BIOL 150 Chapter Notes - Chapter 29: Carl Linnaeus, Nitrogen Cycle, Gram Staining

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Aerobic respiration - referring to any metabolic process, cell or organism that uses oxygen as an electron acceptor. Anaerobic - referring to any metabolic process, cell or organism that uses an electron as an electron acceptor other than oxygen, including fermentation. Anoxygenic - referring to any process or reaction that does not produce any oxygen. Antibiotics - molecules that kill bacteria or stop them from growing. Archaea - have unique phospholipids in their plasma membrane--their hydrocarbon tails of the phospholipids are made from isoprene. Autotrophs - organisms that manufacture their own building-block compounds. Bacteria - have a unique compound called peptidoglycan in their cell walls. Biofilm - a complex community of bacteria emmeshed in a polysaccaride-rich, extra-cellular matrix that allows them to attach to a surface. Bioremediation - the use of living organisms, usually bacteria and archaea, to degrade environmental pollutants.

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