| A | B |
| prokaryote | has no nuclues |
| miller | proved life can evolve from chemicals - Miller's flask |
| organic polymers | amino acids under heat and pressure will form chains for proteins |
| good bacteria | helps digestive system - used to make cheese and yogurt |
| bad bacteria | cause disease like lyme and strep throat |
| nitrogen fixing bacteria | bacteria at the roots of plants that change nitrogen into nitrates which can be absorbed by the plant |
| arcaea bacteria | ancient bacteria - can live in extreme conditions |
| extremeophiles | love extreme conditions |
| thermophiles | love very hot places |
| halophyles | love salt places |
| methanephies | love places with methane gas |
| 3 shapes of bacteria | spherical, rod, spiral |
| Motility | how bacteria move - flagella |
| binary fission | asexual reproduction -spltting of cells - end up with clone |
| Conjugation | sexual reproduction - two cells form bridge and share DNA |
| Endospore | forms around DNA when conditions are harsh, can live thousands of years, regenerate back into bacteria when conditions improve |