BLG 151 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: 16S Ribosomal Rna, Cell Membrane, Archaea

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What is microbiology and why is the study of it important? they are the most numerous and diverse group of organisms they are ubiquitous. Play a major role in recycling essential elements. Benefit society through production of food, beverages, antibiotics, and vitamins are a source of nutrients and some carry out photosynthesis some cause diseases in plants and animals. Microbe- a living organism that is too small to be seen with the naked eye these organisms are relatively simple in their construction and lack highly differentiated cells and distinct tissues. Prokaryotic cells- cells that lack a membrane bound nucleus (no true nucleus) Some prokaryotic cells can have membranes (it is not absolute that they do not contain a membrane) Eukaryotic cells- cells that have a membrane surrounding the nucleus, are more morphologically complex, and are usually larger than prokaryotic cells.

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