Diversity Of Living Things Flashcards
(34 cards)
Anaerobic
Without oxygen
Aerobic
Needs Oxygen
Multicellular
Many cells
Unicellular
Single cell
Culturing
The growth of microorganisms
Microorganisms
Very small organism’s
Heterotrophs
Eats other organisms
Autotrophs
Makes own food
Parasite
Lives off other organisms
Pathogen
 Disease causing organism
Decomposers
Feed on organic matter
Saprotroph
Feeds on dead organisms
Conjuagation
Is the transfer of genetic material by direct cell to cell contact
Transduction-
The process which DNA is accidentally transferred between a bacterium to another by a virus
Transformation
Uptake of DNA from environmental that is then incorporated into bacterial DNA
Spherical :.:
Cocci.
Rod shaped
bacilli / |-
Spiral or corkscrew shaped
Sprilla
Shorts and incomplete spirals are
Vabrio or comma bacteria
What does refrigeration do to bacteria
Slows down the growth of bacteria
What does freezing do to bacteria
Prevents growth of bacteria
Carbon Metabolism
Autotrophs, inorganic, carbon and heterotrophs use organic carbon sources
Reproduction of bacteria and archea
Bacteria and archea reproduce asexually through binary fission
Energy metabolism, 
1) phototrophs
Their source of energy is the sun photosynthesis involved in bacteria, example Cynabacteria