Bacteria Flashcards
1
Q
Heterotroph
A
Obtains their own food
2
Q
Autotroph
A
Makes own food
3
Q
Chemosynthetic autotrophs
A
Make own food using chemical reactions
4
Q
Endospore
A
Protects bacteria until conditions are favorable
5
Q
Bianary fission
A
Method of a sexual reproduction one parent divides into two daughters
6
Q
Conjugation
A
When one bacteria transfers genetic material to one another
7
Q
Plasmid
A
Bacterial genetic material in the shape of a circle
8
Q
Asexual reproduction
A
1 parent genetically identical cells
9
Q
Sexual reproduction
A
2 parents create off spring genetically diverse
