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LECTURE 2A: The Microbial World Importance Flashcards

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  • Diverse in form/function
  • inhabit every environment that supports life
  • many single-celled, some form complex structures, some multicellular
  • live in microbial communities
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Microorganism(microbes)

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Many microbes are ___ celled, some form ____ structures, some _____

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single; complex; multicellular

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  • Oldest form of life
  • Major fraction of Earth’s biomass
  • Associated with plants and animals, and other life forms
  • Affect human life( infectious diseases, food and water, soils, animal health, fuel)
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Microorganism

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Give four (4) reasons why microorganisms are the tiny titans of the Earth

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  1. Diverse in form/function
  2. Inhabit every environment that supports life
  3. Many single-celled, some form complex structures, some multicellular
  4. Live in microbial communities
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Give four (4) reasons why microorganisms are major form of life

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  1. Oldest form of life
  2. Major fraction of Earth’s biomass
  3. Associated with plants and animals, and other life forms
  4. Affect human life( infectious diseases, food and water, soils, animal health, fuel)
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Renewable organic material that comes from plants and animals.

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Biomass

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A living compartment that interacts with the environment and other cells

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Cell

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General structure of cells

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Cytoplasmic (cell/plasma) membrane
Cytoplasm
Ribosome

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barrier that separates the inside of the cell from the outside environment

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Cytoplasmic (cell/plasma) membrane

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Cytoplasmic membrane is also referred to as?

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cell membrane
plasma membrane

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Matrix of macromolecules , small inorganics, ions, and ribosomes inside cell, with waters as the major component

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cytoplasm

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protein-synthesizing structures

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ribosomes

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Cytoplasm is also referred to as?

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cytosol

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  • No membrane-enclosed compartments (organelle)
  • No nucleus
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Prokaryotes

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  • Contain organelle
  • DNA enclosed in a membrane-bound compartment (nucleus)
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Eukaryotes

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Membrane-bound compartment

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Nucleus

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microscopic sub-units that perform specific functions within individual cells.

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organelles

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means “little organs”

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organelles

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  • Sub-cellular
  • specialized function
  • morphologically and chemically consistent structure across life forms
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organelles

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Prokaryotic cell structure

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cell wall
cytoplasmic membrane
nucleoid
cytoplasm
plasmid
ribosomes

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eukaryotic cell

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cell wall
cytoplasmic membrane
mitochondrion
nuclear membrane
nucleus
ribosomes
endoplasmic reticulum
cytoplasm
Golgi complex

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Functional difference between plasma membrane and cell wall

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Plasma/cell/cytoplasmic membrane:
- Allows easy movement to specific components as it is semi-permeable
- It is present in both plant and animal cells.
Cell wall
- Does not allow any movement as it is a rigid structure and completely permeable to most molecules.
- It is present in the plant and fungal cells.

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Three (3) features of the prokaryotic cell’s DNA

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  1. Not enclosed with a nuclear membrane
  2. A single circular chromosome
  3. Not associated with histones proteins
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May have only one chromosome, but that one chromosome is a very long DNA molecule that must be condensed to fit inside a tiny space

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Prokaryotic cells

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DNA wraps around clusters of histone proteins
Eukaryotic cells
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Features of Prokaryotic cells in terms of: membrane, cell wall, and type of reproduction
Membrane: They lack membrane-enclosed organelles Cell wall: Usually contain peptidoglycan, a complex polysaccharide, or pseudopeptidoglycan or S-layer Reproduction: Binary fission (asexual reproduction)
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a complex polysaccharide, or pseudopeptidoglycan or S-layer
peptidoglycan
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a parent cell divides, resulting in two identical cells, each having the potential to grow to the size of the original cell
binary fission
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a major cell wall component of some archaea that differs from bacterial peptidoglycan in chemical structure, but resembles eubacterial peptidoglycan in morphology, function, and physical structure.
Pseudopeptidoglycan (also known as pseudomurein)
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found on both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria and are highly prevalent in archaea1,2,3. They are defined as two-dimensional (2D) crystalline arrays that coat the entire cell, and they are thought to provide important functional properties.
S-layer (surface layer)
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Three (3) features of the eukaryotic cell's DNA
1. Enclosed with a nuclear membrane 2. Several linear chromosomes 3. Associated with histones and other proteins
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- Have membrane-enclosed organelles - Divided by mitosis
Eukaryotic cell
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a cell's full complement of genes
genome
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Eukaryotic DNA has ____ chromosomes within nucleus
linear chromosomes
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Much larger/more DNA (up to billions of base pairs)
Eukaryotic DNA
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Prokaryotic DNA is generally ____ _____ chromosome that aggregates to from the nucleoid region
single circular chromosome
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- may also have plasmids (extrachromosomal DNA) that confer special properties - small, compact
prokaryotic DNA
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Prokaryotic DNA may also have _____ that confer special properties
plasmids (extrachromosomal DNA)
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Prokaryotic DNA is small, compact with ____ to ___
0.5-10 million base pairs
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Seven (7) properties of microbial cells
1. Metabolism 2. Growth 3. Evolution 4. Differentiation 5. Communication 6. Genetic exchange 7. Motility
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Cells take up nutrients, transform them, and expel wastes.
Metabolism
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Replication, transcription, translation
Genetic
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creates identical DNA strands
Replication
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converts DNA into messenger RNA (mRNA)
transcription
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decodes mRNA into amino acids, forming proteins essential for life functions.
Translation
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energy, biosynthesis
catalytic
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Nutrients from the environment are converted into new cell materials to form new cells
growth
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Cells evolve to display new properties.
Evolution
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Captures envolutionary relationships
Phylogenetic tree
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Some cells can form new cell structure such as spore
differentiation
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cells interact with each other by chemical messenger
communication
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cells can exchange genes by several mechanisms
genetic exchange
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Some cells are capable of self-propulsion ( they can move independently using metabolic energy)
Motility
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First cells appeared between ___ and ___ bya
3.8 and 4.3
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The atmosphere was anoxic until 2.6 bya
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no oxygen
anoxic
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first anoxygenic phototrophs ___ bya
3.6 bya
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0.5 bya
plants and animals
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how many microbial cells on earth?
~2 x 10^30 microbial cells on earth
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live in habitats too harsh for other life forms
Extremophiles
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refers to all living organisms plus physical and chemical constituents of their environment
ecosystem
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study of microbes in their natural environment
microbial ecology
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Microbial cells have huge contributions to ___ and ____
nitrogen (protein, RNA, DNA, peptidoglycan) phosphorus (RNA, DNA, membranes)
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Six (6) examples of extremophiles
1. Hyperthermophile 2. Psychrophile 3. Acidophile 4. Alkaliphile 5. Barophile (piezophile) 6. Halophile
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Give the temperature of the following : 1. Hyperthermophile 2. Psychrophile 3. Acidophile 4. Alkaliphile 5. Barophile (piezophile) 6. Halophile
1. High 2. Low 3. pH 4. Low 5. High 6. Pressure 7. Salt (NaCl)
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Give the genus/species and domain of the following: 1. Hyperthermophile 2. Psychrophile 3. Acidophile 4. Alkaliphile 5. Barophile (piezophile) 6. Halophile
1. Methanopyrus kandleri - Archaea 2. Psychromonas ingrahamii - Bacteria 3. Picrophilus oshimae - Archaea 4. Natronobacterium gregoryi - Archaea 5. Moritella yayanosii - Bacteria 6. Halobacterium salinarum - Archaea
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Give the habitat of the following: 1. Hyperthermophile 2. Psychrophile 3. Acidophile 4. Alkaliphile 5. Barophile (piezophile) 6. Halophile
1. Undersea hydrothermal vents 2. Sea ice 3. Acidic hot springs 4. Soda lakes 5. Deep ocean sediments 6. Salterns
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Give the minimum, optimum, and maximum of Hyperthermophile
°C 1. Min: 90 Opt: 106 Max: 122
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