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Define polar molecule

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Has a negative and positive end, uneven distribution of charges

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What important characteristics does water exhibit because of this polar nature?

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. Forms 4 hydrogen bonds with nearby water molecules

a. Hugh boiling point (100 degrees)- mainly liquid state

b. Ice is less dense than water-insulating layer in ponds and streams

  1. Good solvent for charged or polar molecules
  2. Synthesis and dehydration reactions
  3. Excellent temperature buffer-due to bonds helps maintain a constant temperature
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How are these characteristics important to living organisms?

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Without water, all living things would be dead. Temperature changes would be too much. Without Solvent abilities, we would not be able to dissolve substances.

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How does an inorganic molecule differ from an organic molecule? Which type of molecule makes up 99% of living matter? Why?

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Organic molecules are large, more complex, and always have carbon and hydrogen while an inorganic molecule is the opposite. organic molecules make up 99% of living matter because carbon atoms can combine in a large number of ways with other carbon atoms and atoms of other elements.

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How does an acid differ from a base (what do they dissociate into)?

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An acid is a hydrogen ion donor (dissociates into H+), while a base is a hydrogen ion acceptor (dissociates into OH-).

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what is a salt

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A salt is a substance that dissociates in water, neither of which is H+ or OH-.

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What are the four major classes of organic molecules?

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carbohydrate, lipids, proteins, nucleic acids

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What are the functions of carbohydrate

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  1. (CH2O)n- 2:1- hydrogen to oxygen

a. Functions: the building block of DNA or part of block

b. Structural: for cell wall- cellulose, peptidoglycan

c. Synthesis of amino acids and fats

d. Food reserves as glycogen

e. energy

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what are the functions of lipids

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  1. fats or triglycerides or phospholipids, in general, nonpolar

a. Structure of plasma membranes-phospholipid

b. Energy storage form-fats

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what are functions of proteins

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  1. 50 % dry weight of cell

a. Enzymes- lower activation energy

b. Transport proteins- move substances in and out of cell

c. Toxins and bacteriocins- defense mechanisms

d. In movement-flagella

e. In structure- cell wall

f. In regulation- hormones

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what are functions of nucleic acids

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a. DNA-blue print for cell

b. RNA- role in protein production

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What are the building blocks of proteins?

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A. Amino acids (20)

B. Joined by peptide bonds

C. Levels of protein structure

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List, describe, and identify (from picture), the levels of the protein structure.

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  1. Primary- sequence of amino acids (a polypeptide)
  2. Secondary- alpha (a) helix and beta (B) pleated sheet (H bonds)
  3. Tertiary- 3D structure (disulfide S-S bonds)
  4. Quaternary- 2 or more polypeptide chains
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What is the building block of a nucleic acid? Of a nucleotide?

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Nucleotides

Of a nucleotide:

  1. 5-carbon sugar- deoxyribose or ribose
  2. Base- adenine, guanine, cytosine, and thymine (uracil)
  3. phosphate
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What are the three basic shapes of bacterial cells?

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Coccus (sphere-shaped)

Bacillus (rod-shaped)

Spiral (spiral-shaped)

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Which shape is most resistant to drying and why?

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Coccus- has a low S/V ratio

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Which shape is most sensitive to drying and why?

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Spiral- high S/V ratio

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What is the difference between virulence and a virulence factor?

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Virulence- the degree to which a pathogen CAUSES disease

Virulence factor- component of an organism that determines its capacity to cause disease

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What is a prokaryotic glycocalyx?

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A sugar layer “coat” surrounding the cell

Made up of polysaccharides, polypeptides or both

Made inside cell

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What two types of glycocalyx can you find in bacteria?

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capsule

slime layer

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function of capsule

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Capsule

Firmly attached to cell wall

Protects cells from phagocytosis.

Attachment to tissue

food source

biofilm attachment

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function of slime layer

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Loosely attached to cell wall

Trap nutrients

biofilm attachment

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What is a eukaryotic glycocalyx? What is its function?

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Made up of carbohydrates covalently bound to the plasma membrane

Function:

Strengthen cell

Attachment

cell to cell recognition

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What is a flagellum, and what is its function

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Long appendages for propulsion.

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3 Basic Parts of Bacterial Flagella
Filament Hook Basal body
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Movement of bacterial Flagella
Prokaryotic- propellor movement; counter or clockwise Eukaryotic- Wavelike movement; sperm-like movement
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Protein comp & arrangement of bacterial flagella
Made up of amino acids that are joined together by a peptide bond Primary structure-sequence of amino acids (a polypeptide) Secondary structure-alpha helix and beta pleated sheet (H bonds) Tertiary structure-#3D structures (Disulfide S-S bonds) Quaternary structure- two or more peptide chains
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difference between flagella composition
Eukarya - Enclosed by plasma membrane - Internal microtubules 9+2 arrangement - Long microtubule made of tubulin protein Prokarya - Antigen (Ag) (immune system stimuli) - H Ag- Flagella - O Ag- LPS - K Ag- Capsule
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What are the taxonomic divisions based on number and position of flagella?
Monotrichous-single flagellum Amphitrichous- Flagella tuft @ each pole Lophotrichouos- Flagella tuft @ 1 pole Peritrichous- Flagella covering whole surface
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What is taxis? What are two types of taxis?
Bacterial movement 1. Chemotaxis- chemical stimuli 2. Phototaxis- Light stimuli
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What is an axial filament? How does it differ from flagella? In what type of bacteria do you find axial filaments?
Internal Flagella- a drill like structure wrapped around the cilia (drills through tissue to escape immune cells) - Flagella causes movement; axial filament only allows for movement - Only in spirochete bacteria
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Compare and contrast fimbriae and pili (make-up and function).
Similarities · Short hair like appendages · Used for attachment · Gram negative only · Composed of pilin protein · Shorter-thinner than flagella Differences Fimbriae - Polar position or over whole surface - 100/cell - Function in adherence - Biofilm formation Pili - Longer than fimbriae - 1-2 per cell - Twitching motility - “Sex function” Transfer DNA (conjugation)
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What is the function of the cell wall?
Resist osmotic pressure, protects membrane and interior from inverse environmental changes, anchorage for flagella, contributes to ability to cause disease for some species, site of action for some antibiotics, and used to differentiate bacteria
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What is the cell wall mainly composed of? Be specific in the parts which make up this main component also.
The major component is peptidoglycan, made up of a disaccharide attached to polypeptides to form a lattice around the plasma membrane. Disaccharides are N-acetylglucosamine (NAG) and N-acetylmuramic (NAM) Pentapeptides are five amino acids that are attached to NAM that are cross-linked with peptide cross bridge
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What is teichoic acid? What type of bacteria do you find it in? What is its function
Alcohol and phosphate parts Found only in Gram + cells Regulates cations in and out of the cell, regulates autolysins that degrade the cell wall, antigenic specifically for identification, and anchors the cell wall to the plasma membrane
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What is lipopolysaccharide? What type of bacteria do you find it in? What does this molecules act as in the human body?
A molecule that has both lipid and polysaccharide parts that is found in Gram – cells In humans, this is capable of producing fever, blood clots, weakness, shock, and even death due to hemorrhagic shock
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What is a porin? What type of bacteria do you find it in?
Channels for small anionic compounds or amino acids that are found only in Gram - cells
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What is lysozyme? What is its function?
An enzyme that breaks down the NAM-NAG backbone in Gram + cells in order to destroy the cell wall
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What is penicillin? What is its function? Where is its specific site of action (figure)? What type of bacteria is it more active against and why?
Antibiotic that prevents crosslinking from occurring (synthesis of call wall) Target the crosslinking between chains of polypeptides that is found in the peptidoglycan More active against Gram + because it does not allow the forming of new cell walls but for Gram – the outer membrane blocks the penicillin from entering the peptidoglycan
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What is the function of the plasma membrane? What is it composed of to contribute to these functions? What is the fluid mosaic model?
The function is to separate the environment from self, selectively permeable, ATP production in prokaryotes, and contain carbohydrates for eukaryotes Made of a phospholipid bilayer and proteins States that phospholipids and proteins move laterally and freely
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Compare and contrast passive and active process transport mechanisms?
Passive transport No energy is required and moves with the concentration gradient Uses simple diffusion for small molecules and osmosis for water May use channel and protein carriers for larger molecules Active process Energy required because of the movement against the concentration gradient Uses active transport- 1 protein not changed during or group translocation- multiple proteins and molecule is changed
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Compare and contrast simple diffusion, osmosis, facilitated diffusion, active transport, and group translocation.
Simple diffusion- movement of small molecules Osmosis- the movement of water across the membrane down a concentration gradient Facilitated diffusion- transport of larger molecules like amino acids with a concentration gradient by using a plasma membrane protein Active transport- a single protein is required, and the molecule is not changed during transport Group translocation- multiple proteins may be required and molecule is changed during transport. Does not occur in eukaryotic cells
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Define isotonic, hypotonic, and hypertonic. Diagram a cell in each solution and the general solute and H2O concentrations and net movement of water.
Isotonic- solution with the same solution concentration as inside of the cell. Water will stay equal, net change=0, and water will go in and out of the cell equally Hypotonic- Solution with a lower solute concentration than the inside of the cell. Water will go into the cell, cell may grow Hypertonic- solution with a higher solute concentration than the inside of the cell. Water will leave the cell due to osmosis, cell may shrink
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What is the cytoplasm? What is the main component of the cytoplasm?
Contains proteins, carbohydrates, lipid, inorganic molecules, and low-molecular weight compounds, various organelles 80% water
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Compare and contrast the genome of the prokaryote and the eukaryote.
Prokaryotes-singular chromosome, circular, no histones (other proteins), found in nucleoid, plasmids Eukaryotes-multiple chromosomes, linear, histones, found in nucleus, no plasmids (generally)
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What is a plasmid? What is the function of a plasmid? In what type of cells would you find them?
Small, circular, extra chromosomal DNA that replicates independently of chromosomes Can be transferred by conjugation and carries gene resistance and metabolism genes Used as a cloning vector in biotechnology
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What is a ribosome? What is the function of a ribosome?
Site of protein synthesis that is composed of proteins and rRNA Main target for antibiotics because they are different in eukaryotes and prokaryotes (80s and 70s)
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What is an inclusion body and what is its function?
Reserve deposits that are excess compounds insoluble in water that hold phosphates, sulfur, lipid compounds, etc.
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What is an endospore? In what type of cells do you find them?
“resting” cell that is unique to bacteria
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Under what conditions are endospores formed by bacteria?
Cells detect some environmental change and then form endospores
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What is the structure of an endospore?
Dehydrated, durable spore coat, contains DNA of a cell, Dipicolinic acid, no metabolic reactions
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How can endospores be important in taxonomy?
Classified based on where the endospore forms (terminal-to one side; central-in the middle; subterminal- in between terminal and central)
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Provide some information about the Schaeffer-Fulton staining.
Drive malachite green into spore with heat Rinse with water Counterstain with safranin Cells are stained reddish pink and endospores are green
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What are some characteristics of endospores?
enable bacteria to lie dormant for extended periods, even centuries. When the environment becomes more favorable, the endospore can reactivate itself to the vegetative state.
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How is sporulation different between bacteria and fungi?
Bacteria- gram-negative, rod-shaped, aerobic Fungi- various sizes, shapes, and other surfaces

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