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A long, whiplike structure that helps a cell to move
what is a flagellum
organisms that make their own food for energy
what are autotrophs
Proper way to write a scientific name
Capitalize the first word, lower case the second word, and italicize everything
(microbiology) single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission
what is bacteria
Euglenoids, Diatoms, Dinoflagellates, Red Algae, Green Algae, Brown Algae
what are the six types of plant like protists
the widely accepted explanation of the relationship between cells and living things
what is the cell theory
A phase of metabolism that takes small molecules and combines them into larger molecules which contain stored energy for later use.
what is anabolism
Identifies an organism's genus and its species
what is the scientific name
The method used to determine what type of cell wall bacteria has
what is gram staining
Tough outer membrane
Pellicle
an internal membrane system in which some proteins are constructed
what is the Endoplasmic Reticulum
The sum of all chemical processes which get, save and spend energy that occur in an organism (includes anabolism and catabolism); the process of making energy
what is metabolism
Mushroom, mold yeast, mildew
what is Kingdom Fungi
A form of asexual reproduction in single-celled organisms by which one cell divides into two cells of the same size
what is binary fission
Green, unicellular, live in fresh water, eye spot, flagella, pellicle
what are euglenoids
A membrane that allows some molecules to pass through but does not allow other molecules to pass through; passes both directions.
what is the semipermeable membrane
The process that occurs in the nucleus in which a Messenger RNA molecule is made from the original DNA molecule with the help of RNA polymerase enzyme.
what is transcription
Contains many of the organisms that are described as extremophiles
what is Kingdom Archaebacteria
The process of a foreign DNA entering an organism through a virus or vector
what is transduction
Toothpaste, pudding, makeup, etc
what are uses for algae
Diffusion of water through a selectively permeable membrane
what is osmosis
Enzyme involved in DNA replication that joins individual nucleotides to produce a DNA molecule
what is DNA polymerase
make their own food
what is Kingdom Protista
A virus that infects bacteria
what is bacteriophage
Describes an organism that remains attached to a surface for its entire life and does not move; asexual
sessile