Chapter 16 Vocab Flashcards
archaea
domain of prokaryotic organisms that are biochemically and genetically distinct from bacteria
bacteria
domain of prokaryotic organisms that are biochemically and genetically distinct from archaea
coccus
a spherical bacterium
bacillus
a rod-shaped bacterium
spirochete
member of a group of large spiral-shaped bacteria
binary fission
mode of prokaryote asexual reproduction in which each daughter cell receives an identical copy of the parent cell’s chromosome
endospore
dormant cell formed by certain bacteria that can survive very harsh conditions
Cyanobacteria
groups of prokaryotes that generate oxygen as a waste product of their photosynthesis
Stromatolite
some-shaped rock composed of thin layers of sediment pressed tightly together