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23 Cards in this Set
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symbiosis
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Two organisms live together in a close partnership
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Mutualism
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when organisms live in an obligatory but mutually beneficial relationship
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Commensalism
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the member called the commensal receives benefits, while its coinhabitant is neither harmed nor benefited
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satellitism
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arises when one member provides nutritional or protective factors needed by the other.
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parasitism
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the host organism provides the parasitic microbe with nutrients and habitat
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synergism
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interrelationship between two or more organisms that benefits all members but is not necessary for their survival.
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Antagonism
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occurs when the actions of one organism affect the success or survival of others in the same community. ( a competition)
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psychrophiles
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continue to grow even at 0 Celsius
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mesophiles
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grow from 10 to 15 degree Celsius, temperature optimum form 20-40 degree Celsius
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thermophiles
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growth range is 45 to 80 degree Celsius
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Aerobe
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organism that needs oxygen to grow
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anaerobes
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organisms that are killed by oxygen
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Facultative Anaerobe
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can live in both an oxygen/ no oxygen environment
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microaerophile
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an aerobe that requires a small amount of oxygen but does not grow under anaerobic conditions
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Acidophiles
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prefer a ph below 7
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alkalinophiles
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prefer a ph above 7
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neutrophiles
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grow best around a ph of 7
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barophile
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adapted to life under pressure
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Biomolecules
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compounds that center around the element, carbon
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make up the majority of biomolecules present in a cell
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proteins
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biomolecules that are responsible for all of our genetic information
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nucleic acids
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provide an energy source for the cell and also play a structural role
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carbohydrates
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biomolecule that is known as the energy storage molecule
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lipids
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