Bacteria vocab Flashcards
(9 cards)
1
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Heterotroph
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Obtains food from outside sources
2
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Autotroph
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Makes its own food
3
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Chemosynthetic Autotroph
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Make their own food utilizing chemicals
4
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Endospore
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Protects a bacteria cell until conditions are favorable
5
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Binary fission
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asexual reproduction where 1 parent cell divides into 2 offspring
6
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Conjugation
A
When 1 bacteria cell transfers genetic material to another bacteria cell
7
Q
Plasmid
A
bacterial genetic material in the shape of a circle
8
Q
Asexual reproduction
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1 parent divides into 2 new cell are genetically identical to the parent
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