Monera (Bacteria) Flashcards

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Define micro-organisms

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Micro-organisms are small (microscopic) living things

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Define autotrophic.

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Autotrophic means an organism makes it’s own food

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Define chemosynthesis

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Chemosynthesis is the production of food using energy released from chemical reactions

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Define heterotrophic

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Heterotrophic means an organism takes in food made by other organisms

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Define saprophytes

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Saprophytes are organisms that take in food from dead organic matter

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Define parasites

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Parasites are organisms that take in food from a life host and usually cause harm

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Define pathogenic bacteria

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Pathogenic bacteria are bacteria that cause disease

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Define antibiotics

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Antibiotics are chemicals produced by micro-organisms that stop the growth of, or kill, other micro-organisms without damaging human tissue

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What is batch culture?

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Batch culture is the growth of cells in a sealed container (or bioreactor) over a short period of time and under ideal conditions until all the nutrients are used up

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What is a bioreactor?

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A bioreactor is a vessel or container in which living cells or their parts are used to make a useful product

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What is continuous flow food processing?

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The growth of cells in an open container (or bioreactor), where nutrients are added and the end products and the removed all the time at a rate that maintains the volume of liquid and the number of cells

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