Bacteria: Taking Over The World

My what nice cocci you are wearing!



Have you washed your hands with soap lately????

Habitat

Live Everywhere

  • Volcano Vents

    Structure

    Variety of Shapes

  • cocci
  • bacilli
  • spirilla
    DNA is scattered

    Movement

  • Some are carried by air or water currents
  • Others move by flagella

    Types

  • Heterotrophs
  • Autotrophs
  • Decomposers
  • Parasites

    Helpful Bacteria

  • Some live in symbiotic relationship with other organisms
    - breaking down cell walls of plants (You should know why we pass gas!!!)
  • Food
    - dairy products
    - blue-green bacteria
  • Fuel
    - breakdown garbage and manure
    - Petroleum
  • Environment
    - Oil Spills
    - Pesticides
    - Plastics
  • Fighting disease in the human body
  • Industry (You should be able to list 3 items!!!)

    Harmful Bacteria

  • Spoil Food (You should know how to pasteurize milk?)
  • Toxins (Buldge in can!)
  • Diseases (You should be able to list 3 diseases)
  • How are Bacteria bad for the industry?



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