BIOLOGY CP-Mr. Willets
Homework - Bacteria (Monerans)
Note- Your book has all bacteria in one kingdom- Monera. More recently, bacteria have been divided into two kingdoms. Instead of saying bacteria, your book will sometimes say "monerans".
Pg 295-296
1) What are the three basic shapes of bacteria _________________ , ________________ and
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2) What does the prefix "strepto" mean ________________________ What does the prefix "staphylo" mean? ______________________ What would the name streptobacillus indicate about the bacteria?
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3) Under what general conditions do archaebacteria live? _________________________________
Methanogens live where there is no ______________________ The form ____________ and water.
They live in the ______________________ of sheep and cattle and at the bottom of ____________
__________________________ Extreme halophiles live where there is high concentration of ______________. Give two examples of such places. ________________________________
Thermoacidophiles live in places that are _______________ and _______________
Pg 300
4) When conditions are adverse (bad), some bacteria can form ______________________. These contain the DNA and some cytoplasm surrounded by a__________________________
Pg 301
5) Nutritionally, most bacteria are _________________________
6) A heterotroph that feeds on dead decaying matter is called a _______________________ These types of bacteria are helpful because they ______________________ nutrients.
7) The autotrophic bacteria can be __________autotrophs or ___________autotrophs (one type uses chemosynthesis to make food, the other type uses photosynthesis)
8) Bacteria that can change gaseous nitrogen into a usable form for plants are called _________________
____________________ bacteria (monerans)
9) If a bacteria cannot survive in the presence of oxygen, it is an _____________________________
If they require oxygen to live they are ________________________________ The facultative bacteria can live with or without oxygen.
Pg 302
10) Bacteria reproduce by what method? _______________________
11) A process that combines the genetic material (DNA) of two bacteria is _________________________