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Biology Ch 14.3
Ch.14 vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ribozyme | a type of RNA that can act as an enzyme |
| Archaea | in modern taxonomic system, a domain made up of prokaryotes that can live in extreme environments; differentiated from other prokaryotes by various important chemical differences; this domain aligns with the traditional kingdom archaebacterial |
| Chemosynthesis | the production of carbohydrates through the use of energy from inorganic molecules instead of light |
| Cyanobacteria | a group of bacteria that can carry out photosynthesis; formerly called blue green algae |
| 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 |