BIOL 201 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Stromatolite, Archaea, Gram-Negative Bacteria

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Live in many multi-cellular organisms and are important to their metabolic processes. Cells in our body originated from the binding of ancient prokaryotes. In normal environments, most prokaryotes can survive without a few genes locate in plasmids but in harsh environments, those gene could mean life and death. E. coli can produce once every 20 mins) The quick ability to reproduce allows new forms to arise. Conjugation = genetic material (ex. plasmids) are transferred from donor to recipient via pilus. Transformation = genes picked up from surrounding environment. Transduction: viruses carry genes b/w prokaryotes (virus moves gene from one bacterium to another) Even though 10-15 thousand species of prokaryotes have been identified, it is probable that the count is in the millions. Shape, locomotions, staining properties and nutrient requirements are some ways prokaryotes are classified. Most common shapes include rod-like bacillus, spherical coccus, spirillum. Some aquatic move up and down in water by adjusting gas in cytoplasm.

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