bacteria

• biodiversity definition


  a measure of the number of different species (species richness) and the number of individuals in these species, living in a specified region.
• how many bacteria are there in the human gut

  100 trillion
• in which kingdom is bacteria found in

  the prokaryotae
• what six features can be used to distinguish bacteria

  size, shape, staining characteristics, metabolic features, antigenic features and genetic features
• capsule


  what is the pink arrow pointing at

  
• plasma membrane


  what is the black line surrounding the cytoplasm called

  
• peptidoglyca cell wall


  what is the large pink area

  
• cytoplasm


  what is the large yellow area

  
• plasmid


  what are the blue rings

  
• 70s ribosomes


  what are the black dots in the cytoplasm

  
• flagellum


  what is the name of the blue tail

  
• circular dna


  what is the large blue area in the centre called

  
• mesosome


  what is the pink circle area in the cytoplasm called

  
• what is the usual size of bacteria species

  1-10 um
• 0.4um


  give an example size of the diameter of an archaea
• 1.8um in diameter and 7um in length


  what is the diameter and length of a e.coli organism
• mutualistic bacteria , nutrient recycling , genetic engineering and food production


  what are 4 features that make bacteria important
• cellulase producing bacteria in the rumen of cows


  what is meant by mutualistic bacteria
• nitrification to convert ammonium ions into nitrate ions


  what is meant by nutrient recycling in bacteria
• can cause deterioration of harvested crops , some bacteria are pathogens and cause disease in humans ,crops and animals


  what are some negatives with bacteria