BIOL 1002 : LSU BIO TEST 2
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Chapter 19 non-living entities: other biological structures, not organisms, viruses, viroids. 3 micrometers: reproduction, most bacteria reproduce asexually, spilt into two, binary fission, whole genome must be duplicated and each daughter cell gets a copy, each genome is attached to the plasma membrane on respected cells ix. Diseases: small amount of bacteria can cause human disease (gonorrhea, syphilis, etc) xii. Antibiotic resistance: saved millions around the world xiii. Gram-stain: dye the cells to distinguish the different types of cell walls, gram-positive: Super bacterium : gulf of mexico bp oil spill used dispersants allowed microbes and bacteria to access all of the oil much more quickly. One can cover more than 2,200 acres (1,600 football fields: fungi - eukaryotic, multicellular fungi feeds by absorption by putting out enzymes and breaks down and digests nutrients outside its body. Mold is an example of spores given off by fungi.
