Vocab
These are microscopic organisms
Microbes
Archaea were originally classified as what?
Bacteria
Gram Staining dyes a bacteria sample either pink or purple due to the amount of this substance in their cell walls.
Peptidoglycan
This part of the bacteria allows it to move
Flagellum
A carrier of genetic information
Virus
This weakens bacteria enough for a person's immune system to clear up the infection
Antibiotics
The cell walls of Archaea are made of this stable and heat resistant material.
Isoprene
The corkscrew-shape of bacteria is called
Spirillum
This part of the bacteria outside the cell wall protects the bacteria from drying out
Capsule
A protein that attaches the virus to specific cell surfaces
Spike
A virus that infects bacteria
Bacteriophage
These were the first type of archaea discovered.
Acidophiles
The cell walls of Bacteria are made of this material that can protect them and trigger other organism's immune response.
Peptidoglycan
This part of the bacteria is the DNA region in most bacteria
Nucleoid
Either RNA or DNA but never both
Nucleic Acid
A virus that can force a cell to transcribe the virus's RNA into the cell's DNA
Retrovirus
This type of archaea is found in very low oxygen environments, like swamps or the intestines of animals.
Methanogens
This is the most common form of reproduction in bacteria
Binary Fission
This part of the bacteria can carry antibiotic-resistant genes that allow them to survive when antibiotics are present
Plasmids
This part of the virus is a protein coat that surrounds the nucleic acid
Capsid
A process in which a virus infects a cell but does not destroy it
Lysogenic Cycle
These are found in water saltier than the ocean, like the great salt lakes.
Halophiles
This type of genetic transfer involves a bacteria taking in a free floating piece of bacteria DNA in the environment
Transformation
This part of the bacteria helps transfer genetic material to another bacteria cell during conjugation.
Pilus
This part of the virus is made from the cell membrane of the cell that it infects and is not found in all viruses
Envelope