BIOLOGY 171 Lecture Notes - Lecture 17: Keystone Species, Omnivore, Alphaproteobacteria
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Bacteria that are closely associated with eukaryotic hosts. Genetic engineers use their bacteria to transfer select dna into the dna of plants. An organism that makes its own food. An organelle found in plant and algae cells where photosynthesis occurs. An organism that breaks down dead tissues, feeding on the dead cells or bodies of other organisms. A species that has a high biomass and high effect on the environment. A community of organisms and the physical environment it occupies. An organisms that causes changes in the physical environment sufficient to influence the structure of landscapes, ecosystems, or communities. When one partner lives inside the other. The linear transfer of carbon from one organism to another. A map of the interactions that connect consumer and producer organisms within the carbon cycle. The movement of carbon through and ecosystem. An organism that obtains organic food molecules by eating other organisms or substances derived from them.
