Microbes Flashcards
(38 cards)
What type of cells have a nucleus
Eukaryotic cells
What type of cells do not have a nucleus
Prokaryotes
What are the three major domains of life
Eukarya, archaebacteria, eubacteria
What domains are prokaryotes
Eubacteria and archaebacteria
What are consider eukaryotes
protozones, algae, plants, fungi, animals
What is the lineaus classification
kingdom, phylum, class, order, family, genus, species
Where are eukarya cells found
in thermal pools
What does prokaryotic means
before nucleus
What does eukaryotic mean
true nucleus
Into what types can cells be divided
into prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells
What type of cell is an onion cell
eukaryotic
What are all organisms compose of
Multicellular cells
What does unicellular mean
Means that an organism is a single cell
What does multicellular mean
organisms that are made of more than one cell type
What is phototrophic
organisms that get their energy from a specific source
What does photographic mean
light eater
What does heterotrophic mean
other eater
What do photographic organisms have
Have chloroplast. This organism requires light for their survival
What does a heterotrphic organism does not have
does not have photosynthetic pigments or chlorplast.
How are hetero trophic organisms sometimes call and why
sometimes, this category of organism is called a chemotroph because it gets it’s energy from chemicals.
What are the three shapes of bacteria
sphere, rod or oval, soiral
What are the three basic characteristics of bacteria
prokaryotic, unicellular, heterotrophic
What organism do photosynthesis
cyanobacteria and true algae
Three characteristics of cyanobacteria
prokaryotic, unicellular, phototrophic
