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Prokaryotes (Bacteria and Archaea) are : everywhere. Prokaryotes are : VERY adaptable & resilient Prokaryotes have the ability to : switch metabolic or respiration methods Mutualism : both populations benefit; ex: gut nutrition metabolism Amensalism : one population is harmed and the other is unaffected; ex: antimicrobial defense on skin Commensalism 2 | P a g e : one population is benefitted and the other is unaffected; ex: Skin cells as food source Neutralism : both populations are unaffected; Spores in soil Parasitism : one population is benefitted, the other is harmed; ex: Tuberculosis Polymicrobial "communities" : group of interacting populations of organisms Prokaryotes + Eukaryote microbes= microbes : microbiome Microbiota : all prokaryotic and eukaryotic microorganisms that are associated with a certain organism or environment cooperative : biofilm formatio
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