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Life Science Ch. 8
Chapter 8 Monerans: Test Study Activity
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| When bacteria mutate into strains that are not affected by certain types of drug treatment | Antibiotic Resistance |
| Solution made from dead viruses that is used to prevent viral diseases | Vaccine |
| Change nitrogen from the air into forms that can be used by plants and animals | Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria |
| Whip-like structure that helps bacteria to move | Flagellum |
| Organisms that use oxygen for respiration | Aerobes |
| Organisms that can live without oxygen | Anaerobes |
| Organism that uses dead material as a food and energy source | Saprophyte |
| Any organism that causes disease | Pathogen |
| Poisons produced by disease-causing organisms | Toxins |
| Heat-resistant structures surrounding some bacteria | Endospores |
| Bacilli are bacteria that have a __________ shape | Rod |
| Bacteria that have a spherical shape are called | Cocci |
| Bacteria and other organisms that can live without oxygen are called | Anaerobes |
| Bacteria that are saprophytes use ________ as a food and energy source | Dead Material |
| A process of the food industry that is used to kill harmful bacteria is __________ | Pasteurization |
| Two foods that are made using helpful bacteria are ___________ and cheeses | Sauerkraut |
| Monerans never have ___________ | Membrane-bound organelles |
| Some bacteria produce thick walls around themselves called ___________ | Endospores |
| Most bacteria reproduce by _________ | Fission |
| A common name for cyanobacteria is __________ bacteria | Blue-Green |
| Helpful bacteria can help clean up the soil, digest dead organisms, and make _________ | Medicines |
| It is estimated that nitrogen-fixing bacteria save farmers several million dollars in ________ costs each year | Fertilizer |
| An antibiotic is a drug used to kill ___________ | Bacteria |
| Spiral shaped bacteria are called | Spirilla |
| Certain types of anaerobic bacteria live in extreme environments such as hot springs, __________ lakes, and deep sea vents | Salty |
| The Red Sea gets it's name due to the _________ cyanobacteria that inhabit it | Red |
| Mycobacterium Tuberculosis is the pathogen that causes | Tuberculosis |
| Botulism is caused by the _______ _______ bacterium | Clostridium botulinum |
| Most bacteria are harmful to you (T/F) | F |
| Spirilla are the rod-shaped bacteria (T/F) | F |
| Cyanobacteria are producers (T/F) | T |
| Over growths of cyanobacteria, called blooms, are actually toxic to their environments (T/F) | T |
| Your body can actually "get used" to an antibiotic (T/F) | T |
| Louis Pasteur developed pasteurization when working with milk (T/F) | F |
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