Apologia Biology 2nd Edition Module 2 Flashcards

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Pathogen
Answer 1
A disease-causing organism
What is Steady State?
Answer 2
It's a state in which members of a population die as quickly as new members are born.
Parasite
Answer 3
An organism that feeds on a living host
What is an organism that feeds on dead matter?
Answer 4
Saprophyte
What do you call it when a population growth is controlled because of the limited resources?
Logistic Growth
Anerobic Organism
Answer 6
An organism that doesn't require oxygen to survive
Aerobic Organism
Answer 7
An organism that needs oxygen to survive
Exponential Growth
Population growth that is unhindered by the aubundance or resources for an ever-increasing population
What do you call it when two organisms temporarily unite for the purpose of transfering DNA?
Answer 9
Conjugation
What is Plasmid?
The plasmid is a small, circular section of extra DNA that gives one or more traits to a bacterium. It can be reproduced separately from the main bacterial genetic code.