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| polymers of sugars and amino acids that make up the cell wall of cyanobacteria |
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| do cyanobacteria have a cell wall? |
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| the region in a prokaryote that the single circular DNA molecule resides |
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| a parallel array of membranes located in the cytoplasm where photosynthesis occurs in cyanobacteria, as opposed to in chloroplasts |
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| the main photosynthetic pigment found in cyanobacteria |
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| carotenoids and phycobilins |
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| a red pigment found in cyanobacteria and red algae |
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| a blue pigment that gives blue-green algae its name |
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| small fragments that split from the mother trichome in a filamentous cyanobacteria colony |
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| some cells can turn into these thick-walled spore bodies that can weather adverseconditions |
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| special thick-walled cells that are internally anaerobic and fix nitrogen |
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| aka microplasmodesmata allow the exchange of fixed nitrogen and food between heterocysts and neighboring cells |
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