Bacterial diseases
All about bacteria
Fun facts
What is inside a bacteria?
Agar plates
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What bacterial disease is this?
Strep throat
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Describe the shape of spirillum bacteria.
Spiral shaped
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Where are bacteria found?
Literally everywhere (they can even survive in space)
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What is the 'tail' called that bacteria use to move?
Flagella
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Are these bacteria, yeast or mould?
Bacteria
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What is the bacterial infection typically caused by eating raw chicken?
Salmonella
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How often do bacteria divide/double?
Every 20 minutes
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How many human cells on average are in a person?
30 trillion
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What 'instructions' are found inside a bacteria?
DNA
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What does mould look like on the agar plate?
Furry, white or dark coloured.
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What is the bacterial infection that affects the urinary tract (pee)?
Urinary Tract Infections (UTI)
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Describe the shape of a cocci bacteria.
Circle/spherical shaped.
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How many bacterial cells on average are in a person?
39 trillion
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What are the little hairs on the surface of bacteria called?
Note: they help bacteria attach to surfaces.
Pili
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What are colour yeast colonies?
Yellow
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What is the bacterial disease that affects the lungs where they fill up with pus/mucus?
Pneumonia
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Describe the shape of a bacilli bacteria.
Rod shaped.
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What are three types of microbes?
Bacteria
Viruses
Fungi (mould)
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What is the outside of the bacteria called that gives it support and protection?
Cell wall
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Why do bacteria not keep growing forever on agar?
They either run out of nutrients or space.
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What bacterial disease is commonly spread through ticks?
Lyme disease
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What is the name of the process of reproduction in bacteria?
Binary fission
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How do microbes help humans?
They help to digest food.
They produce vitamins.
They help the immune system.
They produce chemicals like serotonin that affect our mental health.
They regulate inflammation and help our body repair.
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What is the fluid inside the bacteria called?
Cytoplasm
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Why do bacteria form colonies?
Because they keep doubling in the same spot as they cannot move very far. End up forming a circle.