Instructional Video

Pbs Learning Media: Talking Bacteria

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In this video segment adapted from NOVA scienceNOW, microbiologist Bonnie Bassler shares her discovery that bacteria coordinate group activity by communicating through chemical signals. [4:49]

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Concepts
bacteria, cells, prokaryotes
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Additional Tags
characteristics, characteristics of organisms, life science, organisms and their environments, quorum sensing, scientific knowledge, single, structure, pbs learningmedia: talking bacteria, teachers' domain, wgbh, behavior is influenced by internal and external cues, research
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)