1.
Name an example where bacteria can be helpful, if there is one.
2.
Name the five most important conditions that must be present for populations of bacteria to grow.
3.
Name three ways to prevent bacterial infection through food.
4.
Name the six kingdoms in the 6-Kingdom Classification System.
5.
If a bacterium cannot move, what structure is it missing?
6.
True or false: There are no helpful bacteria.
7.
This characteristic of bacteria is inside the plasma membrane. It supports the DNA and ribosomes.
8.
This characteristic of bacteria is made of chemicals and regulates what the bacterium takes in from the outside world.
9.
An organism that requires oxygen to get energy from food is called:
10.
Some bacteria feed on a living host and are called:
11.
When a living bacterium absorbs what it needs from a dead bacterium, it is called:
12.
If a bacterial colony is called "streptobaccilus," what shape are the bacteria?
13.
This component of organisms in kingdom monera determins its phylum, often due to its retention of the gram stain:
14.
Bacteria sometimes join together to transfer extra DNA, called plasmids. What is this process called?
15.
Bacteria reproduce in what way?
16.
This species of bacteria has a nonpathogenic form that lives in your gut and keeps out other pathogenic bacteria. It also has a pathogenic form which can cause infant death. There are 2 different strains:
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These bacteria are one of the few that require light to survive. They are prevalent in stagnant water and are also called blue-green algae:
18.
Spherical bacteria are known as:
19.
The members of this kingdom are all composed of prokaryotic cells, and so some biologists have renamed the kingdom Prokaryota:
20.
Helical bacteria are known as:
21.
Rod-shaped bacteria are known as:
22.
Most bacteria are decomposers, feeding on dead matter, and are called:
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These fibrous bristles do not help the bacterium move about, but are used for grasping:
24.
These bacteria are common contaminents of eggs and poultry. To get rid of them, cook the food thoroughly enough to kill the bacteria and their endospores:
25.
This bacteria can be a source of food poisoning: