Nutrition in Bacteria (Leaving Cert Biology): Flashcards
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Autotrophic organisms
Autotrophic organisms
Produce their own food
Heterotrophic organisms
Heterotrophic organisms
Cannot make own food; must obtain from others
Two types of autotrophic bacteria
Two types of autotrophic bacteria
Photosynthetic and chemosynthetic
Where chlorophyll is located in bacteria
Where chlorophyll is located in bacteria
On their membranes (no chloroplasts)
Example of photosynthetic bacteria
Example of photosynthetic bacteria
Purple sulphur bacteria
Energy source for chemosynthetic bacteria
Energy source for chemosynthetic bacteria
Energy from chemical reactions
Example of chemosynthetic bacteria
Example of chemosynthetic bacteria
Nitrifying bacteria
Role of nitrifying bacteria
Role of nitrifying bacteria
Convert ammonia to nitrates in nitrogen cycle
Two types of heterotrophic bacteria
Two types of heterotrophic bacteria
Saprophytes and parasites
What saprophytes feed on
What saprophytes feed on
Dead organisms
Example of saprophyte bacteria
Example of saprophyte bacteria
Bacteria of decay in soil
What parasites do
What parasites do
Live in/on another organism and cause harm
Example of parasitic bacteria
Example of parasitic bacteria
Streptococcus