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2. Structure and Metabolism Flashcards

1
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Process of reproduction by prokaryotes

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Binary fission

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2
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Approx length of time of binary fission

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Approx. 20 mins

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3
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Bacteria acquire nutrients from the environment through which type of transport?

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Active transport

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4
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Requirements for all bacteria

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  • carbon source
  • nitrogen source
  • energy source (ATP)
  • trace elements
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Purpose of carbon source for bacteria

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For cellular constituents

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Purpose of nitrogen source for bacteria

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For proteins

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Purpose of energy source for bacteria

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To perform cellular tasks

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Trace elements required for all bacteria

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Iron
Calcium
Zinc
Copper
Manganese
Cobalt
Phosphorus
Sulphur
Magnesium
Potassium
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Bacteria that lives and grows in air; cannot grow anaerobically

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Obligate aerobe

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Bacteria that grows aerobically and anaerobically

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Facultative anaerobe

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Bacteria that grows better anaerobically, but can tolerate low levels of O2

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Aerotolerant anaerobe

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Bacteria that only grows anaerobically, poisoned by O2

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Obligate anaerobe

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Bacteria that grows in environments where there is increased CO2 or other enrichments

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Microaerophilic

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14
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Purpose of bacterial metabolism

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Production of ATP

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15
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Process where glucose is converted into pyruvate

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Fermentation

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16
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Other names for Fermentation

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Embden-Meyerhoff pathway

Glycolysis

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17
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Metabolism in the absence of O2 (anaerobic)

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Fermentation

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18
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Net gain in fermentation

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2 ATP

NADH2

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19
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End products of Fermentation

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Pyruvate
NADH
FADH

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20
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Metabolism under the presence of O2

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Aerobic respiration

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21
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2 pathways in aerobic respiration

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Krebs cycle (Tricarboxylic acid cycle)
Electron transport chain
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22
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Fermentation product that enters the Krebs cycle/TCA

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Pyruvate

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23
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Fermentation product(s) that enter the electron transport chain

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NADH (Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide)

FADH (Flavin adenine dinucleotide)

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24
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Net gain in Aerobic respiration

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38 ATP (incl. ATP from fermentation)

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End-products in aerobic respiration

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Application of fermentation and respiration in the lab

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Acid detection
Gas detection
Alcohol detection

27
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General diameter and length of bacteria

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0.2 - 2 um diameter

1 - 6 um length

28
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Single, long, supercoiled, circular DNA molecule attached to the cell membrane; contains genetic info to code for products

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Chromosome

29
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Small, circular double-stranded DNA; may code for antibiotic resistance; can be exchanged between a donor and recipient during conjugation

30
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Sites of protein synthesis

31
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A 70s prokaryotic ribosome comprises

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A 30s subunit and a 50s subunit

32
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Bacterial cell membrane consists of

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Proteins

Phospholipids

33
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Defines the shape of bacterial cells

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Bacterial cell walls

34
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Main constituent of bacterial cell walls; sugar molecules linked by small peptide chains

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Peptidoglycan

35
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True/False. Peptidoglycan can only be found in bacteria

36
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Differentiate the cell walls of gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria

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Gram-positive bacteria have thick layer of peptidoglycan

Gram-negative bacteria have much thinner peptidoglycan layer but they have lipopolysaccharide (LPS) inside the cell wall

37
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Part of lipopolysaccharide that protrudes from cell surface

38
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A slimy, gelatinous material produced near the cell membrane and secreted outside of the cell wall

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Glycocalyx

39
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2 types of glycocalyx

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Slime layer

Capsule

40
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Bacteria that have a slime layer glycocalyx

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Pseudomonas

Staphylococcous

41
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Glycocalyx that is not highly organized nor firmly attached to the cell wall

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Slime layer

42
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Glycocalyx that is highly organized and is firmly attached to the cell wall

43
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Bacterial capsule is usually made up of what substance?

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Polysaccharides which may combine with lipids and proteins

44
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Function of capsule

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Protects bacteria from engulfment by WBCs

45
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Function of glycocalyx

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Protects bacteria from antibiotics

46
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Enables bacteria to move in liquid environment

47
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The flagella consists of

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Three or more protein appendages twisted together

48
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AKA pili

49
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True/false. Pili is associated with motility

50
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Short, hairlike structures usually on external surface of gram-negative bacteria

51
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2 types of pili

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Adherence pili

Sex pili

52
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Function of adherence pili

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Anchors the bacteria to surfaces

53
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Funtion of sex pili

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Transfers genetic material

54
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The cell possessing a sex pilus is called

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Donor cell

55
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What is transferred through the sex pilus?

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Genetic material (usually a plasmid)

56
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Function of spores

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Means of survival when moisture or nutrients are low

57
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Process of spore formation

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Sporulation

58
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2 bacterial genera that are spore-formers

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Bacillus

Clostridium

59
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Bacteria that cause disease are termed

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Pathogenic

60
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Examples of virulence factors

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Exotoxins
Endotoxins
Capsules
Pili
Other extracellular proteins
61
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Single-cell organisms lacking membrane-bound nuclei

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Prokaryotes

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