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Bacteria & Prokaryote/Eukaryote
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Examples of prokaryotes | Kingdom Monera & Algae |
| Where are hereditary information contained in prokaryotes? | cell's cytoplasm |
| Do prokaryotes have a nucleus? | No |
| What are prokaryotes? | No membrane based organelles & 1st cells on Earth |
| What did eukaryotes evolve from? | Prokaryotic cell |
| Do eukaryotes have a nucleus? | yes |
| Where are hereditary information contained in eukaryotes? | the nucleus |
| What are examples of eukaryotes? | Fungus, plants, animals, and protists |
| made from damaged particles from bacteria cell walls or from killed bacteria and used to prevent certain diseases | vaccine |
| whiplike tails that help bacteria move | flagella |
| an organism that uses oxygen for respiration | aerobe |
| an organism that lives without oxygen | anaerobe |
| any organism that uses dead material as a food and energy source | saprophyte |
| type of bacteria in pea plant roots that benefits the plant | nitrogen-fixing bacteria |
| any organism that can cause disease | pathogen |
| poison produced by pathogens | toxin |
| substance used to kill bacteria | antibiotic |
| heat-resistant structure in bacteria | endospore |
| sphere-shaped bacteria | cocci |
| asexual form of bacterial reproduction | fission |
| rod-shaped bacteria | bacilli |
| growths on roots of pea plants where beneficial bacteria live | nodules |
| globular groups in which many cyanobacteria live | colonies |
| Why is Alexander Flemming important? | He was a scientist that discovered the first antibiotic ; penicillum |
| What does antibiotic life? | not life |
| How many times larger are eukaryotes than prokaryotes? | 1000 times larger |