Chapter 16 Flashcards
Estimated age of planet
4.5 Billon years
Estimated life began
3.5-3.8 billon years
Which macro molecules came first
RNA then DNA and enzymes
Conditions/environments for first cell
Bubbles/water U/V protection
Thermal vents
Ice caps
Estimated arrival of prokaryotes
3.5 billion years
What allows bacteria to share traits transfer DNA
Conjugation
Basic structure of prokaryotes
Single cells
Single circle of DNS (no nucleus)
Simple shapes (rod, sphere coiled)
What form does DNA transfer during conjugation
Plasmid
Two domains of Prokaryotes
Bacteria
Archea
Two examples of metabolic abilities only prokaryotes possess
anaerobic photosynthesis
nitrogen fixation
How to tell bacteria from archea
Ribosomes are different (RNA sequences)
Cell wall is peptidoglycan
flagella are different
Create Biofilms for protection
Three examples of types of Bacteria
Purple bacteria
cyanobacteria
disease-causing bacteria
Three characteristics of Purple bacteria
Can be purple, red, brown, orange
Live where no oxygen (sulfur hot springs, anoxic -lake zones)
Use hydrogen and sulfur during photosynthesis not water to make oxygen
characteristics of Cyanobacteria
Do normal photosynthesis
go back 3 billion years
responsible for the majority of oxygen in the atmosphere
do Nitrogen fixation
found in soil water snow.
Diseases caused by Disease Causing bacteria
Syphilis
Listeria
Tetanus
Staphylococcus
Anthrax
Cholera
Gonorrhea
If it’s a prokaryote that causes disease it is a bacteria
How does antibiotic resistance occur
Mutation
Natural Selection
Conjugation
People friendly importance of bacteria
Digestion
Bioremediation
Biological pest control
Food fermentation
Make organic chemicals
How to tell archea from bacteria
Cell walls are protein or polysaccharides
Ribosomal RNA sequences are different
Flagella are different
Use a variety of energy sources (sugars, ——ammonia, hydrogen and metal ions)
Found in extreme habitats