3. Prokaryotes Part 5 Flashcards
What is the general overview of the domain Archaea?
prokaryotes that live in the worlds most extreme environments; hot springs, thermal vents, and high salinity environments
What is the structural difference between bacteria found in Bacteria and those found in Archaea?
prokaryotes found in Archaea do not contain peptidoglycan in their cell walls
What is a parasite?
damage is being done to the host cell
What is an obligate parasite?
parasite that must be inside of the host cell to replicate
What is a facultative parasite?
parasite that can live either inside or outside of a host cell
What are symbiotic bacteria?
bacteria that coexist within a host cell where both the bacterial cell and the host cell derive a benefit