Monera Flashcards
Microorganisms
Small living things
Chemosynthesis
Production of food using energy released from chemical reactions
Saprophytes
Organisms that take in food from dead organic matter
Parasites
Organisms that take in food from a live host and usually cause harm
Pathogenic bacteria
Bacteria that cause disease
Antibiotics
Chemicals produced by microorganisms that stop the growth of or kill other microorganisms without damaging human tissue
Batch culture
Growth of cells in a sealed container over a short period of time and under ideal conditions until all the nutrients are used up
Bioreactor
Vessel in which living things or their products are used to make a product
Continuous flow food processing
Growth of cells in an open bioreactor where nutrients are added and the end products are removed all the time at a rate that maintains the volume of liquid and no. of cells.