Chapter 20 Flashcards
What are the two kingdoms of prokaryotes? Which one is more closely related to eukaryotes?
1 Archaebacteria (closer to eukaryotes) 2 Eubacteria
What are the differences between the 2 prokaryotic kingdoms?
Eubacteria has peptidoglycan in cell walls, Archaebacteria does not
Have different membrane lipids
What are the shapes of prokaryotes?
1 bacillus- rod shaped
2 Coccus- sphere shaped
3 Spirillum- spiral shaped
What can prokaryotes do in the environment?
1 decompose
2 nitrogen fixing (N2 gas to nitrates for plants to use)
3 Producers
What do humans use prokaryotes for?
1 food production (yogurt)
2 making medicines
3 chemical lab processes
What characteristics are used to identify prokaryotes?
1 movement
2 shape
3 how they use energy
4 how they obtain energy
What is a photoautotroph, photoheterotroph, and chemoautotroph?
See notes
In what ways do prokaryotes move?
Some don’t move
Flagella
Gliding on “slime”
“Snaking” motion
What is binary fission?
Asexual reproduction
What is conjugation? How does it increase genetic diversity?
hollow bridge forms between 2 bacteria and genes move from one to the other to transfer genetic info
new genetic combinations are made from mixing DNA between 2 cells
the largest source of evolution in prokaryotes
Mutation
What is an endospore and when would a prokaryote make an endospore?
A thick wall encasing the DNA of a prokaryote. The cell can go into this dormancy period to get through unfavorable conditions (lack of nutrients, water, etc.)
What is a virus? What are the parts of a virus?
A nonliving particle that infects cells
DNA/RNA
Capsid (protein coat)
Sometimes lipids
What type of molecules are capsids (of viruses) made of? What is its function?
Protein- to help bind to the host cell’s surface
What are bacteriophages?
Viruses that infect bacteria cells