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Biology Chapter 14.3
Term | Definition |
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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 and that are 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 (singular, cyanobacterium); formally 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 endosymbiosis relationships between ancient prokaryotic cells. |