Metabolic Activity
Putting in Work
Its all in the DNA
100
Defining Catabolism
What is the breaking down of substances to smaller substances with the release of energy?
100

This work describes the synthesis of complex molecules

What is a Chemical work?

100

This molecule carries the hereditary information

What is DNA?

200
This metabolic process releases 34 ATP
What is the electron transport chain?
200
This type of transport is considered too slow because the concentration gradients in microorganism habitats are not rich in nutrients.
What is Passive transport?
200

These took up the S strain DNA and were able to make more S strain cells

What are R strain cells?

300
This process utilizes oxygen and sugar to produce energy
What is aerobic respiration?
300
These type of carrier proteins are embedded in the microorganism's cell membrane
What are permeases?
300

This is the collection of all genes an organism possesses.

What is a genotype?

400

an organism that obtains its energy by breaking down pre-existing organic molecules (such as sugars, fats, and proteins) and relies on consuming other organisms for its carbon source

What are Chemoheterotrophs?

400
This type of transport requires energy.
What is active transport?
400

The outer covering of the bacterial cell, which is composed of carbohydrates and protects the bacterial cell from host cells is called

What is the capsule?

500
Organisms must take these essential compounds in as they cannot be synthesized.
What are fatty acids and amino acids?
500

This type of work describes nutrient uptake, waste elimination, and ion balance

What is Transport work?

500

The result of combining heat killed S strain with living R strain was

What is transformation of the R strain into S strain cells?