THIS IS Bacteria Jeopardy

Jeopardy Culturing & Identification Techniques Cell Structures Eubacteria & Archaebacteria Food Poisoning Reproduction Useful Bacteria 100 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500 500

The reason bacterial cells are referred to as prokaryotic.

What is they have no true nucleus?

The structure that supports the cell and keeps it from bursting.

What is the cell wall? A 200

This structure produces bacterial proteins.

What is a ribosome? A 300

Instead of 46, the bacterial cell has just 1.

What is a chromosome? A 400

These folds of a cyanobacterium’s membrane hold the photosynthetic pigments.

What are the thylakoids?

The bacteria in this kingdom belong to the domain bacteria.

What is a Eubacteria? B 100

The Earth’s first photosynthesizers. B 200

What are the cyanobacteria?

These are filamentous soil bacteria that can produce antibiotics.

What are the actinomycetes? B 300

What are Gram + endospore-forming bacteria.

Clostitium tetani, Clostitium botulinum, & Mycobacterium leprae are referred to as this type of bacteria. B 400

Extreme methanogens and extreme halophiles are found in the following. B 500

In Swamps, Sewage treatment plants, cow intestines (methanogens), and very salty lakes (halophiles). B 500

Clusters of sphere-shaped bacteria that can cause food poisoning.

C 100

A gram negative enteric bacteria that is often found in poultry.

What is Salmonella? C 200

The toxin produced by the gram positive staphylococcus.

What is an exotoxin? C 300

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This food poisoning is caused by a very deadly neurotoxin.

What is botulism? C 400

The enteric, gram negative bacteria is often found in ground beef.

What is E. coli? C 500

A bacterial cell spits into two cells. D 100

What is binary fission? D 100

It is used by bacteria to transfer genes.

What is a pilus? D 200

A bacteria cell absorbs genes from its surroundings.

What is transformation? D 300

A bacterial cell can transfer genes directly to another bacterial cell.

What is conjugation? D 400

The transfer of bacteria genes by a phage (virus). D 500

What is transduction? D 500

A growth of bacteria in the lab.

What is a bacterial culture?

The growth media usually found in a culture dish.

What is agar? E 200

Bacteria that can grow with or without oxygen.

What is facultative anaerobe?

The population limit that an environment (or microbial culture) can support.

What is carrying capacity? E 400

The outcome of the Gram staining procedure depends upon this characteristics of the bacterial cell wall. E 500

What is the thickness of the peptidoglycan layer?

Some food produced with bacteria.

What is cheese, yogurt, vinegar, sour cream, sour dough bread, cottage cheese, soy sauce, etc.? F 100

Bacteria can produce these medicines. F 200

What are antibiotics? F 200

Bacteria can do this to make N2 organic. F 300

What is fix nitrogen (some cyanobacteria, and some chemosynthesizers)?

The process in which bacteria can clean up oil spills. F 400

What is bioremediation? F 400

The bacteria belonging to this can help keep harmful bacteria from making you sick.

What is the body’s normal microflora?

The Final Jeopardy Category is: Bacterial Identification in the laboratory. Please record your wager. Click on screen to begin

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