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Ch 6: Classification Flashcards

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What is taxonomy

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  • membrane wall
  • nucleus/ organelles
  • reproductions
  • morphology
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What are possible reproductions

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Binary fission, snapping division, budding

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Energy/ carbon source

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Absorb, photosynthesis, ingest

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Morphology

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Cocci, bacilli

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3 domains of life

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-eukarya
- archaea
- bacteria

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Eukarya

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  • fungi
  • animal/ plants
  • protists, flagellas
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Archaea

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-halophiles
- thermophiles

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Bacteria

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-Cyanobacteria
- heterotrophic bacteria

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Characteristic of archaea

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  • lack true peptidoglycon
  • cell membrane lipids
  • reproduce through binary fission
  • don’t cause disease
    (4 phyla)
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Phyla of archaea

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Extremophiles
- crenatchaeota
- eurkarchaeota
- nanoatchaeota
• methangens
- kor(y)archaeota

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Characteristics of extremoohiles

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  • extreme conditions
  • thermophiles : DNA/RNA die 45°C
    -Halophiles: all Euryarchaeota, red orange pigments
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Characteristics of methanogens

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-Largest group of Archaea
-Convert CO2, H2, organic acids to methane
-Primary sources of methane

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Characteristics of bacteria

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-classified by bacteria wall as positive or negative
-P.Proteobacteria
- Cyanobacteria and chlorobi
- chemoheterotrophs

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A. Proteobacteria

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-nitrogen fixers
-Purple nonsulfur phototrophs
1 pathogenic’

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Gammaproteobacteria

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  • purple sulfur
  • intracelleular
  • methane oxidizers
  • branched, phototrophic
  • largest group of Proteobacteria
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Phototrophic bacteria

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  • autotrophic
  • live in normal environments
  • hot, acidic, anaerobic, high UV
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Definition of aquifix

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Represent earliest branch of bacteria

18
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C. Deinococci

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Outer membrane similar to G-, but stains G+

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Mycoplasma

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No cell walls

20
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Listeria monocytogenes

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Hypothermic- resistant
- infants and immunocomprised

21
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Mycobacterium

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  • rod-shaped
  • aerobic
  • slow growth
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Gram- negative Proteobacteria

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  • largest and most diverse group of bacteria- chemoheterotrophs
23
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Alpha Proteobacteria

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Nitrogen fixers

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Characteristics of eukarya: Protozoa

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  • unicellular, no cell wall
  • require most environments
    -ASexual
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Trichonymopha

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Termite digestion

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P. Parabasala

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  • trichonymopha
    Lack mitochondria
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P. Alveolates

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  • Cristae, chemoautotrophs
  • cilliates and alveoli
  • cercozoa, radiolaria, amoebozoa, euglenozoa, and diplomadida
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Eukarya: parasites

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-live, feed, develop on or in another organism
- medically, socially, economically important
- ingestion, vector borne, direct contact

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P. Platyhelminths

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  • macroscopic, multicellular, eukaryotic worms
  • C. Cestoda, C. Trematoda, c. Turbellaria, P. Nematoda
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Arachnida

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  • 8- legged, 2 appendages, exoskeleton
  • hard boiled ticks
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C. Insecta

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6-legged, 3 regions, head, thorax, abdomen
- fleas and crabs

32
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Fungi characteristics

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  • eukaryotic and multicellular
  • grow filaments called hyphae
  • long and thread-like and connected
  • spore dispersal
  • asexual
  • nonmotile
    Absorbtive heterotrophs
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Mycelia: fungi

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  • absorptive chemoheterotrophs
  • saprophytic, haustoric
  • mostly aerobic
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Yeasts and molds

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• yeasts: non filaments, unicelllular, asexual
• molds: filamentous hyphae, multicellular

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Ascomycota (sac fungi)

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•sexual: ascospores w/ in ascus
•Asexual: condidiospores
•zygomycota: glomeromycota
-sexual: zygospores through fusion 2 hypha
-asexual: sporangiospores
• basidiomycota: club/ fleshy fungi
-sexual: basisiospores
- asexual: condidiospores
•deuteromycota:
-asexual: variable

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Asexual v sexual

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Asexual: filamentous molds
Sexual: indistinguishable gametes

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Fungi/ algae

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  • mutualistic
  • phycobiont (algae/ Cyanobacteria)
  • mycobiont fungus
38
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Clostridium

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C. Tetani- tetanus
C. Perfringens- gange green
C. Botulinum- botulism
C. Difficile- very contagious, rotting flesh
Veilonella spp.- biofilm formation in plaque

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Acetobacter

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  • industrial
  • nail polish
  • acetone
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Enterococcus

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Pathogenic, multi drug resistance

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C. Diphtheria

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Attacks and inflames Lungs, throat, tonsils, and lymph nodes

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Clostridium

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Obligate anaerobes
-Die when oxygen is present
-Causes to tetanus

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