Microbe Mania
Como se dice?
Riddle me this
Seeing Double
Coming Soon
100

What is this?


Bacteria colony

100

To make a copy


Duplicate

Replicate

100

Who's buried in Grant's tomb?


Grant 

100

When you only need 1 parent to reproduce

Asexual reproduction

100

What is an antibiotic?


A drug or medication that kills bacteria or stops them from growing

200

What is this?


Bacteria lawn

200

To grow something


Cultivate 

200

When was the War of 1812?


1812

200

The name of the process of bacteria asexual reproduction


Binary Fission


200
TRUE OR FALSE?


Antibiotics can kill bacteria and viruses.

FALSE.

Antibiotics can ONLY KILL bacteria.

Antibiotics CANNOT kill viruses.

300

What is the "extra" DNA inside of a bacteria cell?

Plasmid DNA


300

The set of instructions or code inside a cell that tells it what to do

The set of molecules that carry genetic information for the development and functioning of an organism

DNA 

300

How many months have 28 days?


All of them

300

In ideal conditions, a bacteria has the perfect amount of these 4 things 

1. Food/nutrients (proteins/minerals)

2. Water

3. Space

4. Warmth (warm place/right temperature)

300

What is the material on the gel plate?


Paper discs with antibiotic

400

Draw and label: 

Plasmid DNA, Cell Wall, Flagellum, Cytoplasm, Bacterial DNA

400

Segregate 


To separate (into different groups)

(In binary fission) to move to different/opposite sides

400

What word is spelled incorrectly in every single dictionary?


Incorrectly

400

In ideal conditions, bacteria growth is represented by this kind of function

Exponential function 

(Exponential growth)


400

What happened to the bacteria around the paper antibiotic discs?



They died

There is a dead zone

They created a Zone of Inhibition (ZOI)

500

Where can you find the bacteria Serratia marcescens in your home?

Your bathroom, such as your sink, toilet, or bathtub

In places that are moist and humid

500

Daughter (cell)


The offspring of cellular (bacteria) reproduction

A cell that is an exact copy of the original/parent cell

Clone cells

500

You walk into a room that contains a match, a kerosene lamp, a candle, and a fireplace. What would you light first?


A match

500

The 4 main steps of binary fission

FOR DOUBLE POINTS: Sketch each step.

1. DNA Replication, 2. DNA Segregation, 3. Form a new cell wall in the middle, 4. Cells separate into two

500

What is the purpose of the ruler in our PBAT?

 


To measure the dead zone around the antibiotic