacteria called ubiquitous organisms?
They are everywhere
Where is the most of bacteria located?
Inside your body
Why is antibacteria bad?
You need your body’s bacteria to balance out
What are bacteria’s crucial role in our world?
decompose things, break them down, get rid of them.
What are the three basic shapes of bacteria?
- Rod
- Round-Spheres
- Sprial
What part of bacteria makes them so special?
Ridgid cell wall
How was graham stain invented?
Physican treating two different paitents, noticed one person with a cut healed, but the same treatment did not work for the other person.
What does graham stain do?
divides all bacteria to gram postive, or graham negative.
What does graham stain help do?
Helps decide which antibotics to prescrbe
How do bacteria reproduce?
Binary fission (exponetically)
How do bacteria improve evolution?
give nourishment or energy, some are photosyntheitc, some aerobic( like air) or anarobic (no air)
Why are the different types of bacteria symbiotic?
Both anaboric and aerobic have to be present, without them humans will die.
What is an nitrogen air bond?
two nitrogens held together by a triple bond.
True or False bacteria are hetrophic (feed on things and make their food)
True
True or False some bacteria are pathogenic (or disease causing)
True
What are enscores?
condence gentic information until conditions get them supported again
True or False a gram of enscores can kill 15 million people
True