Prokaryotes SECTION LAB EXAM

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SECTION = section about prokaryotes P #2

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Cyanobacteria

they are major producers and fix nitrogen independently or through symbiosis.

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What are the cells that prokaryotes possess to perform nitrogen fixation?

Heterocysts.

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Gram stain process

Crystal Violet, Iodine, Decolorization, Safranin.

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Gram Negative Bacteria

Pink colored, thin cell walls. More resistant to antibiotics.

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Gram Positive Bacteria

Purple colored, thick cell walls. More susceptible to antibiotics.

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Prokaryotic cells

Do not contain membrane-bound organelles such as nucleus and mitochondria.

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Eukaryotic cells

Contain membrane-bound organelles such as nucleus and mitochondria. DNA is found inside the nucleus.

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The cell walls are made of what?

Peptidoglycan, also called murein.