Vocab Flashcard Week 9 Words

Front

What theory suggests that eukaryotic cells originated through a symbiotic relationship between different species of prokaryotes?

Back

Endosymbiont theory

Front

What is the term for the mutual relationship between two species where both benefit?

Back

Mutualism

Front

What is the term for the process by which two bacteria exchange genetic material?

Back

Conjugation

Front

Which of the following is NOT a part of the cell theory?

Back

Cells can spontaneously generate.

Front

What is the basic structural and functional unit of all living organisms?

Back

Cell

Front

What is the term for a relationship where one species benefits at the expense of another?

Back

Parasitism

Front

What is the process by which a single cell divides to form two identical daughter cells?

Back

Binary fission

Front

What is the term for a relationship where one species benefits and the other is neither helped nor harmed?

Back

Commensalism

Front

What is the main idea of the cell theory?

Back

All living things are composed of cells.

Front

What is the term for the protective outer layer of a cell?

Back

Cell membrane