Test Tuesday 2/10 Topics: Characteristics of Life Use of the scopes Cells – types and groupings Bacteria Viruses * Word of the day: Antibiotic Resistance Right now you have millions of bacteria on you. Bacteria can be bad or good Good: yogurt, cheese, soy sauce, makes antibiotics, breaks down food in your gut, decomposes things, cycle nitrogen Bad: pathogens (cause diseases) Prokaryotic Cells Level 4: Eubacteria has peptidoglycan (sugar) in the cell wall and Archea does not http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/c ells/scale/ Cytoplasm Genetic Material Cell Membrane Asexually Sexually Current Issue in the News: Antibiotic Resistance: bacteria are evolving and no longer are being killed by the antibiotics Antibiotics: “against life” Zone of Inhibition Key Words: Zone of Inhibition: where the bacteria does not grow Antibiotics: kills bacteria and is ingested by humans Antiseptic: kills bacteria and is used to clean surfaces Get a computer Log on to my website (link to virtual lab) Complete the lab and fill out the data chart Graph the data Answer the conclusion questions