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Bacteria
Archaea and Viruses
Communicable Diseases
Nitrogen Cycle / Lysogenic and Lytic Cycle
Bacteria Continued
100

What is the substance in bacterial cell walls that makes them different from archaea?

peptidoglycan 

100

Is a virus living?

No

100

What's a synonym for communicable?

Contagious 

100

What is the chemical symbol for nitrogen gas?

N2

100

Give an example of a type of food that is used with the aid of bacteria?

Cheese, yogurt, buttermilk, pickles, chocolate, bread

200

What is the whip/tail like structure that makes bacteria motile called?

Flagellum 

200

What is a capsid?

protein coat 

200
What kind of infection would be treated using antibiotics?
Bacterial 
200

What percentage of the atmosphere is made up of nitrogen?

78%

200

Gram + bacteria will stain ____________. 

purple 

300

What is the small oiece of DNA that allows bacteria to mutate quickly called?

plasmid 

300

Define virus

nonliving strand of genetic material within a protein coat 

300

List 3 ways that infectious diseases spread?

Airborn

Direct contact

Indirect contact

Vectors 

Food/water contamination

300

Describe 2 things that are powerful enough to break the triple bond of nitrogen gas?

nitrogen fixing bacteria

lightning 

300

What is a legume and why are they relevant to bacteria?

beans, soy, kudzu (it's a plant family) and it's relevant because they have a symbiotic relationship with bacteria who fix nitrogen for them

400

List the 3 ways that bacteria do or don't use oxygen

Aerobic

Facultative anaerobe

Obligate anaerobe 

400

Explain why most viruses cannot spread across species (aka a cat can't give you the flu). 

Different receptors on their plasma membranes 

400

How can you get folliculitis?

hot tubs, sharing clothes or razors, direct contact w/ someone who has it
400

What is the chemical symbol for ammonia?

NH3

400

What is another word for decomposer called?

saprobe 

500

Give an example of a bacteria that can make an endospore. 

antrax, botulism, tetanus 

500

List the 3 types of archaea and where they can be found. 

Halophile- salty

Thermophile- really hot environments

Methanogen- swamps, bogs, intestines 

500

What is the incubation period for chickenpox?

14-16 days

500

Bacteriophages are viruses that quickly infect bacteria. They do not lie dormant, but rather, rapidly infect the bacteria. What type of cycle does a bacteriphage virus follow?

Lytic 

500

What's one good thing that Escherichia coli (E. coli) can do for humans?

produce vitamin K which helps with blood clotting