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Differences between Eubacteria and Archaebacteria E has peptidoglycan in cell walls, lives anywhere: A has no peptidoglycan, can live in extreme conditions
Four ways to identify bacteria Shape, Cell Wall (under Gram stain), Movement, How they obtain Energy
Three Shapes of Bacteria Bacilli (rods), Cocci (spheres), Spirilla (spirals)
How do bacteria move flagella or flagellum(singular), lash, snake or spiral forward, glide on slime
ways bacteria cause disease "Bad" Bacteria (pathogens) can damage tissue, or release toxin
How is bacteria useful foods, industry, medicine
ways bacteria obtains energy from the sun, from inorganic molecules(like fuel), from organic molecules(like food), some need both sun & organic -called photoheterotrophs
How do bacteria reproduce binary fission (split - copy DNA) or conjugation (transfer of DNA)
How is bacterial infection treated Sterilization, refrigeration, preservation
Diseases caused by bacteria Tooth decay, Lyme disease, Tetanus, Tuberculosis, Salmonella, Pneumonia, Cholera
What is a virus a particle of DNA or RNA surrounded by protein coat. Can only reproduce by infecting living cells.
What is a bacteriophage? a virus that infects bacteria
Diseases caused by viruses polio, measles, AIDS, mumps, influenza, yellow fever, rabies, common cold
How to prevent viral infection vaccination before infection
What are oncogenic viruses? viruses that cause cancer in animals
What is a retrovirus? virus that contains RNA as genetic informationHIV is example
Why are viruses considered non-living? not cells, cannot reproduce independently
What is Edward Jenner famous for? created 1st inoculation for smallpox (1800s)
What is Alexander Fleming famous for? discovered penicillin to fight bacterial infections
What is Jonas Salk famous for? developed vaccine for polio virus
ATP supplies energy to pump substances across cell membrane and for movement
function of mitochondria
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