Bacteria Reproduction
How do bacteria reproduce?
The duplicate all DNA and material inside them, and then split in 2.
Some antibiotics kill bacteria by inhibiting the cell's ability to build a cell ________.
WALL!
Where did Addie first get exposed to MRSA (staph)?
The playground/baseball field (then picked her scab)
What do we grow bacteria in?
A petri dish!
What percent of hand sanitizer kills bacteria?
99-99.99%
How long does it take for a bacteria to double?
20 min!
Some antibiotics kill bacteria by making it so ________ cannot replicate correctly.
DNA
When Addie was admitted to the hospital, she was diagnosed with bacterial _____________ in her lungs as well as MRSA (staph).
Pneumonia
What is on the bottom of a petri dish?
Agar
Which is better to use to stop antibiotic resistance in our world, hand sanitizer or soap?
Soap!
If we have 8 bacteria and 20 minutes go by, how many bacteria will we now have?
16
Some antibiotics kill bacteria by inhibiting the cell organelle called a ____________ from building protein.
ribosome
Addie has to be placed on an _______ machine so that her blood could be cleaned and oxygenated. She got another bacteria from this machine.
ECMO
What is agar for?
Food for the bacteria!
Where can MRSA be found now? (Think back to Addie)
Community and in hospitals
Bacteria grow in a __________ pattern.
Exponential
True or false: It is okay to stop antibiotics once you feel better. You do not need to take all of the antibiotics prescribed to you.
FALSE
PAN-Resistant
A growth of millions of individual bacterium cells is called a...
Colony!
What becomes resistant to antibiotics?
Bacteria. Random mutations can sometimes make bacteria resistant to being killed by antibiotics.
If we have 32,800 bacteria and 20 minutes go by, how many bacteria will we have?
65,600 bacteria
True or False: You can take antibiotics when you are sick with a cold or the flu which are viruses.
FALSE
What was the last life saving measure the Doctors gave to Addie?
Lung Transplant
Which graph shows the correct pattern of bacterial growth? (blue or red)
RED
Specific antibiotics don't work to kill a particular bacteria