Exam 1 Flashcards

1
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Germ theory of disease

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some diseases are caused by microorganisms that have gained access to the human body

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2
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purpose of koch’s postulates

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to identify germs with infectious diseases; they became standards for linking a specific organism to a specific disease

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Koch’s first postulate

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the suspected pathogen must be present in all cases of the disease and absent from healthy animals

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Koch’s second postulate

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the suspected pathogen must be grown in pure culture

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Koch’s third postulate

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cells from a pure culture of the suspected pathogen must cause disease in a healthy animal

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Koch’s fourth postulate

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the suspected pathogen must be reisolated and shown to be the same as the original

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7
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two themes of microbiology

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  1. understanding the basic life processes
  2. applying that knowledge to the benefit of humans
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8
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What is microbiology?

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microbiology is the study of microscopic life forms, called microorganisms

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9
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evolution

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the process of change over time that results in new varieties and species of organisms

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10
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phylogeny

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evolutionary relationships between organisms

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11
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Last universal common ancestor (LUCA)

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common ancestral cell from which all cels descended

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12
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what are viruses composed of and what do they require?

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They have a DNA or RNA core surrounded by a protein coat and sometimes a lipid membrane. They require a host to make copies of itself.

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13
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what are diversity and the abundances of microbes controlled by?

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resources, example nutrients, and environmental conditions like temperature, pH, O2

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14
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microbial communities

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microorganisms exist in nature in populations of interacting assemblages

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15
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nomenclature

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gives scientific names to organisms

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16
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cytoplasmic (cell) membrane

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barrier that separates the inside of the cell from the outside environment

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17
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cytoplasm

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aqueous mixture of macromolecules, ions, and ribosome

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18
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ribosomes

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protein-synthesizing structures

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19
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genome

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an organism’s complete set of DNA, including all of its genes. Each genome contains all of the information needed to build and maintain that organism.

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20
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Differences between eukaryotes and prokaryotes

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membranes- lipid contents and lipids in prokaryotes do not contain cholesterol unlike eukaryotes, and organelles exist in eukaryotes and. not prokaryotes. Also genomes; prokaryotes have circular chromosomes and eukaryotes do not.

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21
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8 True or false? All cells, prokaryote or eukaryote metabolize, grow, and evolve

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true

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22
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true or false? some cells, prokaryote or eukaryote, are able to differentiate, communicate with other cells, exchange genetic information with other cells, and move

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true

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23
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enzymes

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protein catalysts of then cell that accelerate chemical reactions

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24
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DNA replication

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DNA chromosome is replicated

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25
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transcription

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DNA gene is read to produce RNA

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26
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Translation

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RNA message is read to make protein

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27
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What results in growth?

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growth is the result of the activities of metabolism; cells use metabolic processes to gain mass, replicate their DNA, and divide

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28
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resolution

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the smallest distance by which two objects can be separated and still be distinguished

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29
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light microscopy

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useful for examining cells while they are alive

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30
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phase contrast microscopy and differential interference contrast microscopy

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exploits the phase of light passing through an object varying thickness and density to produce an image

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31
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dark field

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illuminating rays are directed from the side, so only scattered light enters the microscope lens

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32
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true or false, staining almost always kills the cells

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true

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33
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What are some uses for a fluorescent microscopy

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view a specific cell in a mixture of different cells, and view specific cell components in a cell

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34
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morphology

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cell shape

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35
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coccus (pl. cocci)

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spherical or ovoid

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36
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rod

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cylindrical shape

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37
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True or false, morphology typically does NOT predict physiology, ecology, phylogeny, etc.

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true

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38
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what is the advantage for a cell being small

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support greater nutrient exchange per unit cell volume, and tend to grow faster than larger cells

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39
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what is the cell wall composed of

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peptidoglycan, polysaccharides chains wrapped in circles around cell, and sugar chains

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40
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Gram positive

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-Capsules
-S-Layer (made of protein)
-Thick cell wall
-Lipoteichoic acids

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41
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Gram negative

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-Capsule
-Outer Membrane
-Thin cell wall
-Periplasm
-Plasma membrane

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42
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Cytoplasmic membrane

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surrounds the cell and separates cytoplasm from the environment

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43
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hopanoids

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pentacyclic chemicals that act to stabilize the bacterial membrane

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44
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What is the membrane function

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-Permeability barrier
-Protein anchor
-Energy conservation

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45
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Integral membrane proteins

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firmly embedded in the membrane

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46
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Peripheral membrane proteins

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one portion anchored in the membrane

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47
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Channel (proteins)

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Transports solute across membrane. Passive. Often called porins

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48
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Carrier (proteins)

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Transports solute across membrane. Active or Passive

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49
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Receptor (proteins)

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Binds extracellular or periplasmic molecules, confirmation change relays information to cell

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50
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Enzyme

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Facilitates chemical reaction

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51
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Nutrient Transport

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-Carrier mediated transport systems
-Highly specific
-Three major classes of transport systems in prokaryotes
-All require energy in some form, usually proton motive force or ATP

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52
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True or false: carrier transport is faster than simple diffusion

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true

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53
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Uniporters

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transport in one direction across the membrane

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54
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Symporters

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function as co-transporters

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55
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Antiporters

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transport a molecule across the membrane while simultaneously transporting another molecule in the opposite direction

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56
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Simple transport

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driven by the energy in the proton motive force

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57
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Group translocation

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chemical modification of the transported substance driven by phosphoenolpyruvate

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58
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ABC transporter

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periplasmic binding proteins are involved and energy comes from ATP

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59
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What two types of lipid is the outer membrane of gram negative bacteria made of?

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Inner leaflet composed of phospholipid, outer leaflet composed of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)

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62
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Fimbriae

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Short, helical filamentous protein structure

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63
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Capsules and slime layers function

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-assist in attachment to surfaces
-protect against phagocytosis
-resist desiccation

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64
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Pili

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Thin filamentous protein structure

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65
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Pili function

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allow for bacterial attachment to surfaces, and sometimes allows movement via twitching motility, and often helping bacteria to evade components of the innate immune system.

66
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True or false? Not all bacteria have pili

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True

67
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Monotrichuous

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single polar flagellum

68
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Amphitricuous

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a flagellum at each pole

69
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Lophoticuous

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multiple flagella localized at the cell pole

70
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Peritrichous

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multiple flagella localized at the cell pole

71
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Taxis

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directed movement in response to chemical or physical gradients

72
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chemotaxis

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response to chemicals, the best studied movement system

73
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phototaxis

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response to light

74
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aerotaxis

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response to oxygen

75
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osmotaxis

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response to ionic strength

76
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hydrotaxis

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response to \water

77
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Conjugation

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DNA exchange between two bacteria

78
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Flagella

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long, helical protein filaments attached to a complex integral membrane protein “machine”

79
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True or false: not all bacteria have flagella

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True

80
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Counterclockwise rotation (CCW)

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Push cell forward; with peritrichous lophotrichous the flagella bundle together; some monotrichous cant rotate CCW

81
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Clockwise rotation (CW)

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Peritrichous or lophitrichous “tumble”= change of direction; bidirectional monotrichous change direction = backtrack; unidirectional monotrichous= move forward

82
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Taxis

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directed movement in response to chemical or physical gradients

83
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chemotaxis

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response to chemicals, the best studied movement system

84
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phototaxis

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response to light

85
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aerotaxis

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response to oxygen

86
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osmotaxis

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response to ionic strength

87
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hydrotaxis

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response to water

88
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DNA is condensed by

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supercoiling

89
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endospore

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dormant, non-reproductive structure, that allows bacterial survival in harsh environmental conditions

90
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Metabolism

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all the biochemical reactions taking place in an organism

91
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Catabolism

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energy-releasing processes

92
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Anabolism

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energy-using processes

93
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chemorganotrophs

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generate ATP using oxidation of organic compounds

94
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chemolithotrophs

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generate ATP using oxidation of inorganic compounds

95
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phototrophs

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ATP generated from harnessing light energy

96
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heterotrophs

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utilize carbon from organic compounds

97
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autotrophs

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utilize carbon from CO2

98
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Free energy (G)

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energy released that is available to do work

99
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Exergonic

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reactions with a negative delta G zero which release free energy

100
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Endergonic

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Reactions with a positive delta G zero require energy

101
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Activation energy

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energy required to bring all molecules in a chemical reaction into the reactive state

102
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Catalyst

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a chemical that increases the rate of a reaction without undergoing a physical change

103
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Enzymes function to do what

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they act as catalysts, lowering activation energy of a specific reaction. They catalyze all chemical reactions in cells.

104
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true or false? Enzymes act through enzyme-substrate complexes

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true

105
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cofactors

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small non-protein molecules that participate in catalysis but are not substrates

106
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apoenzyme

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if an enzyme requires a cofactor to catalyze a reaction and that cofactor is not bound to the enzyme

107
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holoenzyme

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an enzyme bound to its cofactor that is active is referred to as a holoenzyme

108
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Feedback inhibition

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hinders a metabolic pathway by having a product of the pathway inhibit an earlier reaction

109
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What does an inhibitor do ?

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inhibits an enzyme in the pathway so no product is available to feed the next reaction

110
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Noncompetitive inhibition

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changing the shape of an active site

111
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Competitive inhibition

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blocking an active site

112
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True or false, feedback inhibition can also be competitive or non-competitive inhibitors

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true

113
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prosthetic groups

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cofactors that are inorganic molecules

114
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coenzymes

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organic molecules which include the various NAD+, NADP+, FAD, coenzyme A

115
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Essential nutrients

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those that must be supplied from the environment

116
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Macronutrients

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major elements in cell macromolecules, and ions necessary for protein function

117
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Micronutrients

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trace elements necessary for enzyme function

118
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What does liquid media allow for?

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Allows for easily scalable growth, easy to manipulate growth conditions, and allows for continuous culture

119
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What does solid media allow for?

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Allows for differentiation by morphology and separation of microbes for further pure culture.

120
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Pure culture

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culture containing only a single kind of microbe

121
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Colony morphology

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the physical appearance of bacteria grown on a solid media

122
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Selective medium

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contains ingredients to inhibit growth of certain species and allow the growth of others

123
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Differential medium

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contains specific chemicals to indicate species that possess or lack a biochemical process

124
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Bacterial colony

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a visible cluster of bacteria growing on the surface of or within a solid medium, presumably cultured from a single cell

125
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B period

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Cell increases in mass and size

126
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C period

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The chromosome replicates and the two strands are segregated (separated)

127
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D period

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synthesis of a septum forms two identical cells

128
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MreB

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major shape-determining factor in prokaryotes

129
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Autolysins

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sever pre-existing peptidogylcan creating breaks in the sugar backbone and peptide crosslinks

130
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Transglycolases

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enzymes that interact with bactoprenol

131
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Transpeptidases

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enzyme that forms the peptide cross links between adjacent glycan chains

132
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Binary fission

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cell division following enlargement of a cell to twice its minimum size and the completion of one chromosome replication event!

133
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Fts

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essential for cell division in all prokaryotes, and interact to form the divisome

134
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Ftz

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forms ring around center of cell

135
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ZipA

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anchor that connects FtsZ ring to cytoplasmic membrane

136
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FtsA

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helps connect FtsZ ring to membrane and also recruits other divisome proteins

137
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Batch culture

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a closed-system microbial culture of iced volume

138
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Lag phase

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interval between inoculation of a culture and beginning of growth, No cell division occurs while bacteria adapt to their environment

139
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Logarithmic

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when exponential growth of the population occurs. Cells are healthiest in this state. In cases of human disease symptoms usually develop during log phase.

140
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Stationary phase

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population growth is limited by one of three factors: 1. exhaustion of available nutrients; 2. accumulation of inhibitory metabolites or end products; 3. exhaustion of space, in this case called a lack of biological space.

141
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Decline/Death phase

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the accumulation of waste products and scarcity of resources causes the population to decline in number; Cells die, but this does not mean all of the cells in the culture lose the ability to divide

142
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What does continuous culture allow?

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continuous culture allows for a scientist to keep a culture in exponential phase for longer periods than a batch culture

143
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what does optical density of a culture calculate?

A

the approximate number of bacteria in a sample

144
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Optimal prokaryotic growth is dependent on several physical factor in addition to nutrient levels in the environment

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temperature, oxygen concentration, pH, hydrostatic pressure, osmotic pressure

145
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what temperature do psychrophiles grow?

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below 15 degrees celsius and make up the largest portion of all prokaryotes on Earth

146
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what temperature do mesophiles live at?

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live at the medium temperature range of 10 to 45 degrees celsius including pathogens in the human body

147
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What temperature do thermophiles live best at?

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60 degrees celcius in compost heaps and hot springs

148
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Hyperthermophiles are?

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archaea that grow optimally above 80 degrees celcius found in seafloor hot-water bents

149
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Homeostasis

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the tendency of a biological system to maintain internal stability, owing to the coordinated response of its parts to any situation or stimulus that would tend to disturb its normal condition or function

150
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Obligate aerobes

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require oxygen to grow

151
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Microaerophiles

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grow in low oxygen environments generally rich in carbon dioxide

152
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anaerobes

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Do not or cannot use oxygen during growth

153
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Aerotolerant anaerobes

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insensitive to oxygen

154
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Obligate anaerobes

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inhibited or killed by oxygen

155
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facultative anaerobes

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grow both with oxygen and without oxygen

156
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Capnophilic bacteria (microaerophiles)

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require an atmosphere low in oxygen and rich in carbon dioxide

157
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Thioglycollate broth

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can be used to test an organism’s oxygen sensitivity

158
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Neutralophiles

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grow at pH 5-8, and include most human pathogens

159
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Acidophiles

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grow at pH 0-5

160
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Alkaliphiles

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grow at pH 9-11

161
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Osmosis

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the diffusion of fluid, through a partially permeable membrane, from an area of low solute concentration to an area of high solute concentration