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Campbell Biology Chapter 27 Key Terms

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Anaerobic Respiration

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A catabolic pathway in which inorganic molecules other than oxygen accept electrons at the “downhill” end of electron transport chains.

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Bioremediation

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The use of organisms to detoxify and restore polluted and degraded ecosystems.

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Commensalism

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A symbiotic relationship in which one organism benefits but the other is neither helped nor harmed.

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Decomposer

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An organism that absorbs nutrients from nonliving organic material such as corpses, fallen plant material, and the wastes of living organisms and converts them to inorganic forms; a detritivore.

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Endospore

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A thick-coated, resistant cell produced by some bacterial cells when they are exposed to harsh conditions.

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Endotoxin

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A toxic component of the outer membrane of certain gram-negative bacteria that is released only when the bacteria die.

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Exotoxin

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A toxic protein that is secreted by a prokaryote or other pathogen and that produces specific symptoms, even if the pathogen is no longer present.

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Extreme Halophiles

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An organism that lives in a highly saline environment, such as the Great Salt Lake or the Dead Sea.

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Extreme Thermophiles

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An organism that tribes in hot environments (60-80ºC or hotter).

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Extremophile

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An organism that lives in environmental conditions so extreme that few other species can survive there. Extremophiles include extreme halophiles (“salt lovers”) and extreme thermophiles (“heat lovers”).

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Facultative Anaerobe

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An organism that makes ATP by aerobic respiration if oxygen is present but that switches to anaerobic respiration or fermentation if oxygen is not present.

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Gram-Negative

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Describing the group of bacteria that have a cell wall that is structurally more complex and contains less peptidoglycan than the cell wall of gram-positive bacteria. Gram-negative bacteria are often more toxic than gram-positive bacteria.

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Gram-Postive

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Describing the group of bacteria that have a cell wall that is structurally less complex and contains more peptidoglycan than the cell wall of gram-negative bacteria. Gram-positive bacteria are usually less toxic than gram-negative bacteria.

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Gram Stain

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A staining method that distinguishes between two different kinds of bacterial cel walls; may be used to determine medical response to an infection.

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Host

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The larger participant in a symbiotic relationship, often providing a home and food source for the smaller symbiont.

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Mutualism

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A symbiotic relationship in which both participants benefit.

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Nitrogen Fixation

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The conversion of atmospheric nitrogen (N2) to ammonia (NH3). Biological nitrogen fixation is carried out by certain prokaryotes, some of which have mutualistic relationships with plants.

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Obligate Anaerobe

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An organism that only carries out fermentation or anaerobic respiration. Such organisms cannot use oxygen and in fact may be poisoned by it.

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Plasmid

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A small, circular, double-stranded DNA molecule that carries accessory genes separate from those of a bacterial chromosome; In DNA cloning, used as vector carrying up to 10,000 base pairs (10 kB) of DNA. Plasmids are also found in some eukaryotes, such as yeasts.

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R-Plasmids

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A bacterial plasmid carrying genes that confer resistance to certain antibiotics.

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Symbiosis

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An ecological relationship between organisms of 2 different species that live together in direct and intimate contact.

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Transformation

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A change in genotype and phenotype due to the assimilation of external DNA by a cell. When the external DNA is from a member of a different species, transformation results in horizontal gene transfer.