microbiology Flashcards
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What is bacteria
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simple unicellular prokaryotes (nu nucleus only membrane enclosed organelles) cell wall is made of peptidoglycan and can be reproduced by binary fission
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Prokaryotic cells
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small compared to eukaryotic cells, no nucleus, sing chromosome (haploid), circular DNA; nucleoid , can exist independently and in many environments, ubiquitous in nature(found everywhere), asexual
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Eukaryotic cells
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large and structurley complex compared to prokaryotic cells, nucleus, linear DNA, two copies of genes(diploid) , can reproduce sexually eg. protozoa
