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biology chapter 19
section 1 vocab - 3.23.10
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Prokaryote | unicellular organism lacking a nucleus |
| Bacillus | rod-shaped prokaryote |
| Coccus | spherical prokaryote |
| Spirillum | spiral or corkscrew-shaped prokaryote |
| Chemoheterotroph | organism that must take in organic molecules for both energy and carbon |
| Photoheterotroph | organism that is photosynthetic but needs organic compounds as a carbon source |
| Photoautotroph | organism that uses energy from sunlight to convert carbon dioxide and water to carbon compounds |
| Chemoautotroph | organism that makes organic carbon molecules form carbon dioxide using energy from chemical reactions |
| Obligate aerobe | organism that requires a constant supply of oxygen in order to live |
| Obligate anaerobe | organism that cannot live in the presence of oxygen |
| Facultative anaerobe | organism that can survive with or without oxygen |
| Binary fission | type of asexual reproduction in which an organism replicates its DNA and divides in half, producing two identical daughter cells |
| Conjugation | form of sexual reproduction in which paramecia and some prokaryotes exchange genetic information |
| Endospore | type of spore formed when a bacterium produces a thick internal wall that encloses its DNA and a portion of its cytoplasm |
| Nitrogen fixation | process of converting nitrogen gas into ammonia |