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Bacteria AB
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Kingdoms of life that are prokaryotes (lack a nucleus) | Bacteria (Eubacteria and Archaebacteria) |
| Kingdom of bacteria that are your common everyday bacteria | Eubacteria |
| Kingdom of bacteria that are relatives of the first living organisms (live in extreme environments) | Archaebacteria |
| Type of bacteria that requires oxygen to survive | Aerobic |
| Type of bacteria that does NOT require oxygen to survive | Anaerobic |
| Type of asexual reproduction in bacteria; cells copy DNA and split into 2 new identical cells | Binary Fission |
| Type of bacterial reproduction which transfers genetic material between bacterial cells using a pilus | Conjugation |
| Medicine used to kill some types of bacteria | Antibiotics |
| Bacteria can be _____________, heterotrophs, or decomposers | autotrophs |
| Are bacteria prokaryotes or eukaryotes? | prokaryotes |
| Are bacteria unicellular or multicelluar? | unicellular, though they may form colonies |
| A disease-causing agent (like some bacteria and viruses) | pathogen |
| 4 ways in which bacteria can be beneficial | Lives on us/in us, found in nutrient cycles, bioremediation, food fermentation, genetic research |
| Small circular bits of DNA in a bacterial cell | plasmids |
| Large, free-floating bacterial DNA | nucleoid |
| Type of autotroph which uses light energy to produce carbohydrates | photoautotroph |
| Type of autotroph which uses chemical compounds to produce energy | chemoautotroph |