Chapter 2 Flashcards
Is bacteria prokaryotic or eukaryotic
Prokaryotic
Define methanogen
Bacteria that converts hydrogen and methane for energy. Found in swamps
Define thermophile
Bacteria that lives under extremely hot conditions
Define psychrophile
Bacteria that lives under extremely cold conditons
Define halophile
Bacteria that live in salty conditions
Relationships that benefit both organisms
Mutualism
Describe the structure of bacteria
Organelles are not bound, plasmids (genetic dna) are either one or more.
Define coccus
Ball shape
Define bacillus
Rod shape
Define spirillum
Spiral shape
Define Diplo
pairs of cells
Define strepto
chains of cells
Define staphylo
cluster of cells
What is conjugation
sexual reproduction of bacteria by passing a plasmid to another bacteria through a pilus
How do you treat bacterial infections
Antibiotics
Describe the shape of a virus
Capsid (protein shell), nucleic acid, some have envelope’s (part of a cell)
What is the lytic stage
Active stage of virus