Module 1 Exam Flashcards
2,3-butanediol
Product of fermentation, enterobacter
Acetyl CoA
Starting compound of the kreb cycle
Acid
A chemical substance with a pH lower than seven
Acidophile
Organisms that thrive in a highly acidic environment
Aerobic respiration
A way to produce ATP using oxygen and the electron transport chain
Aerotolerant
An organism that doesn’t require oxygen to grow but tolerates it
Algae
Type of euphoria an example is red tide
Alkaliphile
Organism that grows optimally at pH values above nine
Amino acids
Molecules that combine to form proteins
Amphitrichous
Bacteria that have flagella on both ends of the cell body
Anabolism
Process of building and store molecules of the body
Anaerobic respiration
A way to create ATP with no oxygen and electron transport chain
Archaea
One of three groups of living domain, these can live in extreme conditions
Anthropods
Types of Eukarya ex. Ticks
ATP
The energy source of all living things
Bacillus
A Rod shaped bacteria cell
Bacteria
One of the three living domain groups they have DNA, but no nucleus. They are also prokaryotic cells.
Base
Chemical substance with a pH above seven
Binary fission
The mechanism of cell replication in bacteria
Capsule
A layer of slime outside a bacterial cell
Carbohydrate
Sugar molecule like glucose or starch
Catabolism
Metabolic process that breaks down larger molecules to smaller molecules, releasing energy
Cell membrane
Protect the cell and separates the inside from the outside environment
Cell wall
Outermost layer of a cell