Locomotion
The name of the appendages utilized to propel prokaryotes through liquid
What is flagella?
The action of the prokaryotic cell expanding
What is cell elongation?
The daughter cells are directly identical to the parents cells
What is genetically identical offspring?
When photosynthetic pigments capture light energy
What is light absorption?
What is cytoplasm?
A substance that is used to help the prokaryote 'glide' effortlessly through its environment
What is slime?
A cell dividing itself in two in order to create a new identical cell with similar DNA
What is cell division?
This process introduces new genetic material and increases genetic variation without reproduction
What is horizontal gene transfer?
Can also be classified as this because they use energy to create their own food
What is an autotroph?
When ribosome(s) attach to the mRNA
What is ribosome attachment?
Allows for a crawling like movement on solid surfaces, and is only apparent in some prokaryotes
What is pili?
The cell DNA makes a copy of itself and attaches each part to the cell membrane
What is DNA Replication?
The process of chromosomes move to opposite sides of the growing cell
What is separation?
The process of light energy being used to create energy-carrying molecules
What is energy conversion?
Amino acids are linked with ribosome(s) delivered by the tRNA to form a chain
What is polypeptide chain formation?
The flagellum which acts as a propeller performs this motion
What is a rotating motion?
When a new cell wall begins to form due to the pinching of the cell membrane
What is septum formation?
Prokaryotic reproduction is deemed as this kind of process because of their small size, simple structure, and DNA replicating abilities
What is rapid?
Energy is captured and used to convert carbon dioxide and waters into sugar
What is sugar production?
Ribosome(s) read these from the mRNA sequence
What is codon?
Responding using direct movement to respond to environmental cues
What is taxes(taxis)?
The process of duplicating into two daughter cells
What is binary fission?
Prokaryotes don't need male or female gametes to reproduce
What is asexual reproduction?
Prokaryotes have these in their plasma membrane(s)
What is infolding?
RNA polymerase reads DNA and creates a copy based off of it called mRNA
What is mRNA creation?