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Micro 2025
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| organisms that use light as their primary source of energy | Phototroph (e.g. algae) |
| organisms that use oxidation / reduction reactions compounds for energy | Chemotrophs |
| organisms that are self feeders use carbon dioxide for carbon source | Autotrophs |
| organisms that feed on other for carbon source | Heterotrophs |
| unicellular | Prokaryotes |
| no membrane bound organelles "naked DNA" | Prokaryotes |
| circular DNA no proteins | Prokaryotes |
| cell division binary fission | Prokaryotes |
| motility by flagellum made of flagellin | Prokaryotes |
| NO mitochondria | Prokaryotes |
| multicellular | Eukaryotes |
| membrane around DNA and organelles | Eukaryotes |
| linear DNA associated with proteins | Eukaryotes |
| cell division through meiosis and mitosis | Eukaryotes |
| motility by cillia and tubulin flagellae | Eukaryotes |
| many mitochondria | Eukaryotes |
| spherical / round | coccus / cocci |
| rod-shaped | bacillus / bacilli |
| cells in the shape of a corkscrew | sprilla |
| cells in pair (2) | diplo |
| cells in chain-like patterns | strept (e.g. streptococcus) |
| cells in groups of four | tetrad |
| cells in groups of eight | sarcinae |
| cells in grape-like clusters | staphylo (e.g. staphylococcus |