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Good Bacteria
Bad Bacteria
Bacteria Processes
Bacteria Classification
Useful Bacteria
100
Good bacteria are more or less common than bad bacteria? (More Common / Less Common)
What is more common.
100

A process of the food industry that is used to kill harmful bacteria is ______. 

What is pasteurization.

100

Whiplike structure that helps bacteria move. 

What is a flagellum.

100

Bacilli are bacteria that have a ______ shape. 

What is rod.

100

______ gas, produced as a waste by certain bacteria, can be used as a fuel. 

What is methane.

200

Bacteria that live under extreme conditions. 

What are archaebacteria.

200

Poison produced by disease causing organisms. 

What is a toxin.

200

Most bacteria reproduce by ______. 

What is binary fission.

200

Bacteria that have a spherical shape are called ______. 

What is cocci.

200

Bacteria that use dead material as a food and energy source are ______ . 

What are saprophytes.

300

Bacteria produce this to keep other bacteria from growing around them. 

What is an antibiotic.

300

Any organism that can cause disease. 

What is a pathogen.

300

Some bacteria produce thick walls around themselves called ______. 

What are endospores.

300

Bacteria that have a spiral shape are known as ______.

What are spirilla.

300
Name two foods that are made using helpful bacteria.
What are sauerkraut and cheese. (Accept others)
400
Name one example of an antibiotic.
What is penicillin.
400
Pathogens can create this to survive in extreme heat.
What is an endospore.
400
Daily Double: Bacteria can change to become drug resistant when you don't do what with your antibiotics?
What is take all of them?
400

Bacteria are grouped into two kingdoms, archaebacteria and ______. 

What is eubacteria.

400

It is estimated that ______ save farmers several million dollars in fertilizer costs each year because these bacteria create Ammonia that is usable to plants and animals. 

What are nitrogen-fixing bacteria.

500
Name the bacteria that lives in our intestines that helps us break down food. Sometimes you hear about it contaminating food.
What is E.Coli.
500
Bad bacteria living in milk are usually destroyed during which process?
What is pasteurization.
500
What is the single ring of genetic material called in bacteria?
What is a plasmid.
500
The scientific name for blue-green bacteria is ______.
What is cyanobacteria.
500
Process that uses bacteria to break down wastes and pollutants.
What is bioremediation.