Chapter 2 - Kingdom Monera Flashcards
YOOO! Learn about some tiny thaangs. They live in your yoghurt
What is a Pathogen?
An organism that causes disease.
What is a Saprophyte?
An organism that feeds on dead matter.
What is a parasite?
An organism that feeds on a living host.
What is an Aerobic organism?
An organism that requires Oxygen.
What is an Anaerobic organism?
An organism that does not require oxygen.
What is “Steady state”?
A state in which members of the population die as quickly as new members are born.
What is Exponential growth?
Population growth that is unhindered because of the abundance of resources for an ever-increasing population.
What is logistic growth?
Population growth that is controlled by limited resources.
What is “Conjugation”?
A temporary union of two organisms for the purpose of DNA transfer.
What is a Plasmid?
A small circular section of extra DNA that prefers one or more traits to a bacterium and can be reproduced separately from the main bacterial genetic code.
What is “Transformation”?
The transfer of the DNA segment from a non-functional donor cell to that of a functional recipient cell.
What is the Endospore?
The DNA and other essential parts of the bacterium coated with several hard layers.
What is Transduction?
The process in which infection by a virus results in DNA being transferred from one bacterium to another.
