Microorganisms Vocab Flashcards
1
Q
Obtains food and other sources
A
Heterotroph
2
Q
Make own food
A
Autotroph
3
Q
Make own food using chemical reaction
A
Chemosynthetic autotroph
4
Q
Protects bacteria until conditions favorable
A
Endospore
5
Q
Method of asexual reproduction (1 parent to 2 daughters)
A
Binary fission
6
Q
1 bacteria transfers genetic material in shape of circle
A
Conjugations
7
Q
Bacteria genetic material in shape of circle
A
Plasmid
8
Q
1 parent (2 new cells) genetically identical cells
A
Asexual reproduction
9
Q
2 parents make offspring (genetically diverse)
A
Sexual reproduction