3.1.1 - 3.1.3 Monera Homework
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Q. To which kingdom do bacteria belong?
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Q. Other than being prokaryotic, state two ways in which a typical bacterial cell differs from a typical human cheek cell.
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Q. What is meant when a bacterium is described as being pathogenic?
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Q. Describe how some bacteria respond in order to survive when environmental conditions become unfavourable.
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Q. To which kingdom does the organism used in industrial fermentation belong?
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Q. What are antibiotics?
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Q. What are photosynthetic bacteria?
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Q. Name two forms of heterotrophic nutrition found in bacteria.
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Q. Why are antibiotics not prescribed for a person suffering from a viral infection?
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Q. Under what circumstances does a bacterial cell form an endospore?
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Q. What are chemosynthetic bacteria?
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Q. What term is used for the type of asexual reproduction used by bacteria?
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Q. Some bacteria have a layer outside the cell wall. Name this layer and state its function.
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Q. What is autotrophic nutrition?
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Q. Suggest an advantage of classifying organisms.
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Q. What is saprophytic nutrition?
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Q. Give examples of two harmful bacteria.
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Q. Name a structure, other than the capsule, which is not found in all bacteria.
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Q. Name any two of the main bacterial types (shapes).
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Q. What is the function of flagella?
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Q. What is heterotrophic nutrition?
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Q. Why are doctors reluctant to prescribe antibiotics to patients suffering from the common cold?
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Q. Why are saprophytic bacteria important in nature?
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Q. What term is used for the organism from which a parasite obtains its food?
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