Chapter 27 Key Points Prokaryotes
Three Main Shapes Rod Spiral Spherical
Basic Structure
Motility
Capsules, Pili and Fimbriae
Gram Staining Gram Positive Gram Negative Peptidoglycan holds stain Little peptidoglycan to hold stain
Methods of Obtaining Energy Autotrophs Photoautotrophs Chemoautotrophs Heterotrophs Photoheterotrophs Chemoheterotrophs
Use of Oxygen in Metabolism Obligate aerobes Facultative anaerobes Obligate anaerobes
Crucial Roles of Prokaryotes Decomposers Symbiotic Relationships Pathogenic Relationships Food Production Bioremediation
Two Prokaryotic Domains Bacteria Archaea Table – p. 541