Microorganisms Flashcards

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Heterotroph

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Obtains food from other sources

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Autotroph

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Makes its own food

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3
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Chemosynthetic autotroph

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Makes own food using chemical reaction

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Endospore

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Protects bacteria until conditions are favorable

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Binary fission

A

Method of asexual reproduction= 1 parent divides into daughters

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Conjugation

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One bacteria transfers genetic material to another bacteria

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Plasmid

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Bacterial genetic material in the shape of a circle

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Asexual reproduction

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1 parent, splits into 2 new cells, genetically identical

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Sexual reproduction

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2 parents create offspring, genetically diverse

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