Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Kingdom Monera: Bacteria

Basics to study tonight:


Characteristics of bacteria:
1. Single-celled
2. Prokaryotic - Have no nuclear membrane around the DNA
3. Has a cell membrane and cell wall

Bacteria love warm and moist places!

Can be found EVERYWHERE!



Reproduce by Binary Fission: Which basically means the bacteria splits into two.

Helpful (Good) Bacteria: Those found in foods like yogurt, cheese, sourdough bread :)
Harmful (Bad) Bacteria:  Those that make you sick like food poisoning and strep throat

More to come in class tomorrow!

Thursday, December 1, 2011

Extra Credit Opportunity!



    Biology Related News Article


8 Points Extra Credit!!
Due Date: December 16th
Goal:
1.     Find a news article (newspaper, magazine, online)
2.    Read it
3.    Highlight important/interesting information
4.    Write a short summary of article
5.    Write how the article relates to biology
6.    Staple the article to your paper
7.    Turn in to Mrs. Dokken J