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Biology M2
vocab module 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| pathogen | an organism that causes disease |
| Kingdom Monera | kingdom of bacteria organisms |
| spherical bacteria | known as coccus |
| rod-shaped bacteria | known as bacillus |
| helical bacteria | known as spirillum |
| fimbriae | fibrous bristles |
| locomotion | moving the bacterium from one place to anothe |
| saprophyte | an organism that feeds on dead matter |
| parasite | an organism that feeds on a living host |
| aerobic organism | an organism that requires oxygen |
| anaerobic organism | an organism that does not require oxygen |
| steady state | a state in which members of a population die as quickly as new members are born |
| exponential growth | population growth that is unhindered because of the abundance of resources for an ever-increasing population |
| logistic growth | population growth that is controlled by limited resources |
| plasmid | a small, circular section of extra DNA that confers one or more traits to a bacterium and can be reproduced separately from the main bacterial genetic code |
| conjugation | a temporary union of two organisms for the purpose of DNA transfer |
| transformation | the transfer of a DNA segment from a non-functional donor cell to that of a functional recipient cell |
| transduction | the process in which infection by a virus results in DNA being transferred from one bacterium to another |
| endospore | the DNA and other essential parts of a bacterium coated with several hard layers |
| strains | organisms from the same species that have markedly different traits |
| conditions for bacterial growth | moisture, moderate temperature, nutrition, darkness, proper amount of oxygen |