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Micro-organisms

TermDefinition
Carbon cycle 1.plants absorb co2 from the air intl themselvs. 2. Animals eat those plants. 3. Those animals die. 4.micro organisms decompose the dead animals and release the co2 back into the air.
Nitrogen cycle 1. Animal poos and in their poo their will be nitrogens in the poo or the animal dies 2. The animal or the poo get decomposed by nitrogen fixing bacteria 3. The nitrogen from the dead things gets turned into proteins and they get absorbed into plants or g
Term for bacterias repoduction Bionary fishing
How fast do bacteria grow Slow and then to rapid
Conditions for growth of bacteria Food, warmth and moisture
Can viruses be cultured/ grown with agar No only bacteria and fungus can
What position does the agar need to be in the petri dish At the top so the moisture doesn't from the micro organisms
What do viruses need to be cultured A living e.g an egg
What does parasitic mean Feed on living things
What does soprophtic mean Feeds on dead decaying things
How do fungus and bacteria break down food Extra cellular digestion
Can viruses feed No they can't
Are viruses pathogens Yes they all are because they kill a living cell
1st step of how viruses reproduce Virus attaches to host cell
2nd step of how viruses reproduce Genetic material from the virus enters the body
3rd step of how viruses reproduce Contents of host cell are used to make viral genetic material and protein coats
4th step of how viruses reproduce Host cell bursts and new viruses are realeased, host cell dies
How does bionart fishing work When one bacteria gets to big it's split into two and this is the same for all bacteria. This process is very rapid. Also releases a lot of toxins
Capsule Protective layer
Cell wall Keeps shape
Cell membrane Let's stuff in and out
Flagella Helps it move
Cyctoplasm Chemical reactions
DNA Controls cell processes
Created by: rudolph.beukes
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