Biological classification Flashcards
Father of Botany
Theophrastus
5 Kingdom system of classification by:
R H Whittaker
Amino acids present in Murin
D- alanine, D-lysine, L-lysine, L-Glutanic acid
Bible of bacteria was written by
Bargey
Most common shape of bacteria
Bacillus
Coapland gave __ system of classification
4 kingdom
The term monera was given by
Daugherty and Allen
Chloronema is a example of
Green non sulphur bac
Anoxygenic photosynthesis is done by
Chlorobium and Chromatium
Bacteria which oxidises hydrogen is
Hydrogenomonas
Which enzyme helps in dna replication is bac? Its produced by?
DNA polymerase, Mesosome
Polysaccharides present in peptidoglycon are?
N. Acetyl muramic acid, N. Acetyl Galectosamine
Which bacterial shape is non motile?
Coccus
Nucleoid/Genophore is also called
Insipient Nucleus
Ammonifying bacteria which convert Organic N to ammonia and are saprophytes are:
Bacillus vulgaris, Bacillus ramosis
Largest Sulphur bacteria is:
Beggiota
Another sulphur bacteria is
Thiobacillus
Name the 4 walls in endospore of bacteria
Core wall, Cortex, Spore coat, Spore wall
Calcium di picolimic acid present in ___, helps in :
Cortex, Antico-agulant– survive extreme temp
Colisin plasmid releases ___ in host
Toxins
Anthrax is caused by
Bacillus anthracis
Clostridium butericum helps in
Retting of jute
Short Pili in bac are also called
Fimbriae
Endospore formation is what method?
Suspended method of adaptations
Plasmids which are specific antibiotic resistance
R (Resistant) plasmid
What decides male character of bac?
Presence of F plasmid
Avirulent strain is
R strain
Griffith did an experiment using which bac
Streptococcus (diplo/pneumo coccus) pneumoniae
Freeliving aerobic N fixing bac is
Azatobacter
E. Coli is a
Pollution indicator
80% of Ozygen in the world is given by
Cyanobacteria/ BGA
Pigments in bacs are
Bacterio purpurin (bac chl A), Bacterio viridin (bac chl B)
___ causes pathogenic nature of bac
Short pili
Gram +ve have
1 layer cell wall, get stained in crystal violet sol, less pili, 2 rings SM, more mesosomes
4 rings are present in basal body of
Gram -ve bac
Biochemical proof of transformation was given by
Avery, Mc Carty and Mc cleoid
R strain accepts S strain genes with the help of protein
receptor protein
What is oxygen scavinger
Leg hemoglobin
Azospirillum is a ___ present in ___ roots
Symbiotic bac, Wheat and Rice
Xanthomonas oryzae is ___ disease in __ plant
Leaf blight, Rice
Syphilis is caused by
Treponema pallidum
Who is the father of algae
F E Fritch
Which disease is caused by __ bacterium on lemon?
Citrus cancus, Xanthomonas citri
Conjugation is present for __ min
1
HFR bac/ Supermale has plasmid attached to genophore called
Episome
In which (normal conjugation/HFR) does F- turn into F+
Normal conjugation.
Lederburg gave term:
Plasmid
Claustridium tetani causes
Tetanus
Plague is caused by
Pastuerella Pestis
Transduction was discovered by ___ and __ in ___
Lederburg and Zinder, Salmonella typhi
Bacteriophage help is
Transduction
NH3 is coverted into NO2 by:
Nitosomonas and Nitrococcus
Nitrobacter helps in
Conversion of nitrite to nitrate
Nitrogenase helps in
Nitrogen fixation
Unicellular BGA
Spirulina, Senedesmus
Cholera is caused by a bac of shape
Vibrio- Comma shaped
Name 4 N fixing bac:
Rhizobium, Azorhizobium, Azotobacter, Clapsiella (Anaerobic)
Frankia is a filamentous bac (Actenomycetes) found in
Casurila, Alnus
Rhodospirillum and rhodopseudomonas are examples of
Free living N fixing and Purple- non sulphur bac
1st fungal antibiotic is from
Pennicillum
___ kills pathogenic bac and keeps rivers clean
Bdellovibrio bacteriovorous
Bacitacin anitibiotic is produced from __ and ___
Bacillus Licheniformis and bacillus Subtilis
Bacillus subtilin produces
Subtilin and Bacitracin
Riboflavin (Vit B2 supplement) is made with
Clostridium butylicum
Bac that do harful activity are
Psuedomonas denitrificance, Thiobacillus denitrificance
Along with lacto bacillus ___ helps in curding of milk
Streptobacillus lacti
Crown gall disease is caused by
Agrabacterium tumefacians
Diphtheria is caused by
Corynebacterium diphtheriae
SCP is
Spirulina
Anabena is __ type of BGA
Colonial
Mesosome in bac== ___ in BGA
lamellosome
Pigments in chromotophores of BGA
chl A, Xanthophils, b-carotene, Phycobillins (cycanin and erythrin)
BGA that gives red sea its colour
Trichodesmium Erithrium
Cyanophycean starch granules and Fat droplets are?
Alpha, beta granules (Inclusion bodies)
Habitat of BGA
Most: Fresh water
Heterocyst contain ___ for N fixation
Nitrogenase
Filamentous BGA
Nostoc, Oscillatoria
Harmogonia formation occurs in
Filamentous BGA
What is seen in cycas (corolloid roots) for N2 fixation?
Nostac punctiformae
Anabena cycadasiarum
Anabena azollae are associated with
Azolla leaves (pteridophyte)
BGA Antibiotic
Tolipothrix
Obligate anaerobes are
Archaebacteria
Methanogens are present in
Guts of ruminant animals and Marshy areas
Bacterio Rhodopsin in Halophiles produce
Purple colour
___ are present in sulphur hot springs
Thermoacedophiles, Facultative aerobs
PPLO is sensitive to
Chloromphenicol, Tetracydin
Who discovered PPLO where
Raux and Nocard in Plural fluid of cows
Why is PPLO called the jokers of plant kingdom
They constantly change their shape
Trilamellar model of PM is present in
Mycoplasma
Respiration type of Mycoplasma
Facultative anaerobs
Aster Yellow disease is caused in
Sunflower by PPLO
Disease in legume caused by PPLO
Witch broom
Cattles suffer from ___ disease because of pplo
Bovine
Little leaf of __ is caused by Mycoplasma
Brinjal
Bunchy top of papaya is caused by
Mycoplasma
When do pplo form fried egg colonies
When placed in nutritive medium/culture
Kingdom protista was introduced by
Ernest Haeckel
Halophytic/Autotrophic nutrition is seen ___ protistans
Diatoms, Desmids, Dinoflagellates, Euglenoids
Zygotic meiosis is seen in
Haplontic orgs- Dinoflagelates
Notiluca and Diatoms have ___ kind of life cycle
Diplontic (notiluca is exception from dinoflagellates).. Gametic meiosis, Zygotic mitosis
Anisogamy is
Fusion of structurally dissimilar but functionally same gametes (Opp in physiological anisogamy)
Seen in Dinoflagellates
Horizontal binary fission is seen in ___ protistan
Paramecium
Oogamy is seen in
Diatoms and Dinoflagellates
Diatoms and Desmids were placed in ___ class by Fritch
Chrysophyceae/ Chrysophyta
Chief producers in ocean are
Diatoms and desmids
Diatoms and desmids are called Jewels of the plant kingdom because
Golden brown colour
Diatomaceous soil is also called
Keiselgurh
___ are called Pearls of the ocean
Diatoms
Cyclosis occurs in diatoms and desmids. T/F
True
Due to present of large central vacuole
Cell wall of diatoms are made of
Cellulose, lined by Silica crystals… Make it indestructable
Cell wall of diatoms and desmids is known as
Frustule
Which theca is bigger than which in dd?
Epitheca is bigger than hypotheca
Diff b/w desmids and diatoms
Diatoms- OOgamy, diploid nucleus, pearls of ocean
Desmids- haploid nucleus
Uses of diatomaceous soil?
-Polishing metals
-Oil filtration
-Making dynamites
-Making sound proof sheets
Reductional binary fission is seen in
Diatoms n desmids
Storage food materials of DD
Leucosin and oils
Chloroplast of DD contains
Chl a, Chl c, Beta carotene, Xanthophylls
Examples of Diatoms n Desmids
Navicula
Pinnularia
Spores present in DD are known as
Auxospores
Protistans which show spore formation are
Slime moulds
Fritch placed ___ orgs in Pyrrophyta?
Dinoflagellates (Pyrrophyta==Dinaphytta=Dinophyceae)
Exclusively marine protistans are
Dinoflagellates
Vertical and horizontal grooves in Dinoflagellates are?
Sulcus and Annulus
Which flagella is longer in dinoflagellates?
Vertical
Whirling whips are
Dinoflagellates
Because of spinning movement (caused by movement of both flagellas)
Cell wall of dinoflagellates are called
Lorica
Mesokaryon is a feature of
Dinoflagellates
Pro- no histone protein
Eu- has nuclear membrane
Due to the characteristic of bioluminescence, ___ is called sea ghost
Noctiluca, Only diplontic dinoflagellate
Red tides are caused by
Goneaulax, DF
Saxitoxin secreted by ___ and ___ causes paralysis
Goneaulax, Gymnodium
Ceratium belongs to
DF
Pigments of DF
Chl a, Chl c, Alpha carotene, Xanthophylls- Dinoxanthophylls
Starch is stored food of
DF