bacteria Flashcards
what is bacteria
bacteria is apart of Kingdom Monera
characteristics of bacteria
they are unicellular
they are larger than viruses
they are distinguished from one another is by their shape
Structural characteristics
they have a cell wall which is made up of polysaccharides
some bacteria have a slime capsule to protect them from dying
they have a cytoplasm that is surrounded by a cell membrane
nutrition of bacteria
what is autotrophic?
it is bacteria that can manufacture their own food
what is Photosynthetic?
is bacteria that uses sunlight energy
what is chemosynthetic?
it is bacteria that gets their energy from chemical process
what is heterotrophic?
it is bacteria that cannot make their own food
what is parasitic?
it is bacteria that obtain their food from other living organisms
what is saprotrophic?
play an important role as decomposers
what is mutualistic?
it is bacteria forms a relationship with another organism
Reproduction of bacteria
asexual reproduction is called binary fission
