Test 3 - Chapter 11 Flashcards
Classifying Prokaryotes (52 cards)
The most diverse group of organisms? Only a few are capable of causing disease?
Prokaryotes
A- Binary fission (most common), Snapping division, Reproductive structure formation are three ways which GROUP of cells reproduce?
B- Is this sexual or asexual rep.?
A- Prokaryotes
B-asexual
Epulopiscium is the first known case of _____ behavior in the prokaryotic world?
Viviparity
Endospores are produced by Gram negative or Gram positive?
Gram positive
Two Genera that produce endospores?
Bacillus and Clostridium
Anthrax, tetanus, botulism, gangrene, etc caused by _____ -forming bacteria
Endospore
Three LOCATIONS for Endospores?
Terminal, subterminal, and central
WHAT CLASSIFICATION is currently based on genetic relatedness of mRNA sequences?
Prokaryotic
The 3 Domains of Prokaryotic cells?
Archaea, Bacteria, Eukarya
an Extremophiles is under which Prokaryotic Domain?
Archaea
Extremophiles require _____ _______ to survive.
extreme conditions
which Domain reproduce by binary fission, budding, or fragmentation?
Archaea
A- Do archea have peptidoglycan in their cell walls?
B- Do archea cause disease in humans or animals?
A-No
B- Not known to.
Which classification of TEMPERATURE (philes) are used in recominant DNA technology and in laundry detergents?
Thermophiles
Halophiles live in ______ saturated solutions.
NaCl
Do Halophiles, Methanogens or Thermophiles convert carbon dioxide hydrogen gas and organic acids to methane? Also found in colons.
Methanogens
Deeply branching bacteria arebelieved to be like the __[A]___(est) bacteria. (earliest/most recent?) And they are Autotrophic or Heterotrophic? [B]
A- earliest
B-Autotrophic
Aquifex is Heterotrophic/Chemoautotrophic /Autotrophic?
Chemoautotrophic
Deinococcus is unique in that its outer membrane is similar to Gram __[A]__ but it stains Gram __[B]__ and is very resistant to __[C]____
A-gram negatives
B-Gram positive
C-radiation
Phototrophs contain photosynthetic ___[A]____ and are autotrophic/heterotrophic?
A-lamellae
B- Autotrophic
Blue green bacteria green sulfur bacteria, green nonsulfur bacteria purple sulfur bacteria and purple nonsulfur bacteria are are examples of _______ Bacteria
Phototrophic
CLOSTRIDIA, & MYCOPLASMAS are a Low _[a]__+__[b]__ Gram-__[c]__ Bacteria
a]- G
b]- C
c]- Gram positive
Clostridia (endospore forming) are usually __[a]___ shaped and are [b] obligate/inobligate anaerobes?
a-rod shaped
b-obligate
Mycoplasmas lack ____[A] _____ so they stain Gram __[b]___ but are actually Gram __[c]___
a- cell walls
b-stain gram negative
c- gram positive