Archaebacteria

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Archaebacteria Eubacteria (formerly the
Kingdom Monera)

• Part 3 Classification notes

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What is an Archaebacteria?

• Prokaryotes that live in extreme environments

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What is Eubacteria?

• Prokaryotes that have very strong cell wall
  less complex genetic make up
• found in most habitats except the extremes

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Diversity

• Obligate Aerobes- require Oxygen
• Obligate Anaerobes- killed in Oxygen

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Sizes/Shapes

• Size microscopic
• Shapes
• Cocci (round)
• Bacilli (rod)
• Spirilli (spiral)
• Clusters are called staphylo
• Chains are called strepto

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Reproduce

• Binary fission (asexual)

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• Conjugation/ spores (sexual)

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Structure
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Adaptations

• endospore- outer covering that forms in adverse
  conditions and can allow the bacteria to lie
  dormant for years

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• Disadvantages decay, spoilage, disease,
  infections
• Advantages genetic engineering, food, cleanups

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• Alexander Fleming discovered pencillin-mold on
  bacteria

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