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Bacteria Web quest
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Bacteria Cells: http://www.eurekascience.com/ICanDoThat/bacteria_cells.htm
1. How is bacteria a part of recycling and biodegrading?
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2. What are the five basic parts of bacteria?
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3. Draw the basic appearance of all bacteria:
4. What type of bacterium is Ishy? Where does he live?
5. What role does Ishy play in our digestive system?
6. What kind of bacterium is Bee Gee? Where does he live?
Bacteria and Viruses: http://www.beyondbooks.com/lif72/2a.asp
1. How many cells do bacteria have? ____________________
2. Name two places Archaebacteria can be found. _____________________
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3. Describe and draw an example of the three shapes of bacteria:
Shapes of Bacteria
Shape
Characteristics
Example
4. What method is used to identify bacteria?
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5. Why do some stain positive and not negative?
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6. What are two ways bacteria can get food?
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7. What is the process called when bacteria divide into two cells? ____________________
8. Watch the animation of the process and draw the steps it goes through as it divides.
Bacteria Divide and Multiply: http://www.cellsalive.com/ecoli.htm
1. How long would it take for 2 bacteria cells to divide and turn into 4 bacteria cells?
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2. How come our planet is not covered with bacteria?
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Bacterial Motility: http://www.microbiologybytes.com/video/motility.html
1. What are three ways bacteria can move?
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2. Describe how Spirochaetes bacteria move.
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3. Describe how Chromatium bacteria move.
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4. Describe how gliding bacteria move.
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Mr. Carl’s E-Class: http://www.lanesville.k12.in.us/lcsyellowpages/Tickit/Carl/bacteria.html
1. Compare Archaebacteria and Eubacteria.
Archaebacteria
Eubacteria
2. What kind of substances do bacteria consume to get energy?
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3. What is the process of making energy from food using oxygen?
Kingdom Archaebacteria and Eubacteria:
http://www.biologyjunction.com/bacteria_notes_b1.htm
1. What does “archaebacteria” mean? ________________________________
2. Where do you find archaebacteria? Give 3 specific locations.
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b. ________________________________________
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3. What kind of cells do archaebacteria have? ____________________
4. Describe the three main groups of Archaebacteria.
Methanogens
Extreme Halophiles
Thermophiles
1. What kingdom is most bacteria a part of? ____________________
2. Describe the four groups of bacteria in the Eubacteria Kingdom: (2 facts each)
Phylum Cyanobacteria
Phylum Spirochetes
Phylum Gram-
Phylum Proteobacteria
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3. What are chemoautotrophs?
4. What are nitrogen-fixing bacteria? ________________________________________
5. What does an aerobic bacterium need? ________________________________________
6. What does an anaerobic bacteria need?
7. Do anaerobic bacteria use fermentation or respiration? ____________________
8. Do aerobic bacteria use fermentation or respiration? ____________________
9. What are the four sources of nutrition for bacteria?
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