Germ theory and Bacteria Flashcards
(13 cards)
disproved spontaneous generation
many diseases are caused by microorganisms
germ theory
what are the bacteria structures?
Cell membrane, cell wall, cytoplasm, DNA, ribosome, some have flagula
who worked to convince people of the germ theory?
Louis Pasteur
Robert Koch
what’s the most abundant kingdom
bacteria
cause a disease
include bacteria, fungi, virus
germ theory helped explane the spread of them
pathogen
how do archaebacteria get energy?
autotrophs (some use chemosynthesis a method using chemicals)
small
simple
no nucleus
DNA
no membrane bound organeles
Prokaryotes
hetorotrophs
some parasites (live off another organism)
eubacteria
what are the bacteria shapes?
spirilla (spiral)
bacillus (rod)
cocci (circular)
how does bacteria reproduce?
sexualy
DNA replicates then splits
what are bacteria diseases
strep throat
turberculosis
tetanus
Lyme’s disease
cavities
cholera
e coli
what are helpful bacterias?
food (cheese, yogurt), medicine (antibiotics), plants (roots help make nitrogen useable), body (gut skin)
treat bacteria diseases, doesn’t work on virouses
antibiotics