Bacteria/Archae Flashcards

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1
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obligate anaerobes

A

poisoned by O2 and use fermentation or anaerobic respiration

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2
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Require O2 for celullar respiration

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obligate aerobes

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3
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Facultative anaerobes

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can survive w/ or w/o O2

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4
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introduced the three domain system for classification of organisms

A

Carl Woese

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5
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Known as extremophiles and are similar to both prokaryotes and eukaryotes

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Archaea

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6
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Has allowed for more rapid sequencing of prokaryote genomes

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Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)

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7
Q

Nuclear Envelope is found in

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neither Bacteria and Archaea

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8
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Membrane Bound organelles

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Not in Bacteria/Archaea

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9
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Peptidoglycan in cell wall

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Bacteria only

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10
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Ecological relationship where 2 different species live in close contact (host and symbiont)

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symbiosis

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10
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Function as decomposers (break down corpses)

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Chemoheterotrophic prokaryotes

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11
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both symbiotic organisms benefit

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mutualism

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12
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one organism benefits while neither harming nor helping the other

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commensalism

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13
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parasitism

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harms but not kills the host.

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14
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Parasites that cause diseases

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pathogens

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15
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cause disease even if prokaryote is not present

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exotoxin

16
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released when bacteria die and cell wall breaks down

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endotoxin

17
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Prokaryotes are the principle agents in ______

A

Bioremediation

18
Q

The use of organisms to remove pollutants from the environment

A

bioremediation

19
Q

How do bacteria resist antibiotics?

A

R plasmids carry antibiotic resistant genes

20
Q

Piece of DNA that is required for sex pili production

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F Factor

21
Q

Energy source of photoheterotroph and photoautotroph

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light

22
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Carbon source of photoautotroph

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CO2

23
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Carbon source of photoheterotroph

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organic compounds

24
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energy source of chemoheterotroph

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organic compounds

25
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energy source of chemoautotroph

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inorganic compounds

26
Q

carbon source of chemoautotroph

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CO2

27
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carbon source of chemoheterotroph

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organic compounds