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Vocabulary Chapter 11 Prokaryotes Monera Another name given to the prokaryotae kingdom Example: Bacteria are often referred to as either prokaryotae or monerans flagella Whip-like structures used to propel bacteria Example: The flagella found on many bacteria give them mobility. nucleoid The location in the prokaryote cell containing the DNA archaebacteria The most ancient and primitive of the bacteria Example: Thermoacidophilic bacteria are a type of archaebacteria that can live in hot springs. eubacteria A more advanced group of bacteria often referred to as “true bacteria” Example: Pneumonia is caused by eubacteria living in human cells mycoplasmas A membrane that surrounds some types of bacteria Example: Eubacteria cells are surrounded by mycoplasmas composed of fatty compounds. cyanobacteria The blue-green bacteria (formerly blue-green algae) Example: Cyanobacteria are found in a number of hot springs. nodules Bacteria-induced swellings in the roots of certain plants in which nitrogen fixing bacteria live Example: Soybean plants contain nodules in their roots. nitrogen cycle The process in which nitrogen moves through the environment in various forms pathogen Anything that can cause a disease Examples: Bacteria, fungi ,and toxic substances are all considered pathogens. immunity Resistance to disease Example: Once one has chicken pox, one becomes immune to the disease. vaccine A substance that is used to stimulate the production of antibodies in order to help create immunity to a disease Example: Smallpox vaccine was developed by Edward Jenner. antibody A type of protein that is developed within an organism which blocks the ability of pathogens or other material to injure the organism Example: Chicken pox antibodies form after one has experienced the disease, thus preventing a recurrence of the disease. STD The acronym for various sexually transmitted diseases Examples: gonorrhea, chancre, syphilis, chlamydia, HIV, AIDS chancre A type of inflamed ulcer that appears at the site of infection of syphilis AIDS The acronym for acquired immuno deficiency syndrome