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Prokaryotes
Bacteria
Archaea
The Prokaryotes
Prokaryote Structure
Flagella
Reproduction in Prokaryotes
Binary Fission
Reproduction in Prokaryotes
Transformation occurs
when bacterium picks
up free pieces of DNA
from other
prokaryotes.
Transduction occurs
when bacteriophages
carry portions of
bacterial DNA from
one cell to another.
Prokaryotic Nutrition
Autotrophic Prokaryotes
Photoautotrophs use
solar energy to reduce
carbon dioxide to organic
compounds.
Photosynthesis
Ex. Cyanobacteria, green
sulfur bacteria
Chemoautotrophs
oxidize inorganic
compounds (hydrogen
gas, hydrogen sulfide,
ammonia) to obtain the
necessary energy to
reduce O2 to an organic
compound.
Chemosynthesis
Cyanobacteria
Cyanobacteria
Heterotrophic Prokaryotes
The Bacteria
The Archaea
Types of Archaea
Methanogens
Halophiles
Found in anaerobic
environments
Swamps, marshes,
intestines, compost pits,
landfills
Produce methane from
hydrogen gas and carbon
dioxide.
Thermoacidophiles