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HBio Prokaryotes
Question | Answer |
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Kingdoms of life that are prokaryotes (lack a nucleus) | Bacteria (Eubacteria and Archaebacteria) |
Kingdom of bacteria that are your everyday bacteria. | Eubacteria |
Kingdom of bacteria that are relatives of the first living organisms. | Archaebacteria |
Type of bacteria that have a spherical shape. | Coccus (cocci) |
Type of bacteria that have a rod shape. | Bacillus (bacilli) |
Type of bacteria that have a spiral shape. | Spirillum (Spirilli) |
Type of Gram stain that results in purple cells (peptidoglycan retains stain); antibiotics usually work against this type of bacteria. | Gram positive (+) |
Type of Gram stain that results in red/pink cells (peptidoglycan doesn't retain stain b/c of outer membrane protection); antibiotics usually DON'T work | Gram negative (-) |
Type of bacteria that requires oxygen to survive. | Aerobic |
Type of bacteria that does NOT require oxygen to survive. | Anaerobic |
Type of asexual reproduction in bacteria; cells split into 2 new identical cells. | Binary Fission |
Type of bacterial reproduction that TRANSFERS ALL of ones DNA into another cell using a pilus. | Conjugation |
Type of bacterial reproduction that TRANSFERS PARTS/FRAGMENTS of one's DNA into another cell. | Transformation |
Type of bacterial reproduction using a virus. | Transduction |
Medicine used to kill some types of bacteria. | Antibiotics |
Type of bacteria that use sunlight to produce their food (energy). | Photoautotrophs |
Type of bacteria that use chemical compounds to produce their food (energy). | Chemoautotrophs |