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Principles 1.2- Exam 1 Flashcards

1
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Elements required for cell components in larger amounts:

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macroelements

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2
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List macroelements that are components of carbs, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids:

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  1. carbon
  2. oxygen
  3. nitrogen
  4. nitrogen
  5. sulfur
  6. phosphorus
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3
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List the macroelements that exist as cations and play many roles including cofactors of enzymes:

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  1. potassium
  2. calcium
  3. magnesium
  4. iron
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4
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Enzymes are mainly ____ although ____ can also act as enzymes

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proteins; RNA molecules

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5
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Elements required for cellular components in smaller amounts:

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trace elements

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6
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List some trace elements required for cellular components:

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  1. manganese
  2. zince
  3. cobalt
  4. molybdenum
  5. nickel
  6. copper
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7
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Trace elements are mainly needed as:

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cofactors of enzymes

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8
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Organisms that use light as their source of energy:

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phototrophs

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9
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Organisms that use oxidation of organic or inorganic compounds as their source of energy:

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chemotrophs

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10
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What are the 3 components necessarily for organism survival?

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  1. source of energy
  2. source of reducing equivalents
  3. source of carbon
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11
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What is a reducing equivalent?

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an electron donor

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12
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Why do organisms require electron donors (reducing equivalents)?

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  1. electron transport chain
  2. oxidation-reduction reactions
  3. biosynthesis in autotrophs
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13
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Electron donors used for the electron transport chain is ultimately used for:

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energy production

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14
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Electron donors used for oxidation-reduction reactions are ultimately used for:

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energy production

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15
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What do lithotrophs utilize as a source of reducing agent (electrons)?

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inorganic molecules

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16
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What do organotrophs utilize as a source of reducing equivalents (electrons)?

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organic molecules

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17
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____ utilize inorganic molecules as a source of reducing equivalents.

____ utilize organic molecules as a source of reducing equivalents.

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lithotrophs; organotrophs

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18
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Use CO2 as the main/only source of carbon:

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autotrophs

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19
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Used reduced/ preformed organic molecules (such as glucose) as a source of carbon:

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heterotrophs

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20
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Most pathogenic bacteria are ___ due to the source of carbon they use

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heterotrophs

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21
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  • light energy
  • inorganic electron donor
  • CO2 carbon source
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photolithotrophic autotrophy

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22
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  • light energy
  • organic electron donor
  • organic carbon source
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photoorganotrophic heterotrophy

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23
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  • chemical energy source
  • inorganic electron donor
  • CO2 carbon source
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chemolithotrophic autotrophy

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24
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  • chemical energy source
  • organic electron donor
  • organic carbon source
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chemoorganotorphic heterotrophy

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25
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List the major nutritional type all pathogens are:

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chemoorganotrophic heterotrophy

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26
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All pathogens, and humans included are referred to as chemoorganotrophic heterotrophs because:

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  1. use a chemical energy source
  2. use organic electron donor
  3. use organic carbon source
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27
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Humans and most bacteria get their source of nitrogen from:

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amino acids or ammonia nitrate (which is then converted to ammonia

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28
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Few bacteria will be able to get their nitrogen from:

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atmospheric or gaseous nitrogen

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29
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Phosphorus is required by all organisms from:

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inorganic phosphate (PO4^3-)

30
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Organisms obtain source of sulfur from:

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sulfate (SO4^2-) OR reduced sulfur (cysteine)

31
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If an amino acid cannot be made in the body it will need to be obtained from:

A

the diet

32
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Growth factors for many organisms that are the building blocks for nucleic acids:

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purines an pyrimidines

33
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Small organic that will often serve as a cofactors for enzymatic reactions

A

vitamins

34
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  • perform aerobic respiration ONLY
  • final electron acceptor is oxygen (reduced to H2O)
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strict aerobes

35
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  • perform anaerobic respiration ONLY
  • final electron acceptor is an inorganic molecule (examples: nitrate, Fe3+)
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strict anaerobes

36
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  • perform fermentation
  • final electron acceptor is an organic molecule (examples: pyruvate reduced to lactate; acetyl-coA reduced to ethanol)
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strict anaerobe

37
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  • can perform respiration and fermentation
  • most medically relevant bacteria
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facultative anaerobes

38
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What is the final electron acceptor for strict aerobes?

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oxygen (reduced to H2O)

39
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What is the final electron acceptor for strict anaerobes that perform anaerobic respiration?

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inorganic molecules

40
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What is the final electron acceptor for strict anaerobes the perform fermentation?

A

organic molecules

41
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What are the most medically relative bacteria?

A

facultative anaerobes

42
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What type of bacteria can live in environments with oxygen as well as without oxygen?

A

facultative anaerobes

43
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Respiratory chain of E. coli:

Works under conditions of low aeration, which is often associated with the stationary phase of bacterial growth (when bacteria are not actively dividing)

A

Cytochrome D branch

44
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The cytochrome D branch of the respiratory chain of E. coli is most commonly associated with which phase of bacterial growth?

A

stationary phase

45
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stage of growth in which bacteria are not actively dividing:

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stationary phase

46
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Respiratory chain of E. coli:

Works under conditions of high aeration and rapid growth or log phase growth:

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Cytochrome O branch

47
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Respiratory chain of E. coli:

In both cases, Cytochrome D and O branch, ___ is receiving electrons from ____.

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ubiquinone; NADH

48
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Respiratory chain of E. coli:

What allows the ubiquinone to receive electrons from NADH?

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iron sulfur protein

49
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Respiratory chain of E. coli:

After the ubiquinone receives electrons from NADH via an iron sulfur protein, the ubiquinone will then move the electrons to the ___ or ___ depending on which branch is operating to move protons out into the periplasm

A

cytochrome B 582 or cytochrome B 558

50
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What are the four species of gram positive bacteria in the mouth?

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  1. streptococcus
  2. peptostreptococcus
  3. actinomyces
  4. lactobacillus
51
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Describe streptococcus found in the mouth:

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  • gram positive
  • cocci
  • facultative anaerobe
52
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Describe peptostreptococcus found in the mouth:

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  • gram positive
  • cocci
  • strict anaerobes
53
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Describe actinomycete found in the mouth:

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  • gram positive
  • rods
  • strict/faculative anaerobes
54
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Describe lactobacillus found in the mouth:

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  • gram positive
  • rods
  • facultative anaerobes
55
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List the gram negative bacteria found in the mouth: (7)

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  1. veillonella
  2. agggregatibacter
  3. capnocytophaga
  4. porphyromonas
  5. prevotella
  6. fusobacterium
  7. spirochetes
56
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List the gram negative bacteria in the mouth that are strict anaerobes:

A
  1. Veillonella
  2. Porphyromonas
  3. Prevotella
  4. Fusobacterium
  5. Spirochetes
57
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List the gram negative bacteria in the mouth that are capnophilic:

A
  1. Aggregatibacter
  2. Capnocytophaga
58
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List the gram negative bacteria in the mouth that are cocci:

A

Veillonella

59
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List the gram negative bacteria in the mouth that are rods:

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  1. Aggregatibacter
  2. Capnocytophaga
  3. Porphyromonas
  4. Prevotella
  5. Fusobacterium
60
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List the gram negative bacteria in the mouth that are spiral shaped:

A

Spirochetes

61
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bacteria unique to the oral cavity in that they require a certain amount of CO2 in addition to O2:

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capnophillic

62
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  • moves from a higher concentration to a lower concentration
  • no energy requirement
  • uses carrier proteins embedded in PM
A

Facilitated diffusion

63
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Carrier proteins embedded in the PM; allow molecules to move down concentration gradient

A

Permeases

64
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___ are what increase efficiency in facilitated diffusion ( a type of passive diffusion)

A

permeases

65
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In facilitated diffusion, uptake of molecule is driven by:

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intracellular use of the compound

66
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group translocation is a form of:

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active transport

67
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What happens to the transported substance during the process of group translocation?

A

the transported substances are chemically altered

68
Q

Group translocation utilizes _____ for energy.

A

phosphate bond in phosphoenolpyrivate

69
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Group translocation is also known as:

A

Phosphotransferase system (PTS or PEP-PTS)

70
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Give an example of am molecule that may be transported via group translocation:

A

some sugars

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