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Vocab 14.3
Terms for chapter 14 section 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ribozyme | a type of RNA that can act as an enzyme |
| archea | prokaryotes, most of which are known to live in extreme environments; differentiated from other prokaryotes by genetic differences and differences in the make up of their cell walls |
| chemosynthesis | the production of carbohydrates through the use of energy from inorganic molecules instead of light |
| cyanobacteria | a group of bacteria taht can carry out photosynthesis; formerly called blue-green algea |
| ozone | a gas molecule that is made up of three oxygen atoms |
| endosymbiosis | a mutually beneficial relationship in which one organism lives within another; a theory that eukaryotic cells originated through endosymbiotic relationships between ancient prokaryotic cells |