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monera
Term | Definition |
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monera | bacteria |
autotrophic | an organism makes its own food |
heterotrophic | an organism takes in food made by other organisms |
saprophytes | organisms that take in food from dead organic matter |
reproduction | asexual binary fission |
pathogens | micro-organisms that cause disease |
antibiotics | chemicals produced by micro-organisms that stop the growth of other micro-organisms w/o damaging any human tissue |
shape | rod spiral round |
bacteria are | microscopic single-celled have cell wall no nucleaus or membrane-encloused organelles |
evolve rapidly | mutating |
endosporse | tough-walled spores capable of surviving harsh conditions |
photosynthetic | use light as an energy source to make food |
saprophytic | feeding from a dead source |
parasitic | feeding from a live host |