Chapter 20 Test Flashcards
Examples of a lysogenic cycle
Shingles, Herpes, AIDS/HIV
Examples of a lytic cycle
Cold, flu, stye
Example of a retrovirus
HIV
What is reverse transcriptase
Enzyme used to code viral DNA
Three ways to identify prokaryotes
1) shape
2) if they move
3) how they obtain and use energy
What is the difference between obligative and facultative
Obligative: cannot survive in the presence of oxygen
Facultative: can survive with or without oxygen
Heterograph
They take in organic molecules from the environment to use as energy
Photoheterotraph
They are like heterotrophs but also use light for energy
Photoautotraph
Only uses light energy to turn CO2 to carbon
Chemoautotraph
Uses energy released by chemical reactions
3 modes of reproduction
1) binary fission
2) conjugation
3) lateral gene transfer
What is lateral gene transfer?
Asexual reproduction where pilus is built between cells
3 types of useful bacteria
1) decomposers
2) producers
3) nitrogen fixers
Decomposers
Breaks down dead organisms, help maintain equilibrium in the environment.
(Sewage treatment, water purifiers)
Producers
Produce food and biomass EVERYTHING relies on