Bacterial Webquest
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? ________________________________________
3. Draw the basic appearance of all bacteria:
Bacteria and Viruses:
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http://www.beyondbooks.com/lif72/2a.asp
How many cells do bacteria have? ____________________
Describe and draw an example of the three shapes of bacteria:
a. Cocci: ____________________
b. Bacilli: ____________________
c. Spirilla: ____________________
What are two ways bacteria can get food?
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What is the process called when bacteria divide into two cells? ____________________
Watch the animation of the process and draw the steps it goes through as it divides.
Bacteria Divide and Multiply:
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http://www.cellsalive.com/ecoli.htm
How long would it take for 2 bacteria cells to divide and turn into 4 bacteria cells?
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How come our planet is not covered with bacteria?
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http://www-micro.msb.le.ac.uk/video/motility.html
What are three ways bacteria can
move? ________________________________________
Bacterial Motility:
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Describe how Rhodospirillum rubrum bacteria
move. ___________________________________________________________________
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Describe how Chromatium bacteria
move. __________________________________________________________________
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Describe how Cyanobacterium Oscillatoria bacteria move.
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Mr. Carl�s E-Class:
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http://www.lanesville.k12.in.us/lcsyellowpages/Tickit/Carl/bacteria.html
Compare Archaebacteria and Eubacteria.
Archaebacteria
Eubacteria
What kind of substances do bacteria consume to get
energy? ________________________________________________________________
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What is the process of making energy from food using oxygen? ____________________
Kingdom Archaebacteria and Eubacteria:
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http://sps.k12.ar.us/massengale/bacteria_notes_b1.htm
What kingdom is most bacteria a part of? ____________________
Describe the four groups of bacteria in the Eubacteria Kingdom:
a. Phylum Cyanobacteria: ________________________________________
b. Phylum Spirochetes: __________________________________________
c. Phylum Gram-Positive: ________________________________________
d. Phylum Proteobacteria: ________________________________________
What are
chemoautotrophs? _____________________________________________________
What are nitrogen-fixing bacteria? ________________________________________
What does aerobic bacteria need? ________________________________________
What does anaerobic bacteria need? ________________________________________
Do anaerobic bacteria use fermentation or respiration? ____________________
Do aerobic bacteria use fermentation or respiration? ____________________
What are the four sources of nutrition for bacteria?
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General Properties of Archaebacteria:
http://science.kennesaw.edu/biophys/biodiversity/archaebacteria/arch2.htm#cell%20structure
1. What are the three differences between archaebacteria and other bacteria?
a. ____________________________________________________________
b. ____________________________________________________________
c. ____________________________________________________________
Biological Foundations E-Lab Website
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http://facstaff.uww.edu/wentzl/archaebacteria.html
What does �archaebacteria� mean? ________________________________
Where do you find archaebacteria? Give 3 specific locations.
a. ________________________________________
b. ________________________________________
c. ________________________________________
What kind of cells do archaebacteria have? ____________________
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What are the four major characteristics of Kingdom Archaebacteria?
a. ________________________________________
b. ________________________________________
c. ________________________________________
d. ________________________________________
Draw what archaebacteria look like.
http://www.microbeworld.org/microbes/archaea/default.aspx
Describe the three types of archaea.
a. Crenarchaeota: ___________________________________________________
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b. Euryarchaeota:
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c. Korarchaeota:
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Microbe World
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Describe the following groups of bacteria that are found in the three major types:
a. Methanogens ______________________________________________________
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b. Halophiles ________________________________________________________
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c. Thermophiles ______________________________________________________
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d. Psychrophiles ______________________________________________________
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How long ago did archaea and bacteria split into two different
groups? ___________________
Who are eukaryotes more closely related to, archaea or eubacteria?
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What do archaea eat?
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If you have time left, explore the following webpages:
http://science.education.nih.gov/supplements/nih2/oral-health/guide/pdfs/masters-htmllesson4/masters-lesson4.htm
http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/dlc-me/zoo/
http://www.livescience.com/bacteria/
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ngkids/0010/bacteria/index.html
http://www.tulane.edu/~dmsander/WWW/Video/pneumo.html