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Exam 2 | MICB - Microbiology, Quizzes of Microbiology

Class: MICB - Microbiology; Subject: Microbiology; University: Gateway Community and Technical College; Term: Forever 1989;

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TERM 1
Prokaryotes
DEFINITION 1
A cell whose genetic material is not enclosed in a nuclear
envelope
TERM 2
Binary Fission
DEFINITION 2
Prokaryotic cell reproduction by division into two daughter
cells
TERM 3
Eukaryotes
DEFINITION 3
A cell having DNA inside a distinct membrane enclosed
nucleus
TERM 4
Mitosis
DEFINITION 4
A eukaryotic cell replication process in which the
chromosomes are duplicated, usually followed by division of
the cytoplasm of the cell
TERM 5
Capsule
DEFINITION 5
An outer, viscous covering on some bacteria composed of
apolysaccharde or polypeptide
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Prokaryotes

A cell whose genetic material is not enclosed in a nuclear envelope TERM 2

Binary Fission

DEFINITION 2 Prokaryotic cell reproduction by division into two daughter cells TERM 3

Eukaryotes

DEFINITION 3 A cell having DNA inside a distinct membrane enclosed nucleus TERM 4

Mitosis

DEFINITION 4 A eukaryotic cell replication process in which the chromosomes are duplicated, usually followed by division of the cytoplasm of the cell TERM 5

Capsule

DEFINITION 5 An outer, viscous covering on some bacteria composed of apolysaccharde or polypeptide

Phagocytosis

The ingestion of particles by eukaryotic cells TERM 7

Flagella

DEFINITION 7 A thin appendage from the surface of a cell; used for cellular locomotion TERM 8

Fimbriae

DEFINITION 8 An appendage on a bacterial cell used for attachment TERM 9

Pili

DEFINITION 9 An appendage on a bacterial cell used for conjugation and gliding mobillity TERM 10

Cell

Wall

DEFINITION 10 The outer covering of most bacterial, fungal, algal, and plant cells

Nucleoid

The region in a bacterial cell containing the chromosome TERM 17

Plasmids

DEFINITION 17 A small circular DNA molecule that replicates independently of the chromosome TERM 18

Ribosomes

DEFINITION 18 the site of protein synthesis in a cell, composed of RNA and protein TERM 19

Endospores

DEFINITION 19 A resting structure formed inside some bacteria TERM 20

Organelles

DEFINITION 20 A membrane enclosed structure within eukaryotic cells

Endosymbiotic Theory

A model for the evolution of eukaryotes which states that organelles arose from prokaryotic cells living inside a host prokaryote TERM 22

Metabolism

DEFINITION 22 The sum of all the chemical reactions that occur in a living cell TERM 23

Catabolism

DEFINITION 23 All decomposition reactions in a living organism; the breakdown of complex organic compounds into simpler ones TERM 24

Anabolism

DEFINITION 24 All synthesis reactions in a living organism; the building of complex organic molecules from simpler ones TERM 25

Enzyme

DEFINITION 25 A molecule that catalyzes biochemical reactions in a living organism, usually a protein

Anaerobe

An organism that does not require molecular oxygen (O2) for growth TERM 32

Krebs Cycle

DEFINITION 32 A pathway that converts two carbon compounds to CO transferring electrons to NAD and other carriers TERM 33

Electron Transport System

DEFINITION 33 A series of compounds that transfer electrons from one compound to another, generating ATP by oxidative phosphorylation TERM 34

Photosynthesis

DEFINITION 34 The conversion of light energy from the sun into chemical energy; the light fueled synthesis of carbohydrate from carbon dioxide (CO2) TERM 35

Dichotomous Key

DEFINITION 35 An identification scheme based on successive paired questions; answering one question leads to another pair of questions, until an organism is identified

Photoautotroph

An organism that uses light as its energy source and carbon dioxide (CO2) as its carbon source TERM 37

Photoheterotroph

DEFINITION 37 An organism that uses light as its energy source and an organic carbon source TERM 38

Chemoautotroph

DEFINITION 38 An organism that uses an inorganic chemical as an energy source and CO2 as a carbon source TERM 39

Chemoheterotroph

DEFINITION 39 An organism that uses organic molecules as a source of carbon and energy