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Bacteria Flashcards

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Eu bacteria

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aerobic, prokaryotic cell, most bacteria, have membrane bound organelles

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Pro bacteria

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no nucleus or membrane bound organelles cell membrane, cell walls (carbs+proteins), Cytoplasm, Ribosomes, DNA, Plasmids

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Autotrophic

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make their own food

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Heterotrophic

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Cannot produce their own food, feed on dead organisms. (Pathogens)

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Photoautotroph

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energy from sunlight

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Chemoautotroph

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energy from inorganic sources (Archea)

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Plasmid

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extra loop of DNA

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Endospore

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bacteria survive harsh conditions by forming endospores

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Bacillus

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rod shaped

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Coccus

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Sphere

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Spirillium

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spiral

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Strepto

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Chain

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Staphlo

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cluster

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Obligate aerobes

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must have oxygen

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Faculative anaerobes

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can live or without oxygen

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Obligate anaerobes

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live only without oxygen

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Binary Fission

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asexual reproduction, every 20 minutes

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Conjugation

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Bacterial resistance to antibiotics gene may be passed

19
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Transduction

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bacteriophage (Virus that kills cells) injects DNA into cells

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Transformation

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DNA is released from a dead cell it can be absorbed by a living cell (endocytosis)

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Exponential graph

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higher birth rate

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Stationary graph

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equal birth and death rates

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Death Graph

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Higher death rate

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Gram Positive

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Purple, thick walls but big holes in it, easier to kill

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Gram Negative

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Pink/red, thin cell wall but more layers, harder to kill

26
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How to find what antibiotic works

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Gram Stain Test

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What are endospores

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DNA and a small AMT of cytoplasm walled off

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Examples of Endospores

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Anthrax, tetanus, Botulism

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Cell wall makeup

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Carbs and proteins

30
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Ribosomes

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Protein factory

31
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Plasmids

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extra loop of DNA

32
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Archae bacteria

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Oldest, extreme environments

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