Topic 8: Microorganisms and Measurement

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Amoeba use a contractile vacuole.

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It collects excess water inside them and squeezes it out.

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Bacteria are prokaryotes.

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They don't have a true nucleus.

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Bacterial cells have a single circular strand of DNA.

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This DNA floats freely in the cytoplasm.

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Bacteria may contain plasmids.

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Plasmids are small rings of DNA.

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Bacterial cells are much smaller than plant cells.

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Bacteria are prokaryotes, plant cells are eukaryotes.

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Conversion: m to mm

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Multiply by 1000.

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Aerobic respiration produces

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carbon dioxide, water, and lots of energy.

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Lactic acid can build up in

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muscles and be painful.

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Glucose is a reactant in both aerobic and anaerobic respiration.

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aerobic and anaerobic respiration.

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Oxygen is a reactant in

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aerobic respiration.