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| the metabolic process of breaking down complex organic molecules into smaller components and the subsequent release of energy |
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| defined as an organic molecule that contains carbon, hydrogen and oxygen in a 1:2:1 ratio. also includes sugar |
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| 2 monosaccharide molecules |
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| composed of ten or more monosaccharides |
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| are enzymes that exit the cell in order to break down large molceules in the surrounding environment |
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| exoenzyme that uses water to break down large molecules and example is amylase |
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| hydrolyzes the polysaccahride start into many smaller monosaccharie molecules called glucose by cleaving off one glucose molecules one at at time |
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| requires the presence of molecular oxygen and produces by products that include carbon dioxide and water |
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| method used by many bacteria and oxygen is not required but does not affect the reaction. product is usually organic acids |
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| can help determine the type of catabolism used by the bacterium. Contains a high concentration of specfici carbohydrates and a low concentration of peptone in a semi- solid agar deep |
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| the organism will only grow on the inoculation line in the OF medium |
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| stabbed into the soft agar and are able to move away from the line |
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| normally inhibit the intestines of humans and other animals. |
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Indole production from tryptophan
methyl red- test for acid production of glucose
Voges- proskauer- test for production of acetoin from glucose
Citrate- used as sole carbon source |
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| rapid identification system |
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| the gain of electrons or hydrogen atoms |
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| respiration that uses molecular oxygen (O2) as the final acceptor |
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| an inorganic molecules is used as the final electron acceptor |
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| used to test for the enzyme cytochrome oxidase whic his assoicated with cytochrome c. will be dark red purple after the addition of oxidase reagent |
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| test for identification of bateria. used hydrogen peroxide |
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| series of test when bacteria anaerobically respire using nitrate as a terminal electron acceptor |
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| organims that can use inorganic carbon dioxide as as a source of carbon for growth |
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| convert atomspheric CO2 into organic material andmaking that enegy avialble to other organism in the food chain |
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| photosyntheic and prokaryotes |
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| eukaryotic and photosynthetic |
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| regions on the chlorplast where carbon fixation takes place (sugars are formed) |
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| the various species and total number of autotrophs living in an aquatic system |
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| excess nutrietnt increase algea and plant production can cause aging of the aquatic system |
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| structures of taking inorganic nitrogen and fixing it into organic compounds |
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| cells belonging to this genus are cocciod shaped and arranged in groups |
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| enlarged cells called heterocysts and have vegetive cells |
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| science of hereditary; includes the study of what genes are, how they carry information and how they are replicated |
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| cellular strucutres that physically carry hereditary information and contain the genes |
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| segements of DNA that code for functional products |
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| the force with which a solvent (water) moves from an area of lower solute concentration to an area of high solute concentration |
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| when water leaves the cell and the cytoplasmic membrane draws inward |
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| concentration outside the cell is higher then the inside the cell |
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| concentration is higher in the cell then outside. water will move in called plasmoptysis |
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| salt loving bacteria that requires at least 15% salt |
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