Chapter 27 Bacteria & Archaea (Prokaryotes) Flashcards

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_______ thrive almost everywhere

acidic, salty, cold, or hot

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Prokaryotes

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Practically all Prokaryotes are

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Microscopic

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Prokaryotes are divided into 2 domains

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Bacteria and Archea

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Most prokaryotes are _______ , although some species form colonies

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Unicellular

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Most prokaryotes cells are _____ much smaller than eukaryotic cells that are _____.

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0.5-5um (micrometers)

10-100um

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Prokaryotes Sphere shape

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Cocci

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Prokaryotes Rods shape

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Bacilli

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Prokaryotes Spiral shape

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Spirilla

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An important feature of nearly all prokaryotic cells is their ______

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Cell Wall

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Cell Wall Provides and Maintains
_____ ______
_____ _____
and _______ ______

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Cell Shape
Physical Protection
Prevents the Cell from Bursting

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Bacterial cell walls contain ____________

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Peptidoglycan

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Peptidoglycan, a network of _____ ______ cross-linked by _____ peptides

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Sugar Polymers

Short Peptides

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Archaea contain ________ and ______ but lack peptidoglycan

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Polysaccharides

Proteins

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Using the _____ _____ scientists classify many bacterial species

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Gram Stain

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Thick peptidoglycan cell wall

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Gram-positive

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Thin peptidoglycan cell wall

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Gram-negative

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17
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Found outside of cell wall in Archaea

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Outer Membrane

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Outer Membrane contains ___________

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Lipopolysaccharids (LPS)

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LPS is ____ , Induces high fever (______)

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Toxic

Pyrogen

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Outer carbohydrate Covering on Prokaryotes

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Glycocalyx

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2 types of Glycocalyx
Interlinked
Loose

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Capsule (prevents dehydration)
Slime Layer (Helps bacteria attach and grow)
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This allows them to stick to their substrate or other individuals in a colony

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Fimbriae aka attatchment pili

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Are longer than fimbriae and are hollow, allows prokayotes to exchange DNA

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Sex Pili

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Involved with Mobility; may have on or more than one Flagella

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Flagella

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an organelle that forms the base of a flagellum or cilium
Basal Body
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The flagellar ____ is the long, helical screw that propels the bacterium when rotated by the motor, through the hook.
filament
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flagellar _____ is a short, highly curved tubular structure that connects the flagellar motor to the long filament
Hook
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Prokaryotes have considerable _____ _______
Genetic Variation
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Three Factors contribute to genetic Diversity
Rapid Reproduction Mutation Genetic Recombination
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Mutation rates during Binary Fission are _____, however because of rapid reproduction, mutations can accumulate rapidly
Low
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High diversity from mutations allows for
Rapid Evolution
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Prokaryotic DNA from different Individuals can be brought together by: _____ _____ _____
Transformation Transduction Conjugation
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A Prokayotic cell can take up and incorporate foreign DNA from the surrounding environment in a process called ___________
Transformation
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_________ is the movement of genes between bacteria by bacterophages (viruses that infect bacteria)
Transduction
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________ is the process where genetic material is transferred between bacterial cells
Conjugation
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Sex pili allow cells to stay together for ______
DNA transfer
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A piece of DNA called the _ ___ is required for the production of sex pili
F Factor aka F = Fertility
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Cells containing the F plasmid function as DNA ______ during conjugation (F+ strain)
Donors | F+ strain
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Cells without the F Factor function as DNA r_______ during conjugation (F- strain)
recipients | F- strain
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Obtain energy from Light
Phototrophs
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Obtain Energy from Inorganic Chemicals
Chemotrophs
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Require CO2 as a Carbon Source
Autotrophs
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Require an Organic nutrients to make organic compounds
Heterotrophs
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``` The 4 factors can be combined to give the 4 major modes of Nutrition _________ _________ _________ _________ ```
Photoautotrophy Chemoautotrophy Photoheterotrophy Chemoheterotrophy
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_______ ______ Require O2 for cellular respiration
Obligate aerobes
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________ __________ are poisoned by O2
Obligated anaerobes
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______ _________ can survive with or without O2
Facultative anaerobes
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In _______ ______, some prokaryotes convert atmospheric nitrogen (N2) to ammonia (NH3) = _________, a unique process to bacteria
Nitrogen Fixation | diazotrophs
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In the cyanobacterium _____, photosynthetic cells and nitrogen fixing cells called ________ exchange metabolic products. to help each other.
Anabaena | Heterocytes
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Extreme _______ live in highly Saline(SALTY) environments
Halophiles
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Extreme _______ thrive in very HOT environments
Thermophiles
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_________ live in swamps and marshes and produce methane as a waste product
Methanogens
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These bacteria are parasites that live within animal cells.
Chlamydias
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_______ _______ causes blindness, sterility and nongonococcal urethritis by sexual transmission
Chlamydia trachomatis
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``` Gram Positive Bacteria: _________ _________ __________ _________ ```
Actinomycetes Bacillus anthracis Clostridiu botulinum Staphylococcus
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Bacteria that decomposes soil
Actinomycetes
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Bacteria that cause anthrax
Bacillus anthracis
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Bacteria that cause botulism
Clostridiu botulinum
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Commonly found on the skin and which can be pathogenic
Staphylococcus
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The smallest known Cell
Mycoplasms
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______ The ecological relationship between two species.
Sumbiosis
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Both symbiotic organisms benefits each other (+/+)
Mutualism (Human E-coli, poop )
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1 organism gains while NEITHER gets Hurt (+/o)
Commensalism (Human Mouth & breath)
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1 organism gains while the other gets Hurt (+/-)
Parasitism (Human/tape worm)
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_______- ________ cause disease by releasing exotins or Endotoxins
Pathogenic Prokaryotes
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_______ causes disease even if the prokaryote tha produce them are not present
Exotoxins
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_______ are released only when bacteria die and their cell walls break down
Endotoxins