Domain Bacteria And Archaea Flashcards

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Special uses of a Prokaryotes cell wall

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Maintain cell shape, protect cell, prevent bursting from hypotonic environment

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Only ______ cell walls contain peptidoglycan

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Bacterial

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3
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Archaeal cell walls contain…

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Various polysaccharides and protiens.
Not peptidoglycan

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4
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2 types of bacterial cells

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Gram-positive, gram-negative

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Gram-positive

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A bacterial cell with simple cell walls and a lot of peptidoglycan

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Gram-negative

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A bacterial cell with less peptidoglycan, more complex walls, outer membrane made from lipopolysaccharides

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If the sticky layer on the outside of a Prokaryotes is dense and well-defined, it is called a…

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Caspid

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If the sticky layer on the outside of a Prokaryotes is less well organized it is called…

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A slime layer

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Hair-like structures some prokaryotes may use to stick to others

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Fimbriae

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A structure made from Prokaryotes to lay dormant during harsh conditions

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Endospore

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Taxis

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Directed movement towards or away a stimulus, half of all Prokaryotes can do this.

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12
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Small rings of independently replicating DNA in a Prokaryote

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Plasmids

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13
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3 key features of Prokaryotes

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Small, binary fission, short generation times

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14
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Organisms that only need CO2 I’m some from as a carbon

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Autotrophs

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15
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Organisms that require at least one organic nutrient to make organic compounds

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Heterotrophs

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16
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Faculative anaerobes

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Uses O2 if avaliable, but has backup options

17
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Photoautotroph
(Energy source, Carbon source, types of organism)

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Light

CO², HCO³-, or related compounds

Photosynthetic Prokaryotes; plants: some protists (eg. Algae)

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Chemoautotroph
(Energy source, Carbon source, types of organism)

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Inorganic chemicals

CO2, HCO3-

Certain Prokaryotes

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Photoheterotrophs
(Energy source, Carbon source, types of organism)

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Light

Organic compounds

Unique to some aquatic and salt-loving Prokaryotes

20
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Chemoheterotroph
(Energy source, Carbon source, types of organism)

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Organic compounds

Organic compounds

Many Prokaryotes, most animals and fungi

21
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Unique organizm features in Archaea

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Extremophiles (Extreme haplophiles and thermophiles)
Methanogens

22
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Extreme halophiles

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Loves high saline (salty) environments. Salt lakes.
Some tolerate salt, some require it

23
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Methanogens

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Archaea
Release methane as a by-product
Live in swamps/marshes and guts of animals
Strict anaerobes (poisoned by O2)

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Extreme thermophiles

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Love hot environments
Hot springs, sulfur springs, sometimes deep sea vents
Like 60-80°, max is 120°

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Who is a part of Chemical Cycling
Decomposers (chemoheterotrophic Prokaryotes): break down dead organic matter Autotrophic Prokaryotes: Use CO2 to make organic compounds. Cyanobacteria make atmosphere O2 Nitrogen-fixing Prokaryotes: add usable nitrogen to environment.
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Symbiosis types
Mutualism: Both sides happy :3 Commensalism: One side happy, other isn't hurt or helped Paratisism: One happy, other hurt (parasite may eat host cells, tissue, fluids)
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A parasite that causes a disease is known as a... and fact about them
Pathogen Cause about half of all human diseases.
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Pathogens cause disease with...
Exotoxins and endotoxins
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Human uses of Prokaryotes
Bioremediation: Use them to remove pollutants Food and drinks - milk to cheese Research and technology Medical application
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What organisms are capable of nitrogen-fixation?
Some cyanobacteria and some methanogens (Prokaryotes)