Cahpter 18 Viruses And Bacteria Flashcards
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Prokaryotes
Organisms that lack nucleaus and any membrane bound organelles
What is in the monera kingdom
All prokaryotes are a part of this kingdom
Archaebacteria
Bacteria that live in the worst possible conditions where no other organism can survive
Eubacteria
Referred to as normal bacteria
Methanogen
Archaebacteria
Produce methane and live in oxygen free environments
Thermoacidophiles
Live in extremely hot and acidic water
Chemosynthesizer
Use inorganic compounds as an energy source
Extreme Halophiles
Live in extremely salty conditions
Gram Positive Bacteria
No extra layer of lipid
Gram negative Bacteria
Have an extra layer of lipid
Cyanobacteria
Gram Negative that perform plant like photo synthesis
Obligate Aerobe
Needs oxygen to survive
Obligate anerobe
Cant have any oxygen or will die
Facilitated Anerobe
Can function with or without oxygen
Binary Fission
Creates 2 Daughter cells by dividing, occurs in normal circumstances
Asexual reproduction
One organism involved, no cell to cell contact
Sexual Reproduction
Exchange genetic information through cell to cell contact
Conjugation
The process of exchanging genetic info through cell contact
Transformation
the process by which bacterial cells pick up and incorporate DNA from dead bacteria cells
Transduction
Uses a virus to exchange genetic info from cell to cell
Endospore
When the living conditions get hard the bacteria will dehydrate tot protect its self. Can resist radiation
Virus
Causes disease in organism and consists of a core of Nucleaic acids surrounded by a protein coat
Stable Virus
DNA Virus (wont mutate)
Unstable Virus
RNA (Will mutate)