Question |
Answer |
Examples of prokaryotes |
Kingdom Monera & Algae |
Where are hereditary information contained in prokaryotes? |
cell's cytoplasm |
Do prokaryotes have a nucleus? |
No |
What are prokaryotes? |
No membrane based organelles & 1st cells on Earth |
What did eukaryotes evolve from? |
Prokaryotic cell |
Do eukaryotes have a nucleus? |
yes |
Where are hereditary information contained in eukaryotes? |
the nucleus |
What are examples of eukaryotes? |
Fungus, plants, animals, and protists |
made from damaged particles from bacteria cell walls or from killed bacteria and used to prevent certain diseases |
vaccine |
whiplike tails that help bacteria move |
flagella |
an organism that uses oxygen for respiration |
aerobe |
an organism that lives without oxygen |
anaerobe |
any organism that uses dead material as a food and energy source |
saprophyte |
type of bacteria in pea plant roots that benefits the plant |
nitrogen-fixing bacteria |
any organism that can cause disease |
pathogen |
poison produced by pathogens |
toxin |
substance used to kill bacteria |
antibiotic |
heat-resistant structure in bacteria |
endospore |
sphere-shaped bacteria |
cocci |
asexual form of bacterial reproduction |
fission |
rod-shaped bacteria |
bacilli |
growths on roots of pea plants where beneficial bacteria live |
nodules |
globular groups in which many cyanobacteria live |
colonies |
Why is Alexander Flemming important? |
He was a scientist that discovered the first antibiotic ; penicillum |
What does antibiotic life? |
not life |
How many times larger are eukaryotes than prokaryotes? |
1000 times larger |