2.1 Bacterial Growth Flashcards

1
Q

The increase in bacteria number

A

Bacterial growth

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2
Q

3 major needs for bacterial growth (CNE)

A

Carbon, Nitrogen, Energy

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3
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  • Is used to make cellular constituents.
A

Carbon

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4
Q

50% of bacterium’s dryweight

A

Carbon

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5
Q

Carbon from carbon dioxide

A

Autotroph

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6
Q

Carbon from organic compounds (sugar)

A

Heterotroph

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7
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Another name for body’s normal flora

A

Heterotroph

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8
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  • for protein and nucleic acid creation
A

Nitrogen

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9
Q

Nitrogen makes up __% of dryweight

A

14

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10
Q

Gets energy from light

A

Phototroph

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11
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Gets energy from chemical

A

Chemotroph

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12
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  • for nucleic acid (phosphate)
    -phospholipids (cell membrane)
  • sulfur (protein synthesis)
A

Additional 4% of dryweight

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13
Q

If bacteria gets electron from inorganic..

A

Litotroph

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14
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If bacteria gets electron from organic..

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Organotroph

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