chap 3 Flashcards

(44 cards)

1
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have a true nucleus,

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Eukaryotes

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2
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DNA is enclosed by a nuclear membrane.

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Eukaryotes

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3
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eu means

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true

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4
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caryo refers to

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nut or nucleus

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5
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Most animal and plant cells are 10 to 30 um in
diameter, about 10 times larger than most prokaryotic cells

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Eukaryotes

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6
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Eukaryotes

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prokaryotes

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7
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A typical prokaryote that is cell is about 1 um wide
and 2 to 3 um long

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prokaryotes

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8
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Reproduction of procaryotic cells

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binary fission

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9
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simple division of one cell into two cells

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binary fission

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10
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science of naming, describing and classifying organisms

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Taxonomy

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11
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taxonomy consists of three separate but
interrelated areas:

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classification
nomenclature
identification

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12
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arrangement of organisms into taxonomic groups on the basis of similarities or relationships

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classification

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13
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include kingdoms or domains, divisions
or phyla, classes, orders, families, genera, and
species.

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taxa (taxon)

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14
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the assignment of names to the various taxa
according to international rules.

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Nomenclature

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15
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example of nomenclature

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homo sapiens

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16
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determining whether an isolate belongs to one of
the established,

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identification

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17
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An organism’s complete collection of genes is
referred to as the organism’s

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genotype or genome

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18
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An organism’s complete collection of physical characteristics is known as the organism’s

19
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genus

20
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specific epithet

21
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genus and specific epithet are used in

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the binomial system of nomennclature

22
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genus and specific epithet used together is called

23
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abbreviation that is used to designate a single species

24
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abbreviation that is used to designate more than one species

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sp.: staphylococci spp:
staphylococcus
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sp.: spp: staphylococcus
staphylococci
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sp.: streptococci spp:
streptococcus
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sp.: spp: streptococcus
streptococci
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sp.: clostridia spp:
clostridium
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sp.: spp: clostridium
clostridia
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examples of microbes:
bacillus anthracis chlamydophila pneumoniae clostridium tetani mycobacterium tuberculosis mycobacterium leprae vibrio cholerae
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who proposed a Five-Kingdom System of Classification
Robert H. Whittaker
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Robert H. Whittaker proposed a Five-Kingdom System of Classification in the year
1969
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Bacteria and archaea are in the Kingdom:
prokaryote or monera
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algae and protozoa are in the kingdom:
protista
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organisms in kingdom protista are referred to as
protists
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fungi are in the kingdom
fungi
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plants are in the kingdom
plantae
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animals are in the kingdom
animalia
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not included in the Five-Kingdom System of Classification because they are not living cells;
viruses
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viruses are acellular or cellular?
acellular
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Three-Domain System are
archaea bacteria eucarya
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Archaea comes from archae, meaning
ancient
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