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Ch. 10: Classification of Microorganisms Flashcards

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Taxonomy

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The science of the classification of organisms

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Phylogeny

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The evolutionary history of a group of organisms; phylogenetic relationships are evolutionary relationships

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Systematics

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The science organizing groups of organisms into a hierarchy

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The Three Domains

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Bacteria
Archaea
Eukarya

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Bacteria

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Domain of prokaryotic organisms, characterized by peptidoglycan cell walls

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Archaea

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Domain of prokaryotic cells lacking peptidoglycan

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Eukarya

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All eukaryotes (animals, plants, fungi, and protists)

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Phylogenetic Tree of Life

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is a branching diagram or “tree” showing the inferred evolutionary relationships among various biological species or other entities

Furthest from root of tree is the most recently evolved

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discovered the domain Archae

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Carl Woese

generated by comparing conserved ribosomal RNA (rRNA) sequences

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Molecular Clock

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an evolution timeline based on nucleotide sequences in organisms

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Scientific Nomenclature

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Genus and Specific Epithet

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Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Strain (subspecies)

Linnaeus developed

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Prokaryotic Species

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A population of cells that share certain rRNA sequences; in conventional biochemical testing, it is a population of cells with similar characteristics

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Culture

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Grown in laboratory media

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Clone

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Population of cells derived from a single cell

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Strain

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Genetically different cells within a clone

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Classification

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Placing organisms in groups of related species

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Identification

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Matching characteristics of an “unknown” organism to lists of known organisms

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Identification Methods

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Morphological Characteristics
Differential Staining
Biochemical Tests
Serology
Phage typing
DNA Composition
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Morphological Characteristics

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Useful for identifying eukaryotes

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Differential staining

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Gram staining, acid-fast staining

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Biochemical Tests

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Determines presence of bacterial enzymes

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Serology

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Based on specific antibody binding to a microbe

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Phage typing

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a phage is a bacterial virus that infects specific bacteria

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DNA Composition

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The moles percentage of guanine plus cytosine in an organism’s DNA

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