Chapter 3 - Kingdom Monera And Protista Flashcards
Define obligate anaerobe
Clostridium spirillum, can only grow in the absence of oxygen
Define obligate aerobe
Some bacteria, like those that cause tuberculosis, must have oxygen to survive
Define facultative anaerobes
The majority of bacteria-they can survive and grow with or without oxygen
Explain fermentation
When oxygen is absent, both obligate and facultative anaerobes obtain energy by fermentation. A chemical change caused by bacteria and yeasts in which a carbohydrate, usually a sugar, is changed to ethyl alcohol and CO2.
What are the products of fermentation?
CO2 and alcohol
Define parasite
Those that take their food from living organisms
Define taxonomy
A way of grouping organisms based on similar characteristics. Ex: all vertebrates have a backbone
Define prokaryote
Organisms which lack a true nucleus and membrane bound organelles
Define eukaryote
Organisms that have a true membrane bound nucleus and membrane bound organelles
Define autotroph
Organisms that can make their own food
Define heterotroph
Organisms that cannot make their own food. They use autotrophs as a food source.
State the order of the classification system
Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species
What is the most general category of the classification system?
Kingdom
What is the most specific category of the classification system?
Species
Explain binomial nomenclature
We write the Genus name with a capital letter and the species name with a lower case letter. Both genus and species names are either underlined or italicized.
5 main characteristics of bacteria:
- Prokaryotes - this is the only prokaryotic kingdom
- Unicellular
- No membrane bound organelles in cytoplasm
- Single circular chromosome
- Reproduces by binary fission “splitting in two” -all bacteria undergo this form of asexual reproduction
What is a pili used for?
Movement
What is a cell wall used for?
Structure, support and protection of bacteria
What is cytoplasm?
Fluid part around organelles
What does a ribosome do?
Make proteins
What is a flagellum used for?
Movement
What is a chromosome
Circular DNA-genetic information
What are the two sub kingdoms of monera?
Subkingdom archaebacteria and subkingdom eubacteria
Explain subkingdom archaebacteria
Resemble first life forms on earth
Primitive
Define extremophiles
Able to live in extreme conditions
Define thermophiles
Able to survive in extreme temperature
Define halophiles
Very salty
Define acidiophiles
Very acidic
Define alkaliphiles
Very basic
Define methanogens
Methane gas
Explain subkingdom eubacteria
Largest group of monerans
Majority of bacteria
Most are decomposers/heterotrophs/saprophytes
Some photosynthesize like cyanobacteria or chemosynthesize
Explain how bacteria reproduce in binary fission (asexual)
When a bacterium has grown so that it has nearly doubled in size, it replicates it’s DNA and divides in half producing two identical daughter cells.
Why is binary fission an asexual form of reproduction?
Because binary fission does not involve the exchange or recombination of genetic information
Explain how bacteria reproduce in conjugation (sexual)
During conjugation, a long bridge of protein forms between and connects two bacterial cells. The plasmid from one cell called the donor is transferred to the other cell called the recipient, through this bridge. When the process is complete, the recipient cell has a different set of genes from those it had before conjugation occurred. The new combinations of genes increase genetic diversity in that population of bacteria.
Name 2 bacteria that undergo conjugation
Salmonella and escherichia coli
What are endospores and why are the important?
Some bacteria of the bacilli type have adapted to survival during unfavourable conditions by forming dormant or resting cells known as endospores. The endospores is formed inside a bacterial cell and are resistant to heat and aren’t easily destroyed.
How can bacteria move?
Some bacteria are propelled by means of one or more flagella. Others lash, snake, or spiral forward. Still others glide slowly along a layer of slime-like material that they secrete themselves. And there are some bacteria that do not move at all.
Explain respiration in bacteria: aerobic respiration
Oxygen and glucose to give bacteria energy
Explain respiration in bacteria: photosynthesis
Bacteria convert CO2 and water into carbohydrates by using the energy from sunlight.
Explain respiration in bacteria: fermentation
The products of fermentation are CO2 and alcohol. During fermentation, different groups of bacteria produce a wide array of organic compounds such as ethyl alcohol, lactic acid, acetone, acetic acid, and methane. (Methane is the main component of natural gas)