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Bacteria Flashcards

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3 Characteristics of Monera Kingdom

A 
Prokaryotic
Unicellular
No membrane-enclosed nucleus or organelles 
Autotrophs or Heterotrophs
Reproduce Asexually
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3 Characteristics of Plant Kingdom

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Eukaryotic
Autotroph
Cell wall
Multicellular
Reproduce Asexually or Sexually
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3 Characteristics of Animal Kingdom

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Eukaryotic
Heterotroph
No Cell wall
Multicellular
Reproduce Sexually
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Prokaryotic

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No membrane-enclosed nucleus or cell organelles

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Eukaryotic

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Membrane-enclosed nucleus and cell organelles

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Autotroph

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An organism that can make its own food

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Heterotroph

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An organism that cannot make its own food and obtains food by eating plants and animals

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Pathogen

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An organism that causes disease.

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Example of Autotroph

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Plant

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Example of Heterotroph

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Humans

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Unicellular

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Single-Celled

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12
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Structure of Bacterium

Always Present

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Cell Wall
Storage Granule
Cell Membrane
Ribosome
Cytoplasm
DNA Chromosome
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13
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Structure of Bacterium

Sometimes Present

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Capsule
Flagellum
Plasmiel
Mesosome

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14
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3 Types of Bacteria and example

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Round - Pneumonia
Rods - E. Coli
Spirals - Syphilis

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15
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Asexual Reproduction

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  1. DNA Replicates
  2. Cell elongates, pushes nuclear material to each end
  3. Cell membrane constricts along equator forming a cleavage furrow
  4. Two identical daughter cells are formed
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16
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Endospore and why it is needed

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Protective coat around bacteria in unfavourable conditions (i.e. lack of water, heat, cold etc.)

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17
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How does temp affect growth?

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Most bacteria grows between 20-30. Some can tolerate much higher without enzymes becoming denatured. Low temps result in slower growth.

18
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How does PH affect growth?

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If bacteria is put in unsuitable PH, enzymes will become destroyed.

19
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How does Temp affect growth?

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Most bacteria grows between 20-30. Some can tolerate much higher without enzymes becoming denatured. Low temps result in slower growth.

20
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How does Oxygen affect growth?

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Aerobic bacteria require O2

Anaerobic don’t require O2

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How does Pressure affect growth?

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High pressure inhibits the growth of most bacteria

22
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Autotrophic - Photosynthetic

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Uses light energy to make food

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Autotrophic - Chemosynthetic

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Uses energy from chemical reactions to make food

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Heterotrophic - Parasites

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Feed on living hosts and causes harm

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Heterotrophic - Saprophytes

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Feed on dead organic matter - decomposers

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Heterotrophic - Saprophytes

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Feed on dead organic matter - decomposers

27
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Beneficial Bacteria

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Bacteria convert milk to produce yoghurt and cheese

Used in genetic engineering to produce insulin, drugs.

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Harmful Bacteria

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Pathogens bacteria causes animal and plant diseases
Salmonella bacteria causes food poisoning
Causes food to decay

29
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Antibiotics

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Chemicals produced by micro-organisms that stop the growth of, or kill, other micro-organisms

30
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Characteristics of Antibiotics

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Used to treat bacterial and fungal infections

No effect on viruses

31
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Antibiotic Resistance

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Develops due to gene mutation

Not affected by the antibiotic being used

32
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What happens due to the frequency of antibiotics?

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The greater the use and frequency, the greater the number of resistant strains of bacteria

33
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What happens if you fail to complete the treatment of antibiotics?

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Failure to complete treatment of antibiotics allows the bacteria to survive and grow, leading to high resistant strains

34
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Lag Phase

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Bacteria adapting to environment and only starting to grow

35
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Log Phase

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Rapid increase of Bacteria ( binary fission)

Ideal conditions for growth (nutrients, space, oxygen, heat)

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Stationary Phase

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Number of bacteria remains constant

Rate of bacteria being produced = rate when they die

37
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Decline Phase

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Death rate of bacteria increasing - Conditions unsuitable

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Survival Phase

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Some will survive by producing endospores

39
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Bioreactor

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A large vessel/container in which living cells are used to make a product

40
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Bioreactor- 2 methods

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  1. Batch Culture

2. Continuous-flow culture

41
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Bioreactor Culture

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Fixed amount of nutrients
Micro-organisms go through log, lag, stationary phases
Bioreactor cleaned, sterilized
Less Economical
Easier to control
42
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Continuous Culture

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Nutrients added constantly to reactor
Micro-organisms are maintained in log phases
Process can continue for several weeks
More economical
Difficult to maintain constant conditions

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