Midterm 2

Question 1

Heterotroph

Answer 1

Gets energy by consuming other organisms

Question 2

Autotroph

Answer 2

Makes its own food using light or chemical energy

Question 3

Chemotroph

Answer 3

Gets energy from chemical reactions

Question 4

Heteroautotroph

Answer 4

Gets energy from simple organic source but uses inorganic nitrogen for metabolism

Question 5

Chemoautotroph

Answer 5

Makes its own food using energy from chemical reactions

Question 6

Gram positive bacteria

Answer 6

Capable of breaking down complex organic compounds, thick layer of peptidoglycan in cell wall, stains purple in Gram test

Question 7

Bacterial transduction

Answer 7

Transfer of genetic material between prokaryotic cells via bacteriophage

Question 8

Transformation

Answer 8

Incorporation of foreign DNA from the surrounding environment