Chapter 22, Microorganisms: Archaea, Bacteria And Protists Flashcards

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Bacteria has simpler cell walls with large amounts of peptidoglycan

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Gram positive

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Network of sugar polymers cross linked by polypeptides.

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Peptidoglycan

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Bacteria has more complex cell walls and less peptidoglycan. Outer membrane on the cell wall contains lipopolysaccharides, carbohydrates bonded to lipids

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Gram negative

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Lactobacillus is

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Gram positive

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Streptococci is

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Gram positive

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Bacillus is

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Gram positive

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Clostridium is

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Gram positive

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Listeria is

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Gram positive

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Salmonella is

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Gram negative

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E. Coil is

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Gram negative

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Hemophilus is

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Gram negative

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Helicobacter is

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Gram negative.

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Capsules aid in the production of

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Biofilm

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Tiny crystals of magnetite that respond to the earths magnetic field

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Magnetosomes.

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Prokaryotes’ chromosome is usually

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Circular

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Small rings of self replicating DNA found in some prokaryotes

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Plasmids

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Cells absorb and integrate fragments of DNA from their environment

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Transformation

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One cell directly transfers genes to another cell

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Conjugation

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Viruses transfer genes between prokaryotes using

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Transduction

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Found in aquatic filament out Cyanobacteria. Develop when winter approaches. Survive winter and produce new filaments in spring

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Akinetes

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Tough protein coat. Mostly gram negative, some gram positive

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Endospore.

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Photosynthetic organisms that harness light energy to drive the synthesis of organic compounds from CO2

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Photoautotrophs

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Oxidation is

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Loss of electrons

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Reduction is

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Gain of electrons.

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Need only CO2 as a carbon source but obtain energy by oxidizing inorganic substances rather than light

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Chemolithoautotrophs

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Use light to generate ATP but obtain their carbon in organic form. Restricted to certain aquatic prokaryotes

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Photoheterotrophs

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Must consume organic molecules for energy and carbon.

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Chemoheterotrophs