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Chapter 24: Early Life/Diversification of Prokaryotes Flashcards

1
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What are the 3 domains of life?

A

Eukaryotes, Archaea, + Bacteria

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What domains are prokaryotes in?

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Bacteria + Archaea

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What is a prokaryote?

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a single-celled organism in the domains Bacteria + Archaea

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4
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What is a nucleoid?

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an area in which genetic materials are assembled/loosely organized/have no membrane

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5
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What are the prokaryote shapes?

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Spherical (cocci), rod-shaped (bacilli), + spiral (Spirilla)

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What is the function of the cell wall?

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maintain shape and protect

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What is the function of the capsule?

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enables prokaryotes to adhere to substrates or other prokaryotes

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8
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What is the function of the plasma membrane?

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acts as a selective barrier

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What is the function of a fimbriae?

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enables prokaryotes to adhere to substrates or other prokaryotes

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What is the function of the pilus?

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appendages that pull 2 cells together before DNA transfer

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What is the function of the flagella?

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enables taxis (mobility)

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12
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What is the function of ribosomes?

A

contains RNA

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13
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What are cell walls in prokaryotes (Domain Bacteria) made of?

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peptidoglycan

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14
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What is gram-positive bacteria?

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bacteria that stains a darker color due to its thick peptidoglycan cell wall

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15
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What is gram-negative bacteria?

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bacteria that has a thinner peptidoglycan cell wall - makes its more resistant to drugs

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16
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What are plasmids?

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smalls rings of independently replicating DNA, located in the nucleoid

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17
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What is the internal organization of prokaryotes?

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-Lack complex compartments
-Some have specialized membranes
-The membrane = plasma infoldings

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18
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What is a phototroph?

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organisms that obtain energy from light

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What is a chemotroph?

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organisms that obtain energy from chemicals

20
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What is an extremophile?

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Prokaryotes that love extreme environments

21
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What is a thermophile?

A

prokaryotes that can live in very hot environments

22
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What is an acidophile?

A

prokaryotes that can live in very acidic environments

23
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What is a halophile?

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prokaryotes that can live in very salty environments

24
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What is a psychcrophile?

A

prokaryotes that can live in very cold environments

25
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What is a biofilm?

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a surface coating colony of 1 or more species of prokaryotes that engage in metabolic cooperation (slime on a lake, grime on teeth)

26
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What are obligate aerobes?

A

use oxygen for cellular respiration

27
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What are obligate anaerobes?

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fermentation/use of molecules that are not oxygen like NO3. Oxygen is poisonous to them.

28
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What is metabolic cooperation?

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-singles cells that can’t carry out 2 processes at once
-enables access to additional resources
-occurs in biofilms

29
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What are nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria?

A

photosynthetic cells that make sugar

30
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What are heterocysts?

31
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What process do prokaryotes use to reproduce?

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binary fission

32
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What prevents reproduction in prokaryotes?

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-depleted nutrients + metabolic wastes
-competition
-predators

33
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What is mutualism?

A

a relationship where both species benefit

34
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What is commensalism?

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a relationship where one species benefits while the other is not benefited nor harmed

35
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What is parasitism?

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a relationship where one species benefits while the other is harmed

36
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What is symbiosis?

A

when two species live in close contact

37
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What is bioremediation

A

a process using living organisms to remove pollutants from soil, air, and water

38
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How do prokaryotes have a high level of genetic diversity?

A

rapid reproduction, mutations, and genetic recombination

39
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What is genetic recombination?

A

the combining of DNA from 2 sources

40
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What horizontal gene transfer?

A

the movement of genes from one organism to another

41
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What are the three mechanisms in horizontal gene transfer?

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  1. Transformation
  2. Transduction
  3. Conjugation
42
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What is transformation?

A

the uptake of foreign DNA from surroundings

43
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What is transduction?

A

bacteriophages carry prokaryotic genes from one host cell to another

44
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What is conjugation?

A

The DNA transfer between 2 prokaryotes

45
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What are proteobacteria?

A

-Aerobes/anaerobes
-gram-negative
-has five sub-groups (alpha, beta, gamma, delta, and epsilon)

46
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What are sister bacteria?

A

chlamydia, spriochetes, cyanobacteria, gram-positive

47
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What are the four stages of early life on earth?

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  1. The abiotic synthesis of small/organic molecules
  2. The abiotic joining of small organic molecules into macromolecules
  3. The packaging of these molecules to protocells
  4. The origin of self-replication molecules

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