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Yeast
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-350 species of yeast
-common name given to unicellular ascomycetes |
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Yeast Reproduction
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asexually by fission or budding. in budding, a small cell forms from a large cell and pinches itself off from the large cell.
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Chitin
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-the tough polysaccharide found in the hard outer covering of insects. plant cells have walls made of cellulose, a different polysaccharide.
Mushrooms have walls made of Chitin. |
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Halophiles
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bacteria: tolerate or require high lvls of salt to survive
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thermophiles
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bacteria: optimal conditions are hot (80 degrees to 100) and acidic (pH 2-4)
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methanogens
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bacteria: obtain energy by making methane gas from other organic compounds
-poisoned by oxygen |
