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Viruses and Bacteria
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Science
7th Grade
12/07/2010

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How are bacterial cells different from other organisms?
Definition
Bacteria are Prokaryote. In other words, they have no nucleus to hold the genetic material.
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Name 2 kingdoms of bacteria.
Definition
Archaebacteria and eubacteria.
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Why are archae and eubacteria in different kingdoms?
Definition
They have different chemical makeups and they reproduce differently.
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What are 4 ways bacteria are helpful?
Definition
Medicine, digestive system, recycling, food oil spills
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cytoplasm
Definition
the region inside a cell membrane
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Spherical bacteria
Definition
cocas
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Rod shaped bacteria
Definition
bacillus
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Spiral shaped bacteria
Definition
spirchete, or spirellla
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Comma shaped bacteria
Definition
vibrio
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endospore
Definition
a small thick walled cell that froms inside a bacterial cell
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binary fission
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where 1 divides into 2 identical cells.
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respiration
Definition
thew process of braking down food to release energy
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ribosome
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the cells chemical factories where proitiens are produced
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hetorotroph
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an origanism that dose not make its own food
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autotroph
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an organism that makes its own food
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