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Chapter 11 Diversity of Archaea & Bacteria Flashcards

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Photosynthetic organisms that do not produce O²

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Anoxygenic Phototrophs

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Organisms that harvest energy by oxidizing inorganic chemicals

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Chemolithrotrops

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Organisms that harvest energy by oxidizing organic chemicals

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Chemoorganotrophs

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Gram-positive bacteria that produce lactic acid as a major end product of their fermentative metabolism

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Lactic acid bacteria

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Archaea that obtain energy by oxidizing hydrogen gas, using CO² as a terminal electron acceptor, thereby generating methane

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Methanogens

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Gram-negative bacteria that from multicellular “fruiting bodies”

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Myxobacteria

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Gram-negative bacteria that obtain energy by oxidizing inorganic nitrogen compounds such as Ammonium or Nitrite

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Nitrifiers

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Photosynthetic organisms that produce O²

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Oxygenic Phototrophs

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Long, helical bacteria that have flexible cell walls and endoflagella

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Spirochetes

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Gram-negative bacteria that obtain energy by oxidizing elemental Sulfur ans reduced Sulfur compounds, generating sulfuric acid

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Sulfur Oxidizing bacteria

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Lacking O²

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Anoxic

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These Anaerobic Chemolithrotrops are Gram-positive endospores named ______ cause disease including tetanus, gas gangrene, and botulism

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Clostridium

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Lactic acid bacteria can be distinguished from other bacteria that grow in the presence of O² how.

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Lack of catalase

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14
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Difference between Lactococcus and Enterococcus

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Lacto make cheese

Entero live in the intestines

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Methanogens are _____ that oxidize Hydrogen gas, using CO² as a terminal electron acceptor, to generate methan

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Archaea

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The sulfur/sulfate reducing bacteria oxidize _____________, with sulfar/sulfate serving as a terminal electron acceptor, to generate hydrogen sulfide.

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Organic compounds

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Clostridia, the lactic acid bacteria, and Propionibacterium species oxidize organic compounds, with ________ serving as the Terminal electron acceptor

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Organic compounds

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Photosynthetic organisms that do not produce O²

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Anoxygenic phototrophs

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Anoxygenic Phototrophs have this type of chlorophyll

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Bacteriochlorophyll

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A group of anoxygenic Phototrophs who unlike other Phototrophs have all of their photosynthetic apparatuses contained in the cytoplasmic membrane.

They vary in color from red, orange, or purple

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Purple bacteria

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These bacteria have gas vesicles, allowing boyency, and store Sulfur in intracellular granules.

They use hydrogen sulfide to generate reducing power

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Purple Sulfur bacteria

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These bacteria use a variety of organic molecules rather than hydrogen sulfide for reducing power.

Lack gas vesicles

Store Sulfur in granules outside the cell

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Purple non-sulfur bacteria

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23
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Purple bacteria are Gram _____

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Negative

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24
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Green bacteria are a group of Gram______ anoxygenic Phototrophs that are green to brown in color

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Negative

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25
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Use hydrogen sulfide as a source of electrons for reducing power and form granules for Sulfur outside the cell.

Some photosynthetic pigments are located in a structure called Chlorosomes

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Green Sulfur bacteria

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Anoxygenic Phototrophs include

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Green and purple Sulfur bacteria and purple non-sulfur bacteria

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An example of oxygenic phototroph is…

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Cynobacteria

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Gram-negative oxygenic Phototrophs, genetically related to chloroplasts

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Cyanobacteria

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These photosynthetic organisms use water as a source of electrons for reducing power

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Oxygenic Phototrophs (Cynobacteria)

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30
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Cynobacteria form multicellular association called

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Trichomes

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What allows cynobacteria to rise to the surface?

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Gas vesicles

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32
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Aerobic chemolithrotrops obtain energy by oxidizing ___________, using O² as a terminal electron acceptor

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Reduced inorganic chemicals

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33
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Sulfur-oxidizing bacteria obtain energy by oxidizing Sulfur, ______ serves as a terminal electron acceptor. Generating sulfuric acid

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O²

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34
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Can obligate aerobes ferment?

35
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What is the source of hydrogen and Electrons in oxygenic Phototrophs

36
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How is oxygen produced by oxygenic Phototrophs

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Breaking up water

37
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Which group did we look at who are mostly responsible for nitrogen fixing

A

Cynobacteria

38
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2 pigments in cynobacteria

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Chlorophyll & phycobiliproteins

39
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Which group produces stinky blooms on stagnant lakes and ponds

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Cynobacteria

40
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Anoxygenic Phototrophs get their electrons for reducing from.

2

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Hydrogen sulfide (H²S) & Organic compounds

41
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The pigment in purple bacteria is part of the …

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Cell membrane

42
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Which anoxygenic groups prefers H²S as a reducing source (2)

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Purple & Green Sulfur bacteria

43
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Purple & Green non-sulfur use ______ as a reducing source

A

Organic matter

44
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Whose “final product” is Sulfur Granules

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Green Sulfur

45
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Causes Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

Via ticks / lice

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Rickettsia

46
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How does Rickettsia give Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

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Transfers blood from Infected host to a healthy host

47
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This obligate intracellular bacteria forms a spore like structure.

Transmission between host is easier because of this

48
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Reticulate body: inside cells

Elementary body: outside cells

49
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Archaea families are aka

50
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This Z group or family of archaea that are

Methane producing
Extreme halophiles
Extreme thermophiles

A

Euryarchaeota

51
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This Z group or family of archaea

Some are hyper Thermophiles

All are Extreme Thermophilic Acidophiles

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Crenarchaeota

52
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Some archaea use _____ & ______ as a Final Electron Acceptor to form H²S Hydrogen Sulfide

A

Sulfur & Sulfate

53
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Some archaea oxidize Hydrogen gas and use ____ as a final electron acceptor to form Methane CH⁴

54
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Some archaea are sulfur oxidizers & use Oxygen as a final electron acceptor to form ______

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Sulfuric Acid

55
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Micrococcus, Mycobacterium, Pseudomonas

And the Genera Thermus & Deinococcus

Have this energy and electron acceptor

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Oxidize organic compounds & use O² as a terminal electron acceptor

56
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Most Corynebacterium species and all members of the family Enterobacteriaceae and the genus vibro have this oxygen requirement

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Facultative anaerobe

57
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The study of physiological mechanics organisms use to thrive in a given environment

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Ecophysiology

58
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This genus of soil living bacteria form a resting cell called a cyst, which can withstand drying and UV but not heat.

A

Azotobacter

59
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Bacillus and cloatridia are the most common gram-positive bacteria that _______

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Form endospores

60
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These aerobic Gram-positive bacteria resemble fungi in their pattern of growth.

Form mycelium call hyphae

At the end have dormant spores called conidia

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Streptomyces

61
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These gram-negative rod shapped bacteria cause tumors in plants

A

Agrobacterium

62
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Gram-negative rod shapped bacteria that often nitrogen fix and form an intimate relationship with legumes

63
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Azobacter, mycobacteria, and streptomyces all produce…

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Dormant cells that tolerate unfavorable conditions

64
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Form chains of cells enclosed within a protective sheath. Swarmer cells move to new locations

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Sheathed bacteria- Sphaerotilu, leptothrix

65
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Appendages increase their surface area. Gram negative

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Prosthecate bacteria- Caulobacter, Hypomicrobium

66
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Some form symbiotic relationships with specific types of squid and fish. Gram negative

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Bioluminescent bacteria

67
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Often resides within protozoa

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Legionella

68
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Very large cigar shapped bacteria that multiply by releasing several daughter cells

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Epulopiscium

69
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Long spiral shapped bacteria that move by means of endoflagella

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Free living spirochetes

70
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Magnetic crystals allow them to move in and out of water

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Magnetosprillium

71
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Spiral shapped microaerophilic bacteria

72
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Anaerobic chemolithrotrops use inorganic molecules for energy source and ____ as a terminal electron acceptor. Generating hydrogen sulfide

Anaerobic respiration

73
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Anaerobic chemoorgantrophs use what as both energy use and terminal electron acceptor in Fermentation

A

Organic molecules

74
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_____ lives in intestine track of poultry and causes diarrhea in humans

75
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Bordetella gram negative coccobacilli
Causes

A

Kennel cough in dog

76
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Coccobacilli found in intestine and gental track of mammals

Important in digestion

A

Bacteroids

77
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Lack cell wall and cause “walking pneumonia “

78
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This species causes gonorrhea & meningitis

79
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pathogens caused by ticks are from this species exp. Lyme disease & relapsing fever

80
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Extreme halophiles are from which phylum?

A

Euryarchaeota

81
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Extreme thermophiles / acidphiles are from this phylum

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Crenarchaeota

82
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______ lack cell walls

______ form fruiting bodies

A

Mycoplasma

Myxobacterium

83
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Virus that can be transmitted to humans from animals

84
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These transmit diseases by transporting the causative agent from contaminated material on their feet or mouth parts and spreading it for human exposure

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Mechanical vectors

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