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microorganism
a microscopic organism that consists of a single cell or cell cluster
taxonomy
the science of naming, describing, and classifying organisms
ecology
branch of biology that deals with the relationship between organisms and their environment
ecosystem
a community of interacting organisms
habitat
the environment of an organism
pathogen
a microorganism that causes disease
archaea
prokaryotic single celled organisms
bacteria
unicellular microorganisms with no organelles
chemolithotroph
generate energy by oxidizing inorganic molecules
chemoorganotroph
generate energy by oxidizing organic molecules
chromosone
a threadlike structure of nucleic acids and protein found in the nucleus of most living cells, carrying genetic information in the form of genes (we have 23)
cytoplasm
fluid inside a cell but outside the nucleus
domain
the three domains of life, largest group of classification
eurkarya
cells with a nucleus
evolution
changes in biology overtime
extremophile
an organism that thrives in extreme environments
morphology
branch of biology that is concerned with the form of organisms and their relationship to one another
nucleoid
cluser of lose DNA found in prokaryoes
nucleus
organelle that stores DNA in eukaryotes
organelle
organs in a cell
phylogeny
classification of organisms using DNA sequence
proteobacteria
major phylum of Gram-negative bacteria
ribosome
Ribosomes are macromolecular machines, found within all cells, that perform biological protein synthesis. Ribosomes link amino acids together in the order specified by the codons of messenger RNA molecules to form polypeptide chains.
horizontal gene transfer
when unrelated organisms pass along genes
bacterial strain
A strain is a genetic variant or subtype of a microorganism
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