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Ch. 13 Diversity of Microbes, Fungi, and Proteins Flashcards

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Amoeboza

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The eukaryotic super group that contains the amoebas and slime molds

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anaerobic

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Refers to organisms that grow without oxygen

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anoxic

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Without oxygen

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Archaeplastida

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The eukaryotic super group that contains land plants, green algae, and red algae

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Asocmycota

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Sac fungi, a division of fungi that store spores in a sac called ascus

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basidiomycota

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Club fungi, a division of fungi that produce club shaped structures (basidia) which contain spores

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biofilm

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A microbial community that is held together by a gummy-textured matrix

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bioremediation

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The use of microbial metabolism to remove pollutants

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Black Death

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A devastating pandemic that is believed to have been an outbreak of bubonic plague caused by the bacterium Yersinia pestis

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botulism

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A disease produce by the toxin of the anaerobic bacterium Clostridium botulinum

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capsule

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An external structure that enables a prokaryote to attach to surfaces and protects it from dehydration

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Chromalveolata

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The eukaryotic super group that contains the dinoflagellates, ciliates, the brown algae, diatoms, and water molds

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Chytridiomycota

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A primitive division of fungi that live in water and produce gametes with flagella

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commensalism

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A symbiotic relationship in which one member benefits while the other member is not affected

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conjugation

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The process by which prokaryotes move DNA from one individual to another using a pilus

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cyanobacteria

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Bacteria that evolved from early phototrophs and oxygenated the atmosphere; also known as blue-green algae

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Deuteromycota

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A division of fungi that do not have a known sexual reproductive cycle

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endosymbiosis

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The engulfment of one cell by another such that the engulfed cell survives and both cells benefit; the process responsible for the evolution of mitochondria and chloroplasts in eukaryotes

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epidemic

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A disease that occurs in an unusually high number of individuals in a population at the same time

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Excavata

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the eukaryotic supergroup that contains flagellated single-celled organisms with fading groove

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extremophile

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An organism that grows under extreme or harsh conditions

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foodborne disease

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Any illness resulting from the consumption of contaminated food, or of the pathogenic bacteria, viruses, or other parasites that contaminate food

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Glomeromycota

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A group of fungi that form symbiotic relationships with the roots of trees

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Gram-negative

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Describes a bacterium whose cell wall contains little peptidoglycan but has an outer membrane

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Gram-positive

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Describes a bacterium that contains mainly peptidoglycan in its cell walls

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hydrothermal vent

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A fissure in Earth’s surface that releases geothermally heated water

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hypha

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A fungal filament composed of one or more cells

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lichen

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The close association of a fungus with a photosynthetic alga or bacterium that benefits both partners

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microbial mat

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A multi-layered sheet of prokaryotes that may include bacteria and archaea

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mold

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A tangle of visible mycelia with a fuzzy appearance

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MRSA

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(methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus)

A very dangerous Staphylococcus aureus strain resistant to antibiotics

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mycelium

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A mass of fungal hyphae

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mycorrhiza

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A mutualistic association between fungi and vascular plant roots

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mycosis

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A fungal infection

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Opisthokonta

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The eukaryotic super group that contains the fungi, animals, and choanoflagellates

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pandemic

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A widespread, usually worldwide, epidemic disease

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parasite

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An organism that lives on or in another organism and feeds on it, often without killing it

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pathogen

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An organism, or infectious agent, that causes a disease

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pellicle

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An outer cell covering composed of interlocking protein strips that function like a flexible coat of armor, preventing cells from being torn or pierced without compromising their range of motion

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peptidoglycan

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A material composed of polysaccharide chains cross-linked to unusual peptides

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phototroph

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An organism that uses energy from sunlight

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plastid

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One of a group of related organelles in plant cells that are involved in the storage of starches, fats, proteins, and pigments

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pseudopeptidoglycan

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A component of some cell walls of Archaea

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Rhizaria

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The eukaryotic super group that contains organisms that move by amoeboid movement

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saprobe

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An organism that feeds on dead organic material

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septum

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The cell wall division between hyphae

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stromatolite

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A layered sedimentary structure formed by precipitation of minerals by prokaryotes in microbial mats

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thallus

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A vegetative body of a fungus

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transduction

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The process by which a bacteriophage moves DNA from one prokaryote to another

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transformation

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A mechanism of genetic change in prokaryotes in which DNA present in the environment is taken into the cell and incorporated into the genome

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yeast

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A general term used to describe unicellular fungi

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Zygomycota

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Conjugated fungi, the division of fungi that form a zygote contained in a zygospore

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