Bacteria from Where???
In this process, a cell takes up foreign DNA found in the environment and then incorporates it into its own genome (genetic material) through the process of recombination.
What is bacterial transformation?
These type of bacteria unexpectedly survive and function well, despite their flaws.
What are bacterial mutants?
This type of cell activity results in the same old type of cell. Essentially a clone.
What is mitosis?
Contains cell wells, are usually single celled, undergoes binary fission and produces no genetic variation.
What is a prokaryotic cell?
Outnumbered are they. Bacterial cells contain 10x as many cells as these.
What are human/ eukaryotic cells?
In this process, there is direct contact between the two bacteria where a pilus is used as a gateway bridge to transfer the F factor.
What is conjugation?
This type of bacteria lack certain enzymes which makes them unable to produce a specific nutrients required for life. Adding coenzymes or specific amino acids are essential in helping these bacteria produce their nutrients.
What are autotrophs?
This phenomenon occurs when certain genetically variable traits favor others. This is important when adapting to the environment and encourages passing on their genes.
What is natural selection?
Not typically viewed as as one, but fungi classify as this cell type because they have a nucleus, mitochondria and chloroplasts too.
What is a eukaryotic cell?
This bacteria type causes infections such as Pneumococcal infections. The staining appears purple-colored, indicating the thick peptidoglycan layer of the cell wall.
What is gram-positive bacteria?
In this type of genetic variation, a virus, such as a bacteriophage can infect bacteria and transfer part of its chromosomal DNA segment to another cell.
What is Transduction?
This type of bacteria can produce its own nutrients in order to survive. They can typically grow on minimal medium.
What are prototrophs?
These type of bacteria sometimes carry antibiotic resistance and pathogenicity genes with DNA that can jump from one place to another in the genome.
What are transposable elements?
Prokaryotes house me and call me extra. I can travel when I have the chance. I'm perfect for genetic diversity.
What is a plasmid?
Prokaryotes lack membrane bound nuclei, but their chromosomes must be located somewhere...
Where is the nucleoid?
A bacterial strain in which the F factor has become integrated into the bacterial chromosome is know as...
What is a high frequency for recombination, or HFr?
These cells can create their own energy and biological materials from inorganic chemicals.
What are Chemoautotrophs?
Although NOT the father of Genetics, he coined the term, "gene".
Who is Charles Darwin?
This theory says that certain cells are special because they evolved from prokaryotes that found a home in eukaryotic cytoplasm.
What is the endosymbiotic theory?
This bacteria contains an outer lipid membrane and a thin peptidoglycan layer. E. Coli is a common example of this.
What is gram negative bacteria?
This type of transfer is important when considering genetic variability in members of the same generation.
What is known as horizontal gene transfer?
Most autotrophs undergo this process to make their own foods to eat. They use energy from a particular source to convert H2O and CO2 into a 6-carbon molecule.
What is photosynthesis?
Binary fission does not result in the production of genetically diverse bacteria. These 3 recombination processes however, do.
Oval and spherical shaped and gram-positive. This bacteria can really make you sick to your throat (and skin).
What is Streptococcus, a coccus bacteria?
Bacteria that can import naked or pure DNA are said to be...
What is competent?