Kingdom Bacteria and Kingdom Archaea and Classify Sheet Name:_____________________

1. What type of cell is found in Bacteria and Archaea? ____________________________

2. What cell type do all creatures besides Bacteria and Archaea have? _________________

3. Define the term species and explain why a mule is not an example of a species?

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4. List the following about bacteria: cell type_________, number of cells per creature ____

Reproduction methods_________________, Feeding Methods _______________

Important Cell Wall Ingredient __________________

5. What are the three main shapes of bacteria cells and the three main living arrangements of bacteria?

Common Names and Technical Names Please.

6. Draw a Staphylococcus bacteria.

7. Draw a Diplobacillus bacteria.

8. What is the difference in terms of the cell wall contents between a Gram Positive Bacteria and a Gram Negative Bacteria?

Gram Positive Bacteria have lots of _______________________ in the cell wall while

Gram Negative Bacteria have very little _______________________ in the cell wall.

9. After Gram staining what color do Gram Positive cells look? ____________________

10. After Gram staining what color do Gram Negative cells look? ____________________

11. What are four main features used to identify bacteria species?

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12. Why can’t bacteria reproduce sexually? _________________________________________

13. What basically happens when bacteria reproduce asexually?_________________________

14. What happens basically when bacteria reproduce by conjugation? How many bacteria does

conjugation start with and how many does conjugation end with?

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15. What is an endospore? When would a capable bacteria create an endospore?

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16. What is the name of the “jello” like material used to grow bacteria on? ___________

17. What geometric shape do bacteria colonies grow in? _____________________________

18. What are antibiotics? What creatures can antibiotics kill?

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19. What is antibiotic resistance? How does antibiotic resistance occur?

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20. Relate the story of the accidental discovery of antibiotics.

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19. What are some of the extreme environments that members of the Kingdom Archaea live in?

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20. Name three differences and two similarities between Kingdom Bacteria and Kingdom Archaea?

21. Where do the following types of Archaea live and what do they do (See text page 138)?

· Methanogens ______________________________________________________

· Halophiles_________________________________________________________

· Thermoacidophiles __________________________________________________

22. Name three ways that Archaea and Bacteria either harm or benefit humanity?

(See pgs 136-139)

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23. What do the following words mean? (See page 134 in textbook)

Ø Aerobic _______________________ Anaerobic ___________________________

Ø Facultative Anaerobe ____________________________________

Ø Thermophile ___________________________________________

24. What does a taxonomist do?__________________________________________________

25. What were the two Kingdoms in Aristotle’s classification system called? ______________

26. What Kingdom did Ernst Haeckel add? __________________________

27. Who is credited with the development of the 5 kingdom system of classification?________

28. What are the names of the three domains and six kingdoms used in the present system of classification?

How are these kingdoms and domains organized? (See the diagram in your notes)