Ch 25/26 Prokaryotes Flashcards

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3 types of prokaryote shapes

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Spherical - cocci
rod - bacilli
spiral - spirillium

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Characteristics of Prokaryotes

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no nucleus

- have peptidoglycan layer

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4 possible external structures of prokaryotes

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Capsule - surrounding the cell wall
Biofilms(plaque on teeth), embedded in slimy matrix
Pili - protein structures extending from cell
- sex pili transmit DNA
Flagella - moves different compared to eukaryotic (propeller)

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Heterotroph

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(other feeder) get energy and carbon from other organisms

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autotroph

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(self feeder) make own energy from inorganic material

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2 types of heterotrophs

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Chemo heterotrophs: most common, includes decomposers and pathogens

photo heterotrophs: obtain carbon from other organisms, cant use CO2, have photosynthetic pigments

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2 types of Autotrophs

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Chemo: get energy by oxidizing inorganic chemicals such as amonia (near hydrothermal vents)

Photo: get energy from the sunlight, includes cyanobacteria

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Aerobic Bacteria

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require oxygen for cellular respiration

EX: bacillus spp (common in soil and spoiled foods)

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facultative anaerobes and example

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doesnt have to have oxygen but can use it when needed

EX: E. coli

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Obligate anaerobes

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grows with NO Oxygen

EX: Bacteroides ( main thing in mammal gut, makes methane)

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3 types of Asexual reproduction

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1) Binary fission - cell divides forming 2 cells(most common)
2) Budding - bud forms and separates from mother cell
3) fragmentation - walls form inside cell and they can seperate into multiple cells

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genetic material exchange

Transformation

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bacterial cells pick up fragments from other cells

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genetic material exchange

Tansduction

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bacterial phage carries DNA from one cell to another

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genetic material exchange

Conjuation

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2 cells connect to each other and exchange genetic material

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gram positive bacteria wall and stain color

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has very thick peptidoglycan wall

Purple stain

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gram negative bacteria and stain color

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have thin peptidoglycan layer and an outer plasma layer(membrane)
Pink(red) ?

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Gram- Positive: Actinomycetes

what do they resemble, why are they significant

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resemble fungi

- several produce antibiotics such as streptomycin

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Gram-Positive: Lactic acid bacteria

why is it significant

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inhabit decomposing plant material and milk, make Yogurt

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Gram-Positive: Streptococci

where and what do they do

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inhabit mouth and digestive tract of humans and animals

- some cause strep throat

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Gram-Positive: Staphylococci

where and what are they

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live in nose and on skin

- opportunistic pathogens

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Gram- Negative: examples

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  • Rhizobium in roots of legumes
  • arthropod bites/ excretions
    • typhus, Rocky Mountain spotted fever
  • chlamydias
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Gram-Negative: Cyanobacteria 3 characteristics

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  • important photosynthesizes
  • prokaryotes with cell specialization
  • have Heterocyst (special oxygen excluding cell for nitrogen fixation)
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Who rejected the hypothesis that spontaneous generation can occur

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Louis Pasteur

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3 types of Archaea and their environments

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1) Methanogens - produce methane from carbon. live in anaerobic environments
2) Extreme Halophiles - in saturated salt solutions (Great Salt Lake and Dead Sea)
3) Extreme Thermophiles - live in extreme temps such as deep sea vents

  • No/few known pathogens
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Symbiosis: 3 types
1) Mutualism - both benefit 2) Commensalism - 1 benefits and the other isn't effected 3) Parasitism - parasite benefits and host harmed
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heterocysts
special oxygen excluding cell for nitrogen fixation
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exotoxins
strong poisons released by pathogenic bacteria
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endotoxins
poisonous components of cell walls released when bacteria dies
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R factors
plasmids with genes for antibiotic resistance
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mitosis
division of the nucleus without chromosome reduction
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mieosis
nuclear division leading to chromosome number reduction
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4 types of protists body types
1) unicellular - most protists 2) collonies - loosely connected groups of cells 3) coenocytes - multinucleate masses of cytoplasm(one big cell) 4) multicellular organisms ( some giant)