Chap 4 Flashcards
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comes from the Greek words for prenucleus.
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Prokaryote
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comes from the Greek words for true nucleus.
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Eukaryote
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One circular chromosome, not in a membrane
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Prokaryote
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No histones
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Prokaryote
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No organelles
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Prokaryote
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Bacteria: peptidoglycan cell walls
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prokaryote
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Archaea: pseudomurein cell walls
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Prokaryote
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Divides by binary fission
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Prokaryote
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Paired chromosomes, in nuclear membrane
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Eukaryote
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has Histones
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Eukaryote
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Has organelles
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Eukaryote
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Polysaccharide cell walls, when present
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Eukaryote
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Divides by mitosis
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Eukaryote
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What is the main feature that distinguishes prokaryotes from eukaryotes?
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Prokaryotic cells have genetic material that is not contained in a nucleus
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Average size of bacteria
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0.2 to 2.0 μm diameter × 2 to 8 μm length
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monomorphic bacteria
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single shape
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pleomorphic bacteria
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many shapes
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Bacillus
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rod-shaped
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coccus
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spherical-shaped
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Types of spiral bacteria
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Vibrio
Spirillum
Spirochete
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Shapes of bacterial cells
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1.Bacillus (rod-shaped)
2.Coccus (spherical-shaped)
3.Spiral
4.Star-shaped
5.Rectangular
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See fig. 4.4 Draw types of spiral bacteria
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diplococci, diplobacilli
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pairs di-
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di-
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pairs
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staphylo-
clusters staphylococci
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Strepto-
Chains
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tetrads
groups of 4
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sarcinae
cubelike groups of 8
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Bacillus scientific name and shape
scientific name: Bacillus
Shape:bacillus
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vibrio
one curve
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Spirilum shape
more curved than vibrio, thicker than spirochete
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Spirochete
more slender than spirilum
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How can you identify streptococci with a microscope?
it would look like a chain of spheres under the microscope
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Glycocalyx is external to
External to the cell wall
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Consistency of glycocalyx
viscous and gelatinous
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Glycocalyx is made of
Made of polysaccharide and/or polypeptide
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Two types of glycocalyx
1.Capsule
2. Slime layer
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Capsule glycocalyx
Neatly organized and firmly attached
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Slime layer glycocalyx
unorganized and loose
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Glycocalyx contributes to
virulence
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the relative capacity of a microbe to cause damage in a susceptible host
virulence
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virulence
the relative capacity of a microbe to cause damage in a susceptible host
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Cause of Pneumococcal Pneumonia
Streptococcus pneumoniae
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Filamentous appendages external of the cell
Flagella
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Function of flagella
Propel bacteria
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Flagella is made of
protein flagellin
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Filament of flagella
Outermost region
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Hook of flagella
attaches to the filament
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Basal body of flagella:
consists of rod and pairs of rings; anchors flagellum to the cell wall and membrane
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Parts of flagella
1. Filament
2. Hook
3. Basal body
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Monotrichous
cells with a single flagellum
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in monotrichous cells, what happens when the flagellum rotates counterclockwise?
The bacterium runs in a single direction
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in monotrichous cells, what happens when the flagellum rotates clockwise?
The bacterium tumbles and changes direction
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amphitrichous bacteria
have a flagellum at either end of the cell
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lophotrichous
bacteria with a tuft of flagella at one end. Multiple tails at one end
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in lophotrichous cells, what happens when the flagella rotate counterclockwise?
clockwise?
counterclockwise: the bacteria runs
clockwise: the bacteria tumbles
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Peritrichous bacteria
have flagella covering the surface of the cell
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When does Peritrichous bacteria run?
when all flagella rotate counterclockwise and become bundled.
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When does Peritrichous bacteria tumble?
When flagella rotate clockwise and separate
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Importance of flagella during taxis
Flagella allow bacteria to move toward or away from stimuli
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Why do flagella rotate?
to “run” or “tumble”
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Flagella proteins are what kind of antigens ?
Flagella proteins are H antigens
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serovars
different strains of bacteria (called serovars, for serological variants)
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Helps distinguish among serovars
flagella proteins
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motility
The ability of an organism to move by itself
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Why is motility of cells important?
Lets the cell move towards a desired environment or to flee from a harmful environment
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Has axial filaments
spirochetes
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Taxis
movement toward or away from a stimulus
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phototaxis
light stimulus
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chemotaxis
chemical stimulus
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When do tumbles become less frequent?
positive taxis
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positive taxis
move towards the stimulus
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When do tumbles become more frequent?
When the cell moves away from the stimulus
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Archaella
Another motility structure. Found on archaea. Are thinner and more flexible than flagella. Made of different proteins than flagella.
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Archaella are made of
glycoproteins archaellins
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Archaella are anchored to
the cell
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motion of archaella
rotate like flagella
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Axial filaments are also called
endoflagella
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Axial filaments are found in
spirochetes
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Where are axial filaments anchored?
at one end of the cell
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What kind of movement do axial filaments create?
Rotation causes cell to move like a corkscrew
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Group of bacteria that are spiral shaped. Move in corkscrew-like fashion
spirochetes
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Use flagella that do not protrude from the cell wall like typical flagella
spirochetes
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Lyme disease is caused by a
spirochete
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Borrelia burgdorferi
spirochete that causes lyme disease
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treponema pallidum
causes syphilis, spirochete
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The axial filament is made of a bundle of flagella called
endoflagella
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How does the endoflagella cause the spirochete to move?
rotation of the endoflagella around the bacterium causes the spirochete to corkscrew through the medium. Lets it move through mucus easily
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Fimbriae
Hairlike appendages that allow for attachment
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Pili involved in
Involved in motility (gliding and twitching motility)
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Conjugation pili involved in
DNA transfer from one cell to another
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Why are bacterial capsules medically important
Capsules often protect pathogenic bacteria from phagocytosis by the cells of the host.
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How do bacteria move?
Conjugation, motility, taxis
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conjugation
the process by which one bacterium transfers genetic material to another through direct contact
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what does the cell wall prevent?
Prevents osmotic lysis and protects the cell membrane
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In bacteria, the cell wall is made of
peptidoglycan
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the cell wall contributes to
pathogenicity
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Pathogenicity
the ability of an organism to cause disease
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Peptidoglycan is made of
Polymer of a repeating disaccharide in rows:
N-acetylglucosamine (NAG)
N-acetylmuramic acid (NAM)
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Row in peptidoglycan are linked by
polypeptides
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Characteristics of Gram-positive Cell walls
1.Thick peptidoglycan
2.Teichoic acids
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Peptidoglycan
A biopolymer consisting of amino acids and carbohydrates, forming the cell wall of most bacteria.
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Teichoic acids
Bacterial polysaccharide. They are the major components of the cell walls and membranes of many bacteria.
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Characteristics of gram-negative cell walls
1.Thin peptidoglycan
2.Outer membrane
3.Periplasmic space
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Function of teichoic acids
Carry a negative charge
Regulate movement of cations
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Lipoteichoic acid
links cell wall to plasma membrane
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Wall teichoic acid
links the peptidoglycan
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What provides antigenic specificity
Polysaccharides and teichoic acids
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Periplasm is located between
between the outer membrane and the plasma membrane
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Periplasm of gram-negative cell walls contains
peptidoglycan
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Outer membrane of gram-negative cell walls is made of
polysaccharides, lipoproteins, and phospholipids
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Gram-Negative Cell walls protect from
phagocytes, complement, and antibiotics
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Made of lipopolysaccharide (LPS)
Gram-negative cell walls are made of
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Antigen of gram-negative cell walls
O polysaccharide, E. coli O157:H7
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endotoxin embedded in the top layer of gram-negative cell walls
Lipid A is an endotoxin
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Porins
(proteins) form channels through membrane
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Porins found in
Gram-negative cell walls
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Crystal violet-iodine crystals form inside of
cell
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What happens to gram-positive cells during gram stain?
Alcohol dehydrates peptidoglycan
CV-I crystals do not leave
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How do gram-positive cells look during gram stain?
peptidoglycan forms about 90% of the cell wall in gram-positive bacteria. This causes them to appear blue to purple under a Gram stain.
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What happens to gram-negative cells during a gram-stain?
Alcohol dissolves outer membrane and leaves holes in peptidoglycan
CV-I washes out; cells are colorless
Safranin added to stain cells
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How do gram-negative cells appear during a gram stain?
gram negative bacteria do not retain the crystal violet so they look pink or red after adding safranin
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gram positive cell walls have two rings in
basal body of flagella
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gram positive cell walls produce
exotoxins
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High susceptibility to penicillin
Gram-Positive Cell Walls
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Disrupted by lysozyme
Gram-Positive Cell Walls
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4 rings in basal body of flagella
Gram-Negative Cell Walls
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Produce endotoxins and exotoxins
Gram-Negative Cell Walls
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Low susceptibility to penicillin
Gram-Negative Cell Walls
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Waxy lipid (mycolic acid) bound to peptidoglycan
Acid-fast cell walls
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Like gram-positive cell walls
Acid-fast cell walls
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Mycobacterium has what kind of cell walls
Acid-fast cell walls
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Nocardia has what kind of cell wall
Acid-fast cell walls
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What stain do you have to use on acid fast cell walls?
Carbolfuschins
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Mycoplasmas
Lack cell walls
& Have Sterols in plasma membrane
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Archaea walls
Wall-less, or
Walls of pseudomurein
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pseudomurein lacks
(lack NAM and D-amino acids)
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hydrolyzes bonds in peptidoglycan
Lysozyme
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inhibits peptide bridges in peptidoglycan
Penicillin
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is a wall-less gram-positive cell
Protoplast
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is a wall-less gram-negative cell
Spheroplast
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are susceptible to osmotic lysis
Protoplasts and spheroplasts
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are wall-less cells that swell into irregular shapes
L forms
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Why are drugs that target cell wall synthesis useful?
to prevent the formation of cell walls in bacteria. Without their cell walls, bacterial cells become very vulnerable to osmotic lysis, which kills them.
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Why are mycoplasmas resistant to antibiotics that interfere with cell wall synthesis?
Mycoplasmas typically do not have cell walls or have little wall material. Therefore, drugs that target cell wall synthesis are not effective against mycoplasmas
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How do protoplasts differ from L forms?
Protoplast: A gram-positive bacterium or plant cell treated to remove the cell wall.
L form: Prokaryotic cells that lack a cell wall; can return to walled state.
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Phospholipid bilayer that encloses the cytoplasm
The Plasma (Cytoplasmic) Membrane
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proteins on the membrane surface
Peripheral proteins
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proteins that penetrate the membrane
Integral and transmembrane proteins
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the _____ ________ of a prokaryotic cell is the main gateway for movement of molecules in and out of a cell
cytoplasmic membrane
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structure of phospholipids
phosphate head, glycerol and two fatty acids
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Charge on phosphate of phospholipids
negatively charged
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hydrophilic part of phospholipids
head
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Hydrophobic part of phospholipids
tails
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span the entire bilayer and act as channels for molecules
integral proteins
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loosely attached to membrane on one side
peripheral proteins
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Proteins bound to a polysaccharide
Glycoproteins
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Glycoproteins may function as
recognition sites, enzymes, receptors
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Membrane is as viscous as olive oil
Proteins move freely for various functions
Fluid mosaic model
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How does the fluid mosaic model allow the plasma membrane to be self-sealing?
Phospholipids rotate and move laterally
Self-sealing
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allows the passage of some molecules, but not others
selective permeability
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chromatophores
Some plasma membranes have photosynthetic pigments on foldings
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_______ ____________Contains enzymes for ATP production
plasma membrane
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Which molecules can pass through cell membrane by passive diffusion?
1.water,
2.dissolved oxygen,
3.simple alcohols
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Which molecules cannot pass directly though cell membrane?
Charged molecules and large molecules
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Which molecules tend to become stuck inside the hydrophobic interior of cell membranes?
hydrophobic molecules
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occurs along EC gradient, Doest require use of ATP
passive transport
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What can cause leakage of cell contents?
1.alcohols,
2. ammonium (detergents),
3. polymyxin antibiotics
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substances move from high concentration to low concentration; no energy expended
passive processes
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substances move from low concentration to high concentration; energy expended
Active processes
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movement of a solute from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration
simple diffusion
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simple diffusion continues until
molecules reach equilibrium
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Facilitated diffusion:
solute combines with a transporter protein in the membrane
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Transports ions and larger molecules across a membrane with the concentration gradient
Facilitated diffusion
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permeases
allow specific and nonspecific facilitated diffusion
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nonspecific facilitated diffusion
allow wide range of molecules to pass through
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contain a recognition element
specific facilitated diffusion
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osmosis
movement of water across semipermeable membrane
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water channels
aquaporins
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Osmotic pressure
the pressure needed to stop the movement of water across the membrane
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solute concentrations equal inside and outside of cell; water is at equilibrium
isotonic solution
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solute concentration is lower outside than inside the cell; water moves into cell
Hypotonic solution
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solute concentration is higher outside of cell than inside; water moves out of cell
Hypertonic solution
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Group translocation:
requires a transporter protein and phosphoenolpyruvic acid (PEP); substance is altered as it crosses the membrane
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requires a transporter protein and ATP; goes against gradient
Active transport
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uniport
transport only one type of molecule in one direction AGAINST gradient; need ATP
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antiport proteins
transport two types of molecules, but in opposite directions AGAINST their gradients; use ATP
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Symport molecules
transport two different types of molecules at the same time, but is coupled with a uniport channel that uses ATP.
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Example of antiport protein
Na K channel
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Explain ATP usage in symport proteins
the uniport protein uses ATP to pump a molecule out of the cell against its concentration gradient. When that molecule's concentration outside of the cell is high, it diffuses back through the symport protein into the cell. In the process, it moves another substance back into the cell against its concentration gradient.
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Which agents can cause injury to the bacterial plasma membrane?
1.alcohol,
2. quaternary ammonium (detergents)
3.polymyxin antibiotics
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How are simple diffusion and facilitated diffusion similar? How are they different?
simple diffusion and facilitated diffusion both don't require energy to function. simple diffusion doesn't need a protein to happen, while facilitated diffusion does.
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The substance inside the plasma membrane
Eighty percent water plus proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, and ions
Cytoplasm
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Microfilaments, intermediate filaments, and microtubules that provide support and movement for eukaryotic cytoplasm.
cytoskeleton
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Bacterial chromosome
circular thread of DNA that contains the cell's genetic information
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Plasmids
extrachromosomal genetic elements; carry non-crucial genes (e.g., antibiotic resistance, production of toxins)
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Ribosomes made of
protein and ribosomal RNA
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Sites of protein synthesis
Ribosomes
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70 S
ribosomes
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measurements of ribosomal subunits
50S+ 30S
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Metachromatic granules (volutin)—
phosphate reserves
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Polysaccharide granules
energy reserves
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Lipid inclusions
energy reserves
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Sulfur granules
energy reserves
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Carboxysomes
RuBisCO enzyme for CO2 fixation during photosynthesis
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Gas vacuoles
protein-covered cylinders that maintain buoyancy
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Magnetosomes
iron oxide inclusions; destroy H2O2
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Endospores
Resting cells; produced when nutrients are depleted
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Endospores are resistant to
1.desiccation,
2.heat,
3.chemicals,
4.radiation
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Endospores are produced by
Bacillus and Clostridium
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Sporulation
endospore formation
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Germination
endospore returns to vegetative state
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Where is the DNA located in a prokaryotic cell?
in the nucleoid
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What is the general function of inclusions?
Reserve materials
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Under what conditions do endospores form?
Endospores usually form under conditions where resources are limited or depleted, particularly key nutrients such as carbon and nitrogen sources.
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Differentiate prokaryotic and eukaryotic flagella
Eukaryotic and prokaryotic flagella are different in that eukaryotic flagella possess microtubules made up of tubulin. In contrast, prokaryotic flagella are made up of flagellin.
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long projections; few in number
Flagella
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short projections; numerous
cilia
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Flagella and cilia both consist of
microtubules made of the protein tubulin
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Microtubules are organized as
9 pairs in a ring, plus 2 microtubules in the center (9 + 2 array)
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Allow flagella to move in a wavelike manner
microtubules
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Cell wall
Found in
plants, algae, and fungi
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Made of carbohydrates (cellulose—plants, chitin—fungi, glucan and mannan—yeasts)
cell wall
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Glycocalyx
Carbohydrates bonded to proteins and lipids in the plasma membrane
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Glycocalyx Found in _______ cells
animal
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Compare and contrast prokaryotic and eukaryotic plasma membranes.
1.Similar in structure to prokaryotic cell membranes
-Phospholipid bilayer
Integral and peripheral proteins
-Selective permeability
-Simple diffusion,
-facilitated diffusion, osmosis, active transport
Differences in structure
Sterols—complex lipids
Carbohydrates—for attachment and cell-to-cell recognition
Differences in function
-Endocytosis—phagocytosis and pinocytosis
-Phagocytosis: pseudopods extend and engulf particles
-Pinocytosis: membrane folds inward, bringing in fluid and dissolved substances
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Compare and contrast prokaryotic and eukaryotic cytoplasms.
1.The cytoplasm of prokaryotes has a cytoskeleton, but its not capable of cytoplasmic streaming,
2. Eukaryotic cytoplasm has a cytoskeleton and exhibits cytoplasmic streaming.
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The three basic bacterial shapes are
coccus (spherical), bacillus (rod-shaped), and spiral (twisted).
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Cytoplasm
substance inside the plasma and outside the nucleus
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Cytosol
fluid portion of cytoplasm
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Cytoskeleton
made of microfilaments and intermediate filaments; gives shape and support
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Cytoplasmic streaming
movement of the cytoplasm throughout a cell
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Sites of protein synthesis
ribosomes
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80 S
Ribosomes
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Consists of the large 60S subunit and the small 40S subunit
Ribosomes
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ribosomes that are 80S
Membrane-bound: attached to endoplasmic reticulum
Free: in cytoplasm
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Ribosomes that are 70 S
In chloroplasts and mitochondria
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The antibiotic erythromycin binds with the 50S portion of a ribosome. What effect does this have on a prokaryotic cell? On a eukaryotic cell
Erythromycin will affect the activity of ribosomes (interrupting protein synthesis) in prokaryotic cells since their ribosomes contain the 50S subunit. However, it will not affect eukaryotic ribosomes since they do not contain the 50S subunit.
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nucleus
Double membrane structure (nuclear envelope) that contains the cell's DNA
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nuclear envelope
Double membrane structure
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DNA is complexed with histone proteins to form
chromatin
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During mitosis and meiosis, chromatin condenses into
chromosomes
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Folded transport network
Endoplasmic reticulum
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Rough ER
studded with ribosomes; sites of protein synthesis
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Smooth ER:
no ribosomes; synthesizes cell membranes, fats, and hormones
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Golgi complex
Transport organelle
Modifies proteins from the ER
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Transports modified proteins via secretory vesicles to the plasma membrane
Golgi complex
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Lysosomes formed in
Golgi complex
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Lysosomes
1.Vesicles formed in the Golgi complex
2.Contain digestive enzymes
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Vacuoles
Cavities in the cell formed from the Golgi complex
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Function of vacuoles
Bring food into cells; provide shape and storage
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organelle with double membrane
mitochondria
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cristae of mitochondria
inner folds
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fluid of mitochondria
matrix
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Function of mitochondria
Involved in cellular respiration (ATP production)
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Chloroplasts
Locations of photosynthesis
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chloroplasts contain
flattened membranes (thylakoids) that contain chlorophyll
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peroxisomes
Oxidize fatty acids; destroy H2O2
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Centrosomes
Networks of protein fibers and centrioles
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Function of centrosomes
Form the mitotic spindle; critical role in cell division
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Compare the structure of the nucleus of a eukaryote and the nucleoid of a prokaryote.
nucleus- enclosed men within the cel containing the genetic material
nucleoid- nucleus-like, irregular shaped region in prokaryotes
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4-19 How do rough and smooth ER compare structurally and functionally
Smooth ER is more tubular (less sacs) and there are no ribosomes on its outer side. Rough ER modifies proteins giving them 3D structure and tagging them – addressing where the vesicles should take them. RER is the sole producer of membrane proteins.
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First eukaryotes evolved __.__ billion years ago
2.5
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Life arose as simple organisms _._ to _ billion years ago
3.5 to 4
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Endosymbiotic theory
Larger bacterial cells engulfed smaller bacterial cells, developing the first eukaryotes
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Ingested photosynthetic bacteria became
chloroplasts
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Ingested aerobic bacteria became
mitochondria
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Which three organelles are not associated with the Golgi complex? What does this suggest about their origin?
The Golgi complex is not associated with the mitochondria, chloroplast, or flagella. This suggests that the Golgi complex may have originated from another cellular structure inside the cell and not from a symbiotic bacterium. Golgi complex did not originate from bacterial symbiosis.
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Protoplast
Wall-less gram-positive cell
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Protoplast
Wall-less gram-positive cell
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Spheroplast
is a wall-less gram-negative cell
