Microorganisms Flashcards
Microorganisms are diverse in
Form/Function
Microorganisms inhabit every environment
that supports life
Microorganisms can be ____ and some are ____
Single Celled, Multicellular
Microorganisms are the youngest or oldest form of life
Oldest
Microorganisms affect human life such as
Health and Water Supply
Microorganisms grow
Extremely rapidly
Most Microbes are
Prokaryotes
What are the cells that Microorganisms consist of
cell membrane, Cytoplasm , Ribosomes, and Genome (DNA)
Microorganisms
are life forms too small to be seen by the human eye
Microbiome
the collection of all microbes, such as bacteria, fungi, viruses, and their genes, that naturally live on our bodies and inside us.
Microscopy
Allows for the visualization of microbes
Culture
Cells Grown in/on nutrient medium
Medium
Liquid/Solid mixture containing all required nutrients
Growth
Increase in Cell Division
Colony
Visible contains millions or billions of cells
Cells
A living compartment that interact with the environment and other cells
Cytoplasmic membrane
Barrier that separates the inside of the cell
Cytoplasm
An aqueous mixture of macromolecules, small organic ions, and ribosomes
Ribosomes
protein synthesizing structures (no membrane bound)
Genome
DNA, a cells full set of genes
Enzymes
Protein catalyst
Transcription
RNA used by ribosomes to synthesis protein
DNA replication
copying genome
