Week 2 Flashcards
1
Q
Escherichia
A
E. coli
Molecular genetics built upon
Live in guts of mammals
2
Q
5 kingdoms
A
Protista Animalia Fungi Plantae Monera
3
Q
3 domains
A
Bacteria
Archaea
Eukarya
4
Q
3 shapes of bacteria
A
Cocci- spherical
Bacilli- rod shaped
Spirilla- cork screw
5
Q
Gram stain
A
Gram positive- purple color
Gram negative- pink color and has lipopolysaccharide
6
Q
How to test if starch is present
A
Iodine
7
Q
Amylase
A
Enzyme secreted by bacteria
8
Q
Prokaryotes
A
Membrane lack
No nucleus
No organelles
9
Q
Heterotrophic
A
Obtain carbon from breakdown of organic molecules
10
Q
Chemoheterotrophs
A
Eat other organisms
11
Q
Photoheterotrophs
A
Light as energy
12
Q
Autotrophic
A
Energy by eating other organisms
13
Q
Photoautotrophs
A
Energy from sunlight
14
Q
Chemoautotrophs
A
Inorganic compounds as energy
15
Q
Bacteria
A
Decomposers, break down organic waste, or make nitrogen
