Bacteria

What is Bacteria? ** - Bacteria are microscopic, one-celled organisms that are spherical, spiral, or rod-shaped and appearing singly or in chains. From a phylum of the kingdom Monera, various species of which are involved in fermentation, putrefaction, infectious diseases, or nitrogen. 
 * BACTERIA!

 **Properties of Bacteria: ** · ** Prokaryotic ** · No mitochondria or chloroplasts · A single chromosome · Have a rigid cell wall made of **peptidoglycan** · The plasma membrane is a phospholipid bilayer but contains no cholesterol or other steroids · Mostly asexual reproduction Escherichichia coli- e.coli Rod shaped (bacillus) · Shape:  · Ability to form spores <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">· Method of energy production (glycolysis for anaerobes cellular respiration for aerobes) <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">· Nutritional requirements <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">· Reaction to the Gram stain <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">· Earliest form of life- 3.5 million years ago <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">· Can alter a cell or their selves <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">· 99% of bacteria are helpful less than 1% are harmful <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">· Kingdom Monera <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">· Usually localized in central are- doesn’t travel
 * ** bacilli ** : rod-shaped
 * ** coccus ** : spherical
 * ** spirillum: **<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">complex
 * Such as...
 * Strep Throat
 * Most Ear Infections
 * Urinary Tract Infections
 * Some Sinus Infections



<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">· Bacteria are alive because…..
 * Have Cells
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #0d0d0d; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">Use Energy
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #030303; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">Undergos Homeostasis
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #a849f8; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">Reproduction
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #bb1cfd; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">Ecology
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #a806f9; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman';">Evolution

** __Helpful VS. Harmful:__

Helpful: ** <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">· **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #b522fc; font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Food ** <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #b522fc; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">· **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #b522fc; font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Medicine ** <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #b522fc; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">· **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #b522fc; font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Digestion ** <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #b522fc; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">· **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #b522fc; font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Environment ** <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #b522fc; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">· **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #b522fc; font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Pest Killers ** <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #b522fc; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">· **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #b522fc; font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Land formations ** <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #b522fc; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">· LIST IS ENDLESS   <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #b522fc; font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">
 * <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #b522fc; font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">

Harmful: ** <span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #b522fc; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">· **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #b522fc; font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Spoil foods **<span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #b522fc; font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">· **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #b522fc; font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';">Cause disease **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #b522fc; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">
 * In six days flesh eating bacteria can severely harm or kill you.... 1% is harmful.*

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