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ClassificationGrizzly Bear Bubonic PlagueKingdom-AnimalPhylum-AnimaliaClass-MammaliaOrder-CarnivoraFamily-UrsidaeGenus-UrsusSpecies-ArctosCommon name-Grizzly Bear

Kingdom-BacteriaPhylum-ProteobacteriaClass-GammaproteobacteriaOrder-EnterobacterialesFamily-EnterobacteriaceaeGenus-YersinaSpecies-pestisCommon name-Bubonic Plague

Bear vs Bubonic PlagueGrizzly Bear Bubonic Plague• Multicellular• Eukaryote• No cell wall• Nucleus

• Unicellular• Prokaryote• Cell wall• No nucleus

Diet/ Obtaining foodGrizzly Bear Bubonic Plague• Hunt and kill prey• Consumer• Heterotroph

• Use aerobic respiration and anaerobic fermentation to produce hydrogen gas for energy

Interesting FactsGrizzly Bear Bubonic Plague• Average life span is 20-25

years.• Average speed is 35 mph.• New born cubs weigh 1 lb.• Cubs are really playful.• Fish in groups.

• Also called Black Death.• Founded in 1894 in Hong

Kong.• Capable of fatal diseases.• Incapable of movement.• Interacts mainly with

rodents.

Size Grizzly Bear Bubonic Plague• Height- 3.3 feet• Weight- 600 (male)290-440 (female)• Length-6.5 feet

• Width- .5-.8 µm• Length- 1-3 µm

ReproductionGrizzly Bear Bubonic Plague• Sexual• Start to reproduce at age

5• 2 cubs per litter• Reproduce every other

year

• Asexual• Fission

Environmental functionGrizzly Bear Bubonic Plague• Help spread berry seeds• Help prevent over

population of others on food chain

• No niche

Environmental conditions/habitatGrizzly Bear Bubonic Plague• Sub plain meadows, open

plain, dense forests, artic tundra

• Every continent except Australia

• Poor sanitation, overcrowding, and high rodent population areas

Defense mechanisms/ adaptations Grizzly Bear Bubonic Plague• Large claws • Loud roar

• Complex virulence posing large problem for antibiotics

5 question quiz1. How much does a male bear weigh?2. How does Yersinia pestis reproduce?3. What's the average height of a bear?4. When was the Bubonic Plague founded?5. What class is the bear in?

Answers1. 600 lbs.2. Asexually3. 3.3 feet4. 18945. Mammalia

Work cited • http://

www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Bubonic_plague• http://www.defenders.org/grizzly-bear/basic-facts• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grizzly_bear

• http://facts.randomhistory.com/2009/06/09_black-death.html

• http://web.uconn.edu/mcbstaff/graf/Student%20presentations/Y.%20pestis/Yersinia%20pestis.html

• https://microbewiki.kenyon.edu/index.php/Yersinia_pestis,_the_History_of_the_Plague_and_Adaptation_to_Animal_Host