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1
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2 Prokaryote Domians

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Bacteria

Archaea

2
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Leeuwenhoek

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discovered bacteria in the 17th century
examined scrapings from teeth
thought “little animals” arose spontaneously

3
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Pasteur

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experiment disproved spontaneous generation around 1850

crooked neck showed particles settle from outside

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Prokaryote Size

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1 - 10 um in length
.7 - 1.5 um in width
some variety

5
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prokaryote greek

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before a nucleus

6
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how far do prokaryotic fossils date back

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3.5 - 3.8 billion years

7
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how long do fossils indicate prokaryotes lived alone

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2 billion years

8
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why can Prokaryotes thrive in variety of environments

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variety of ways to obtain energy

9
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glycocalyx

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organized capsule that surrounds cell wall

10
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slime layer

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loose gelatinous sheath that surrounds cell wall

11
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outer layer that protects parasitic prokaryote cell from host defenses

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glycocalyx/ slime layer

12
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flagella 3 parts

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basal body
hook
filament

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fimbriae

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enable prokaryotes to adhere to surfaces

short hairlike filaments on surface

14
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disease from Neisseria gonorrhoeae

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fimbriae allow N. gonorrhoeae to attach to host cells and cause gonorrhea

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nucleoid

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single circular strand of DNA, dense area in prokaryotes of chromosome location

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plasmids

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accessory rings of DNA

found in some prokaryotes

17
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prokaryote ribosomes

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protein synthesis

smaller than eukaryotic ribosomes

18
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binary fission overview

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prokaryote form of replication

splitting of parent cell into 2 daughter cells

19
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binary fission steps

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1) singular circular chromosome replicates; 2 copies separate as cell enlarges
2) plasma membrane/cell wall separate the cell into 2 cells

20
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Prokaryote Reproduction Methods

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Genetic Recombination:

  • conjugation
  • transformation
  • transduction
21
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conjugation

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DNA passed between bacteria through sex pilus

22
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transformation

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ingest free peices of DNA from other dead/alive bacteria

23
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transduction

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bacteriophages transfer DNA from one cell to another

24
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what do i need for the quiz

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2 pencil

25
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Kingdom for Domain Bacteria

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Eubacteria

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number of species of Eubacteria

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tens of millions

27
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number of Eubacteria species named

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9000

28
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most common type of prokaryote

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Bacteria

29
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peptidoglycan

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located outside plasma membrane
rigid cell wall
complex of polysaccharides linked by amino acids that keeps the cell from exploding/collapsing during osmosis

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Gram Positive

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purple

thick peptidoglycan

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Gram Negative

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pink

thin peptidoglycan

32
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when Gram stain procedure developed

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late 1880s

developed by Hans Christian Gram

33
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Bacteria three basic shapes

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spirillum: spiral-shaped
bacillus: elongated/rod-shaped
coccus: spherical

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Obligate anaerobes

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toxic to O2

grow in absence of O2

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Health effects of anaerobic bacteria

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botulism, gas gangrene, tetanus

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facultative anaerobes

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able to grow with or without O2

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Aerobic

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require O2. All multi-cellular organisms are aerobic

38
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Autotrophic Bacteria

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generate own food from inorganic compounds

39
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Photoautotrophs

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use light energy to assemble required organic molecules

40
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Chemoautotrophs

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generate organic molecules from oxidation of inorganic compounds

41
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Source of energy besides Sun

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deep ocean hydrothermal vents

provide H2S for chemosynthesis

42
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Methanogens

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methane producing chemosynthetic bacteria from hydrogen gas and CO2

43
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Rhizobium

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symbiotic between legume plants and bacteria (mutualism)
nodules formed on plant roots
Bacteria provide plants with Nitrogen
Plants give protection and nutrients

44
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Heterotrophic bacteria

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can’t make own food

45
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Chemoheterotrophs

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ingest pre-formed organic nutrients

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sapotrophs

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break-down decaying organic matter

47
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chemicals we utilize produced by Bacteria

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ethyl alcohol, acetic acid, butyl alcohol, acetones

48
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more chemicals we utilize produced by Bacteria

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butter, cheese, sauerkraout, rubber, cotton, silk, coffee, and cocoa
antibiotics

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Symbiosis

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close association between 2 or more different species

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mutualism

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both species benefit

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commensalism

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1 species benefits, other is unaffected

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parasitism

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one species benefits, other is harmed

53
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Formed in response to harmful environmental conditions

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endospores

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T/F endospores can survive boiling, freezing hydration, and UV

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true

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vegetative cells (endospores)

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endospores absorb water and grow again?

56
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Bacterial Toxin release sources

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secreted by living cell

released by portions of cell wall when bacteria die

57
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what normally causes bacterial disease

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toxins

58
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Shigella dysentariae

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releases a toxin
sticks to the intestine
causes diarrhea

59
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Clostridium tetani

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causes all muscles to stiffen
ingest spores
disease comes from toxins

60
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Clostridium botulinum

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ingest spores
disease comes from toxins
babies can die from this
Babies do not have stomach acids and pH that breaks down these spores

61
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Bacillus anthracis

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Anthrax

transferred as spores

62
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Antibiotic pathways

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inhibit

  • protein synthesis
  • cell wall synthesis
  • nucleic acid synthesis
63
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Cyanobacteria - blue-green algae charectrestics

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Prokaryotic, not algae
can be unicellular, colonial, filamentous
photosynthesis (first on earth)
heterocysts allow Nitrogen fixation

64
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where are cyanobacteria commonly found

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fresh water, soil, harsh habitats, moist surfaces

65
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symbiotic cyanobacteria

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liverworts, corals, ferns, and lichens

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Cyanobacteria “bloom”

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nitrates and phosphate cause blooms
die off
decomposing bacteria utilize oxygen
massive fish kills

67
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Archaea Kingdom

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Archaea

68
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T/F rRNA base sequence different in Archaea than Bacteria

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T

69
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Methanogens

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obligate anaerobes
live in marshes, swamps, intestinal tracts
produce methane as product of respiration
methane is greenhouse gas

70
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what do halophiles remove excess of from inside cell

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Chlorine

71
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what temperature do thermophiles survive best above

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80 degrees C

72
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T/F there are thermophiles can live above boiling point

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true

73
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what pH do thermophiles grow best at

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