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Bacteria through biomes Flashcards

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Domains

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Archean, Bacteria, Eukaryotes

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cladogram

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a phylogenetic diagram that specifies unique features

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Archaea

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More like us than bacteria. Ancient extremophiles with different cell wall than bacteria and have histones like eukaryotes

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Bacteria

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unicellular prokaryote, obtains energy all ways and reproduces asexually.
ex. E.coli

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Extremophile

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Likes extreme environments.
Halophile like places with high concentration of salt (Dead Sea)
Thermophiles likes hot climate(Hot Springs)

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Cell shapes

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Cocci: round
Bacillus: rod shaped
Spirilla: Spiral

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Peptidoglycan

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different sugar protein in bacteria cell wall.

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antibiotics

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work towards destroying the cell wall and the ribosomes(different than ours)

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binary fission

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asexual reproduction of bacteria, does not use spindle fibers

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conjugation

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pass plasmid through mating bridge pili

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chemoautotroph

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use chemicals like nitrites and H2S for energy

ex. archae in dark caves

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photoautotroph

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use light like plants

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chemoheterotroph

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get energy by eating organic food

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decomposer

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breaks down food/waste

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obligate aerobe

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dies without O2

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obligate anaerobe

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dies when exposed to O2 (tetanus)

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bioremediation

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waste break down, septic tanks, oil spills

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Protista

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Eukaryote, uni/multi cellular, a/sexual, produce energy all ways.

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Algae/Seaweed

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plant like protista, obtain energy through sunlight (PA)

also used commercially

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Slime molds

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Fungi like protista, don’t do photosynthesis, eat & reproduce like mushrooms, unicellular and multicellular stages

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Protozoa

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animal like protista, unicellular, heterotrophs
ex. paramecium, amoeba, malaria
why we shouldn’t drink water in foreign countries

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Fungus

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Heterotrophic decomposers

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Spores

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way of reproducing asexually

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Mycelium

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Long continuous thread of fungus cells made of hyphae

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Chitin

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what the cell wall is made of

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Plantae

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all plants

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xylem cells

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carries water up a plant

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phloem cells

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carries the sugar that the leaves made (plant food)

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Leaves

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CO3 and H2O taken in through

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cuticle

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waxy outer surface of the leaf

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stomata

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pores in leaves where plants “breathe”

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roots

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used to anchor the plant and absorb water and nutrients for it. Also store sugar and other carbs for other functions

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fruit

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sugar protecting for the seed that helps with dissemination

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flowers

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Help with reproduction of plants, store pollen. Certain flowers shapes and color attracts certain organisms which helps with pollinating

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Ecology

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The study of the interactions b/w life forms and their environment

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biomes

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specific regions of earth identified by their climate and life forms

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Climatograph

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show the precipitation and temperature of a region

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Savannah

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Tropical, high temperature, less rainfall than tropical rain forest

grasslands, scattered trees

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temperate grassland

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season droughts, occasional fires, less water and lower temperatures than savannahs

grasses

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taiga/conifer forest

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cold winters, heavy snowfall

cone-bearing trees

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tundra

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very cold winters, permafrost, high winds, little rainfall

grasses
sedges

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desert

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hot, dry, cacti, scattered trees

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deciduous forest

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warm summers, cold winters, moderate precipitation

deciduous trees

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