Bacteria Kingdoms Webquest
Go to the websites listed below and answer the following questions about the two Bacteria
Kingdoms. Answer questions on loose leaf in full sentences.
http://scc.scdsb.edu.on.ca/Students/onlinecourses/Sikora/sbi3c/Bacteria%20Notes.pdf
1. Fill in the table for the two bacteria kingdoms:
Characteristic
Archaebacteria
Eubacteria
prokaryotic or eukaryotic?
unicellular or multicellular?
process of reproduction?
Cell wall made of
peptidoglycan?
2. Some bacteria are able to move. What structure helps them move?
3. Name and briefly describe the three types of archaebacteria.
4. Eubacteria are divided into two groups: Gram positive and Gram negative. This is all based on
what color the bacteria turn after being treated with stain. What color are Gram positive? What
color are Gram negative? What causes the difference in color?
http://biology.clc.uc.edu/courses/bio106/bacteria.htm
5. Name the 3 shapes of bacteria (name and shape).
6. What does penicillin do to bacteria? Is penicillin more effective against Gram positive or Gram
negative bacteria?
7. Why is it important to always finish your prescription for antibiotics?
http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/life/cellular-microscopic/bacteria-info3.htm
8. Usually when we hear the word “bacteria”, we think disease and bad stuff. But some bacteria
are very useful. Find three good things that bacteria do.
9. Below are the scientific names of 6 bacteria. Do a search on the Internet to find out what
diseases they cause.
Bacteria
Helicobacter pylori
Bacillus anthracis
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Streptococcus mutans
Clostridium tetani
Disease