Chapter 3 Flashcards
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Category of organisms such as animals, plants and fungi
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Eukaryotic cells - larger than prokaryotes. The larger the cell the less efficient
2
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Microorganisms such as bacteria are comprised of
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Prokaryotic cells
3
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Membrane that surrounds cells and is made most of lipids and protein is called
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Plasma membrane or cell membrane
4
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Fluid filled interior of cells is called
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Cytoplasm
5
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“Little organs” found in the cytoplasm of eukaryotic cells
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Organelles - absent in prokaryotes
6
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Organelle that surrounds a cells genetic material
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Nucleus
7
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Most recognizable groups of prokaryotes
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Bacilli - rod shaped
Cocci - round
Spirilla - spiral shaped
8
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Cocci that remain linked in long chains when the divide
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Streptococci
9
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Cocci that divide and form grape like clusters are called
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Staphylococci
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