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Microbes
Ch. 1 Different Types of Microbes
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
07/25/2013

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Term
Define Microbes
Definition
All organisms that are too small to be seen by the naked eye
Term
What are the six categories for Microbes?
Definition

1. Bacteria

2. Archaea

3. Protozoa

4. Algae

5. Fungi

6. Small, Multicellular animals

Term
Describe Bacteria
Definition

Cell walls composed of peptidoglycan

no nuclei

loves moisture

Term
Describe Archaea
Definition

No Cell Wall

No Nuclei

loves moisture

Term

Describe Fungi

 

Definition

Eukaryotic

obtains food from others

has Cell Wall

 

 

Term
Describe two types of Fungi
Definition

Mold-

multicellular, long filaments, sexual/asexual

Yeast-

unicellular

asexual through budding

oval-round

Term
Describe protozoa
Definition

Single-celled eukaryote

classified by cilia, flagella, or psuedopodia

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Describe Algae
Definition

unicellular or multicellular

photosynthetic

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