chap 3 Flashcards

1
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have a true nucleus,

A

Eukaryotes

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2
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DNA is enclosed by a nuclear membrane.

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Eukaryotes

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3
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eu means

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true

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4
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caryo refers to

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nut or nucleus

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5
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Most animal and plant cells are 10 to 30 um in
diameter, about 10 times larger than most prokaryotic cells

A

Eukaryotes

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6
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Eukaryotes

A

prokaryotes

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7
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A typical prokaryote that is cell is about 1 um wide
and 2 to 3 um long

A

prokaryotes

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8
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Reproduction of procaryotic cells

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binary fission

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9
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simple division of one cell into two cells

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binary fission

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10
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science of naming, describing and classifying organisms

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Taxonomy

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11
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taxonomy consists of three separate but
interrelated areas:

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classification
nomenclature
identification

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12
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arrangement of organisms into taxonomic groups on the basis of similarities or relationships

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classification

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13
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include kingdoms or domains, divisions
or phyla, classes, orders, families, genera, and
species.

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taxa (taxon)

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14
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the assignment of names to the various taxa
according to international rules.

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Nomenclature

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15
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example of nomenclature

A

homo sapiens

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16
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determining whether an isolate belongs to one of
the established,

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identification

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17
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An organism’s complete collection of genes is
referred to as the organism’s

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genotype or genome

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18
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An organism’s complete collection of physical characteristics is known as the organism’s

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phenotype.

19
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genus

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first name

20
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specific epithet

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second name

21
Q

genus and specific epithet are used in

A

the binomial system of nomennclature

22
Q

genus and specific epithet used together is called

A

species

23
Q

abbreviation that is used to designate a single species

A

sp.

24
Q

abbreviation that is used to designate more than one species

A

spp.

25
Q

sp.: staphylococci
spp:

A

staphylococcus

26
Q

sp.:
spp: staphylococcus

A

staphylococci

27
Q

sp.: streptococci
spp:

A

streptococcus

28
Q

sp.:
spp: streptococcus

A

streptococci

29
Q

sp.: clostridia
spp:

A

clostridium

30
Q

sp.:
spp: clostridium

A

clostridia

31
Q

examples of microbes:

A

bacillus anthracis
chlamydophila pneumoniae
clostridium tetani
mycobacterium tuberculosis
mycobacterium leprae
vibrio cholerae

32
Q

who proposed a Five-Kingdom System of Classification

A

Robert H. Whittaker

33
Q

Robert H. Whittaker proposed a Five-Kingdom System of Classification in the year

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1969

34
Q

Bacteria and archaea are in the Kingdom:

A

prokaryote or monera

35
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algae and protozoa are in the kingdom:

A

protista

36
Q

organisms in kingdom protista are referred to as

A

protists

37
Q

fungi are in the kingdom

A

fungi

38
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plants are in the kingdom

A

plantae

39
Q

animals are in the kingdom

A

animalia

40
Q

not included in the Five-Kingdom System of
Classification because they are not living cells;

A

viruses

41
Q

viruses are acellular or cellular?

A

acellular

42
Q

Three-Domain System are

A

archaea
bacteria
eucarya

43
Q

Archaea comes from
archae, meaning

A

ancient

44
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A