Eukaryotic Microbes Flashcards

Learn vocabulary and concepts associated with microbes and endosymbiosis

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Nucleus

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Contains DNA
Decoupled transcription and translation in eukaryotic cells

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Mitochondrion

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Membrane-bound organelles that generate cell energy ATP

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Chloroplast

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Organelle that does photosynthesis with chlorophyll

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Unicellular

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A single celled organism

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Colonial

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Incomplete cytokinesis
Cells remain attached
Individual reproduction

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Multicellular

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Division of labor
Needing more energy

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Equal Splitting

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Mitosis followed by cytokinesis

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Budding

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Outgrowth of a new cell from the surface of an old cell

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Multiple Fission

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Splitting into more than 2 cells

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Spores

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Specialized cells that are capable of growing into a new individual

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Haplontic

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Expansion of the haploid phase with a diploid zygote

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Diplontic

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Expansion of diploid phase only with haploid gametes

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Alternation of generations

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Expansion of haploid and diploid through mitosis

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Phagocytosis

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Eukaryotic cells are able to ingest macroparticles using their cytoskeleton
Archaea use ESP and actin genes

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15
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Amoeba

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Unicellular eukaryotic microbe that has no definite shape and has amoeboid movement

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Endosymbiosis

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Mitochondria and chloroplasts were once bacteria that were consumed

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Cyanobacteria

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Captured bacteria that formed the chloroplast
(Secondary)

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Proteobacteria

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Captured bacteria that formed the mitochondria (Primary)

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Opisthokonts

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Flagellum single and posterior
Unicellular, Multicellular, and Colonial

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Dinoflagellates

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Marine/Freshwater
Primary producers
Two flagella
Endosymbionts in corals and invertebrates

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Apical complex

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Non photosynthetic plastid used by apicomplexans to enter host cells (parasites)

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Toxoplasmosis

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Affects human through cat feces
Two different hosts throughout life cycle

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Stramenophiles

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2 Flagella
Unicellular, Colonial, and Multicellular
Secondary endosymbiosis plastid

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Oomycetes

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Water mold
Lost chloroplast
Once classified as fungi
Absorptive heterotroph

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Malaria

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Mosquito –> Human
Plasmodium falciparum
Apicomplexan

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Plasmodial slime mold

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Phagocytosis feeding
Form spores on fruiting bodies
Found cool/moist habitat
Multinucleate cell (motile)

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Cellular slime mold

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Motile cell individual
Phagocytosis
Multicellular fruiting body
Each cell retains own plasma membrane and individuality

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Flagellum

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A tail that enables many bacteria type organisms movement (swim)

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Cilia

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Small hairs found on surface of certain cells on bacteria like small organisms that help with movement

30
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Lynn Margulis

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Cells of the kingdoms protist, fungi, plants, and animals developed their endosymbiotic organelles from symbiosis with different bacteria lineages

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