Bacteria & Archaea
Bacterial Classification
Bacterial Growth
Gene Regulation
Transformation of E. coli
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What do bacteria use flagella for?
Locomotion
100
What are the 3 bacterial shapes?
1. Bacillus 2. Coccus 3. Spirrillus
100
What is the process called in which bacteria reproduce?
Binary Fission
100
What is gene regulation?
The process when an organism selects which genes to turn on/off
100
What does GFP stand for?
Green fluorescent protein
200
What are operons?
Groups of similar genes
200
What is the color of a gram-positive stain?
dark-purple
200
What are the two types of bacterial transformations?
1. Natural 2. Induced
200
What is a promoter?
Specific location on DNA where RNA polymerase begins transcription
200
What are plasmids?
Circular segments of DNA (that can self replicate and we can manipulate)
300
How much of our bodies is comprised bacteria?
Bacteria can be found in the trillions in and around our bodies! (According to The American Gut Project, a research venture conducted by The University of Colorado, Boulder “we are only about 10 percent human: for every human cell that is intrinsic to our body, there are about 10 resident microbes”)
300
What is facultative bacteria?
Bacteria that can participate in aerobic or anaerobic respiration, by choice.
300
What are the phases of Bacterial Growth?
Lag phase, Exponential phase, Stationary phase, Death
300
What is the inducer for ara C?
Arabinose
300
What two things does our plasmid code for?
1. the GFP 2. resistance to ampicillin
400
FUN FACT! Sea snakes can swim. Does this mean they hold their breath when they dive underwater? (yes or no)
No! Some sea snakes can breathe partially through their skin, allowing for longer dives underwater.
400
FUN FACT! What do snakes smell with?
Their tongues
400
FUN FACT: What is the bacteria called that causes the smell of rain?
Actinomycetes
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FUN FACT! About how many different species of snakes are there? a. (1,000) b. (10,000) c. (3,000)
c. 3,000
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FUN FACT! What kind of animal became florescent to help us understand Huntington's disease?
Rhesus Monkeys
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