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| Question | Answer |
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| Discuss how fungi receive the nutrients they require to survive and LINK this to the cycling of nutrients in the environment | Hyphae – thin threads that grow into food substrate. Sporangium produces and holds spores. Spores produced by sporangium and are involved in reproduction. Genetically identical to the parent. Appropriate diagram labelled. (Note: diagram or description, |
| Discuss the processes involved in the culturing of micro-organisms from a swab of someone’s throat. | • Sterilise item to use to transfer microorganism. • Inoculation – microbes from swab are wiped onto agar. • Replace lid securely to reduce risks. • Incubate – store in ideal conditions warm and moist. • Store plate upside down to keep condensation of |
| Compare and contrast these two types of micro-organisms in order to prove this statement is correct. Describe the structure of both bacteria AND viruses. Explain the life processes of feeding AND reproduction for bacteria AND viruses. Consider conditi | Similarity – Both bacteria and viruses have genetic material (DNA) Bacteria Structure – genetic material, flagella, cytoplasm, capsule. Size, shape (cocci, rod, sphere) Reproduction – binary fission / asexual / produce 2 identical daughter cells every |