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Fimbriae |
Hair-like appendages that is used to stick to substrates or to each other |
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What is a substrate |
Anything a prokaryote attaches to |
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Endospores |
Used to endure harsh environments when lacking nutrients |
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Motile |
Ability to move |
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What do prokaryotes use to move |
Flagella, spirochetea, slime secretion |
There are three |
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What are the two types of movement prokaryotes can use |
Chemotaxis and phototaxis |
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Difference between prokaryotes and eukaryotes |
Lack of compartmentalization, in folded regions, smaller genome, smaller and different proteins and ribosomes |
There are four |
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Name two antibiotics that bind to prokaryotic ribosomes and block protein synthesis |
Erythromycin and tetracycline |
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What do prokaryotes use to reproduce |
Binary fission |
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Horizontal Gene transfer |
Taking DNA from other species |
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Name the types of horizontal Gene transfer |
Transformation, transduction, conjugation. |
There are three |
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Transformation |
Takes genes from surrounding environment |
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Transduction |
Viruses transfer genes from one prokaryote to another |
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Conjugation |
Direct transfer of genes from one prokaryote to another |
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Heterotroph |
Uses organic molecules for energy |
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Chemotroph |
Uses chemical inorganic molecules for energy |
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Phototroph |
Uses light for energy |
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Autotroph |
Only uses CO2 for energy |
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Photoautotrophs |
Uses light as energy source to synthesize organic molecules from CO2 |
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Chemoautotrophs |
Need only CO2 but oxidizes inorganic molecules for energy |
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Photoheterotroph |
Uses light for energy but need organic carbon |
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Chemoautotrophs |
Consumes organic molecules for energy and carbon |
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Nitrogen fixation |
Ability to convert nitrogen into ammonia |
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Metabolic cooperation |
Prokaryotes work together to use environmental resources they couldn't use before |
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What are the four major groups of archaea |
Korachaeota, Euryarchaeota, crenarchaeota, nanoarchaeota. |
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