Chapter 7 Flashcards
How do eukaryotic cells reproduce?
asexually or sexually
Haploid
one
Diploid
two
Bacteria and Archaea reproduce how?
asexually (binary fission, budding, filamnetous)
What do bacterial and archaeal reproduction result in?
haploid cells
How do most bacteria divide?
binary fission
What are the two pathways for bacterial cell cycle?
DNA replication and partition
Cytokinesis
What is the shape of most bacterial chromosomes?
circular
Acronym for chromosomes replication and partitioning?
STRO
Where is the site at which replication begins?
“S”ingle origin of replication
Where is the site at which replication is terminated?
“T”erminus
What is the group of proteins needed for DNA synthesis?
“R”eplisome
How do origins move during replication?
to opposite ends of the cell
What is the formation of cross walls between daughter cells?
septation
What are the steps to cytokinesis?
Selection site
assembly of Z ring
assembly of cell wall machinery
construction of cell and septum formation
What is the Z ring composed of?
Protein FtsZ
What is the shape of the protein FtsZ?
tubulin homologue
How is the Z ring formed?
through polymerization
How is the divisome protein formed?
- Z rings are anchored to p.m
- Machinery is assembled
- the z ring is constructed, invagination of the p.m. and synthesis of septal wall completes division
How does peptidoglycan help with cellular growth and cell shape?
PBPs link PPG strands and catalyze degradation for new growth
What do autolysins do?
PBP enzymes that degrade PPG at site where new ones are added
Cocci divisome forms PPG only where?
at the septum
What determines the site for new cell growth?
FtsZ rings
What determines the shape of vibrio cells?
crescentin
What is crescentin?
intermediate filament homologue
What grow under harsh conditions?
Extremophiles
What is the osmotic concentration of hypotonic solution?
lower osmotic concentration
What happens in a hypotonic solution
water enters the cell, swells, and may burst
What is the osmotic concentration of hypertonic solutions?
higher osmotic concentration
What happens in a hypertonic solution?
water leaves the cell, shrinkage
What allows solutes to leave the cell, which reduces the osmotic concentration?
mechanosensitive channels in the plasma membrane
Halophiles grow optimally in the presence of what?
NaCl (0.2)
Extreme halophiles grow optimally in the presence of NaCl plus what?
K (2 and 6.2)
Why do extreme halophiles needed higher concentrations?
to maintain cell wall, proteins, and p.m
A lower water activity means what?
that most of it is bound
What is the ph for acidophiles?
0-5.5
What is the pH for neutrophiles?
5.5-7
What is the pH for alkaliphiles?
8.5-11
What is the internal pH of most microbes?
neutral
How due microbes tolerate acid?
pump protons out of the cell
How do many microorganisms change the pH of their habitat?
produce acidic and waste products
What can high temperatures inhibit?
enzyme functions
Temperature range for psychrophiles?
0-20 C
Temperature range for psychotrophs?
0-35 C