Formative Activity 5
Formative Activity 5
Formative Activity 5
Bacteria
1. _________________________ are microscopic prokaryotes.
air glaciers ocean floor
2. Bacteria habitats include: _____________________, ______________________, _______________________ and
soil or on almost every organism, both living and dead
___________________________. Bacteria also live in _____________________________________________________
__________________________.
plasmids
3. _____________________ are small circular pieces of DNA that are separate from othe DNA.
capsule
4. ____________________ is a thick covering around the cell wall that helps the bacterium survive.
Pili
5. ____________________ are hairlike structures that help the bacteria stick to surfaces.
protect bacteria
of the cytoplasm. Its function is _______________________________________________________________________.
14. Mention the 4 ways in which bacteria are beneficial. c. Their ribosomes resemble the ribosomes of eukaryotes
descomposition
a. ____________________________________.
nitrogen fixation
b. ____________________________________.
c. bioremediation
____________________________________.
producing food
d. ____________________________________.
descomposition
15. ______________________ is the breaking down of dead organisms and organic waste.
the conversion of atmospheric nitrogen into nitrogen compounds that are usable by living
16. Nitrogen fixation is ______________________________________________________________________________
things
_________________________________.
the use of organisms to clean up environmental pollution
17. Bioremediation is _______________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________.
yogurt cheese vinegar
18. Examples of food made with bacteria: ____________________, ____________________ and __________________.
Pasteurization
24. ________________________ is the process of heating food to a temperature that kills most harmful bacterial.
virus
25. A __________ is a strand of DNA or RNA surrounded by a layer of protein that can infect and replicate in a host cell.
they don't have all the characteristics of a living organism
26. Viruses are not considered alive because ____________________________________________________________
_____________________________.
become latent it starts to replicate
27. Once inside the cell, the virus does one of two things. It either ______________________, or ___________________
_____________________.
mutations
28. The ______________________ make it possible for viruses to adjust to changes in their host cells.
influenza common cold HIV
29. Examples of viral diseases are ___________________, ________________________ and ____________________.
Antiviral medicines
30. _____________________ are medicines that can be used to treat some viral diseases or prevent infection.
Cell membrane
Cell wall Plasmids Pili
Capsule
DNA
Ribosomes
Flagellum
Cytoplasm
III. Identify the shapes viruses can have.
conjugation endospore
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