Understanding Bacteria

What is one common misconception about bacteria mentioned in the prompt?

• Bacteria are only found in clean places.

• Bacteria are always beneficial.

• Bacteria are only found in contaminated places.

• Bacteria are only found in the digestive system.

Where can bacteria be found according to the prompt?

• Only in contaminated areas.

• Only in clean houses.

• Everywhere, including clean houses and outside.

• Only in the digestive system.

How do some bacteria on our skin benefit us?

• They cause infections.

• They help keep harmful strains and other pathogens from growing.

• They make our skin dirty.

• They have no effect on our skin.

What is the role of bacteria in the nitrogen cycle?

• They decompose dead organisms.

• They fix nitrogen that plants need.

• They cause diseases in plants.

• They produce oxygen.

What is a common place where bacteria colonise in the human body?

• Only the skin.

• Only the digestive system.

• Both the skin and the digestive system.

• Only the respiratory system.

What is the general reputation of bacteria as mentioned in the prompt?

• Bacteria are always seen as beneficial.

• Bacteria are often seen as bad.

• Bacteria are always ignored.

• Bacteria are always seen as neutral.

Describe two differences between prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells that are mentioned in the video

Choose two examples of bacterial pathogens described in the video

• Cholera

• Flu

• Tetanus

• Malaria

• Ringworm

What is the process called when bacteria share genetic material with each other?

• Binary fission.

• Conjugation.

• Transformation.

• Endosporulation.

What is the process called when bacteria multiply by dividing into two identical cells?

• Binary fission.

• Conjugation.

• Transformation.

• Endosporulation.