Kingdom Monera Flashcards
(16 cards)
Are organisms in kingdom monera unicellular or multicellular
Unicellular
What does aerobic mean
Needs oxygen
What does anaerobic mean?
Does not need oxygen
What are the cell walls in kingdom monera made of?
Peptidoglycan
What shape is cocci?
What do they form?
Round bacteria for clusters
What does bacilli mean?
What shape do they form?
Rod shaped bacteria form chains
What does spirilla mean?
What shape do the form?
Spiral shaped bacteria are only ever single cells
What good do bacteria do?
They decompose dead matter
Help digest food we cannot
Make yogurt
What do bad bacteria do?
Cyanobacteria cause damage and slim in waterways
Cause food poisoning
Cause respiratory diseases
What does ugly bacteria do?
Anthrax was used in bio warfare
Black Plague
Cause sti’s
Do organisms in kingdom monera have a nucleus or organelles?
No
What is binary fission?
Asexual reproduction that produces two identical cells
What is conjugation?
Sexual reproduction where a bridge is formed between male and female and genetic material is transferred. That bridge is called a pilus
What is an endospore?
A shield that goes around a dormant bacteria when conditions are favorable
How do you kill bacteria?
Antibiotics will kill bacteria
What are antibiotic resistant bacteria?
Bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics and are very dangerous and hard to kill
