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Quiz_Bacteria Student Name (PRINT FULL NAME): ____________________________________________________ Date: _____________

Quiz WORKSHEET (Bacteria):

Bacterial species

Description

_______________________________ shape (e.g., Bacillus bacteria shape)

1 Bacillus thuringiensis (economic important: produce insect toxin used in a natural ____________________________________)

1 ___________________________ __________________________________ (economic important: produce insect toxin used in a natural insecticide)

2 Bacillus anthracis (disease causing: obtained fr. domestic livestock, used for biological ___________________________ fare)

2 ___________________________ __________________________________ (disease causing: fr. domestic livestock, used for biological war fare)

3 Lactobacillus bulgaricus (economic important: ____________________________________production)

3 ___________________________ __________________________________ (economic important: yogurt production)

4 Rhizobium leguminosarum (economic important: nitrogen fixing in ________________________-- symbiotic with legumes)

4 ___________________________ __________________________________ (economic important: nitrogen fixing in soil -- symbiotic with legumes)

5 Salmonella enteritidis (disease causing: salmonella ____________________________________ poisoning)

5 ___________________________ __________________________________ (disease causing: salmonella food poisoning)

6 Escherichia coli (normal ____________________________________ flora, disease causing: if in the wrong place or out of balance)

6 ___________________________ __________________________________ (normal intestinal flora, disease causing: if wrong place or out of balance)

7 Vibrio cholerae (____________________________________ causing: cholera)

7 ___________________________ __________________________________ (disease causing: cholera)

8 Clostridium botulinum (disease causing: botulism ____________________________________ poisoning -- fatal, due to a toxin)

8 ___________________________ __________________________________ (disease causing: botulism food poisoning -- fatal, due to a toxin)

9 Mycobacterium tuberculosis (disease causing: tuberculosis -- chronic ____________________________________ infection)

9 ___________________________ __________________________________ (disease causing: tuberculosis -- chronic respiratory infection)

_______________________________ shape (e.g., Coccus bacteria shape)

1 Streptococcus thermophilus (economic important: ____________________________________ production)

1 ___________________________ __________________________________ (economic important: yogurt production)

2 Staphylococcus aureus (disease causing: ____________________________________ poisoning, toxic shock syndrome, wound infections)

2 ___________________________ __________________________________ (disease causing: food poisoning, toxic shock syndrome, wound infect.)

3 Streptococcus pyogenes (disease causing: strep ____________________________________, rheumatic fever, wound infections)

3 ___________________________ __________________________________ (disease causing: strep throat, rheumatic fever, wound infections)

4 Neisseria gonorrhoeae (disease causing: gonorrhea -- ________________________)

4 ___________________________ __________________________________ (disease causing: gonorrhea -- STD)

5 Chlamydia trachomatis (disease causing: eye infection, genital infection -- the most common ________________________)

5 ___________________________ __________________________________ (disease causing: eye infection -- the most common STD)

_______________________________ shape (Spirochetes, Spirillum) bacteria shape

1 Treponema pallidum (disease causing: syphilis -- ________________________)

1 ___________________________ __________________________________ (disease causing: syphilis -- STD)

2 Borrelia burgdorferi (disease causing: ________________________disease -- transmitted by ________________________)

2 ___________________________ __________________________________ (disease causing: lyme disease -- transmitted by ticks)

Let's do one bacteria again:

Escherichia coli (write it 9 times): _____________________________________ ____________________

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Now, write the name of the E. coli bacteria again, without looking at the text above:

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Did you write the name down correctly? If not write it again below:

Escherichia coli (write it 9 times): _____________________________________ ____________________

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Try again again, without looking at the text above:

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Correct this time? If not, try again on a blank sheet of paper. Getting the picture? This is called studying.

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