Microorganisms Flashcards
1
Q
Obtains food from other sources
A
Heterotroph
2
Q
Makes its own food
A
autotroph
3
Q
Makes its own food using chemical reactions
A
Chemosynthetic autotroph
4
Q
Protects bacteria until conditions are favorable
A
Endospore
5
Q
Method of asexual reproduction, 1 parent divided into 2 daughters
A
Binary fission
6
Q
1 bacteria transfers genetic material to another bacteria
A
Conjugation
7
Q
bacteria genetic material in the shape of a circle
A
plasmid
8
Q
1 parent create offspring, genetically diverse
A
asexual reprodution
9
Q
2 parents create offspring, genetically diverse
A
sexual reprodution
