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Exam 2 (Ch. 5, 6, 13) Flashcards

1
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What is metabolism?

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The buildup and breakdown of nutrients within a cell.

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2
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Describe the two types of pathways of metabolism

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catabolic - break down macromolecules into simple ones, releasing energy
anabolic - build up macromolecules by combining simple ones, using energy

catabolic reactions provide the energy needed for anabolic reactions

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3
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Tue or false: Many metabolic pathways can be beneficial rather than pathogenic

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True

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4
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metabolic pathways are determined by

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enzymes

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5
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what do catalysts do in chemical reactions?

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speed up chemical reactions without being altered

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6
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what do enzymes do in chemical reactions?

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  • enzymes are biological catalysts; speed up the reaction
  • act on a specific substrate
  • lower the activation energy
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7
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substrate contacts the enzyme’s active site to form ____

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an enzyme substrate complex

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8
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Substrate is transformed and rearranged into ___ which are released from the enzyme

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products

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9
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competitive inhibitors fill the ___ of an enzyme and compete with the ___

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active site, substrate

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10
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Noncompetitive inhibitors interact with the ___

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allosteric site

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11
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what is feedback inhibition?

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when an enzyme’s activity is inhibited by the enzyme’s end product

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12
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oxidation: ___ of electrons

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removal

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13
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reduction: ___ of electrons

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gain

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14
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what is a redox reaction?

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an oxidation reaction paired with a reduction reaction

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15
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ATP is generated by the ___ of ADP with the input of energy

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phosphorylation

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16
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what generates ATP?

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The phosphorylation of ADP with the input of energy

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17
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describe oxidative phosphorylation

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electrons are transferred from one electron carrier to another along the electron transport chain on a membrane that releases energy to generate ATP

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18
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what is photophosphorylation?

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light energy is converted to ATP during oxidation from chlorophyll

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19
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most microorganisms oxidize ___ as primary energy source

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carbohydrates

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20
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what are the three stages of the breakdown of carbohydrates?

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  • glycolysis
  • citric acid cycle
  • electron transport chain
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21
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Summarize glycolysis

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first phase - glucose is broken down to glyceraldehyde and uses energy
second phase - glyceraldehyde is broken down to 2 pyruvate and releases energy in the form of ATP and NADH

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22
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summarize acetyl-coA synthesis

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  • pyruvic acid (from glycolysis) is oxidized and decarboxylation (loss of co2) occurs
  • the resulting two-carbon compound attached to coenzyme A attaches to coenzyme A, forming acetyl coA and NADH
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23
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what is decarboxylatiob?

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loss of co2

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24
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what is aerobic respiration?

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  • the production of energy from food in the presence of oxygen
  • glucose + oxygen –> carbon dioxide + water + atp
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25
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in anaerobic respiration, the final electron acceptor in the electron transport chain is not __

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O2

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26
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which yields more energy, aerobic or anaerobic respiration?

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aerobic

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27
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what are three molecules that can be the final electron acceptors in anaerobic respiration?

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-NO3-
-SO4 2-
CO3 2-

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28
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true or false: fermentation does not require oxygen

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true

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29
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does fermentation release or use energy?

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release

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30
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fermentation uses a ___ molecule as the final electron acceptor

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organic

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31
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describe homolactic and heterolactic fermentation

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homolactic - produces lactic acid

heterolactic -produces lactic acid and/or other compounds

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32
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summarize alcohol fermentation

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  • 2 pyruvate (from glycolysis) is used to produce co2 and ethanol
  • acetaldehyde acts as an electron acceptor and the 2 NADH is oxidized to 2 NAD+
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33
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summarize lactic acid fermentation

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  • 2 pyruvate (from glycolysis) is used to produce 2 lactate

- pyruvate acts as an electron acceptor allowing NADH to be oxidized to NAD+

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34
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where does each glycolysis process occur in the cell?

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citric acid - mitochondria
fermentation - cytoplasm
etc - mitochondria

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35
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what are physical requirements for growth?

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  • temperature
  • ph
  • osmotic pressure
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36
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what are chemical requirements for growth?

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  • carbon
  • nitrogen, sulfur, phosphorous
  • trace elements
37
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how does temperature affect growth?

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  • affects 3-d structure of proteins
  • if too low, membranes become rigid and fragile
  • if too high, membranes become too fluid
38
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describe the groups of microorganisms classified by their preferred temperature

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psychrophiles - cold
psychrotrophs - cold tolerant
mesophiles - moderate
thermophiles - hot
hyperthermophiles - extreme hot
39
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describe the groups of microorganisms classified by their preferred ph

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acidophiles - 1
neutrophiles - 6.5 - 7.5
alkaliphiles - 11.5

40
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describe hypertonic, hypotonic, and isotonic environments

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hypertonic - higher concentration in solute than in the cell
hypotonic - lower concentration in solute than in the cell
isotonic - equal concentrations in solute and cell

41
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hypertonic solutions cause ___

A

plasmolysis

42
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toxic forms of oxygen are highly reactive and excellent ___ agents

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oxidizing

43
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what does oxidation do?

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cause irreparable damage

44
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what are two toxic forms of oxygen?

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superoxide radicals o2-

peroxide anion h2o2

45
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describe the types of bacteria classified by their oxygen requirements

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obligate aerobes - require oxygen
facultative anaerobes - grow via fermentation or anaerobic respiration when oxygen is not available
obligate anaerobes - unable to use oxygen and most are harmed by it
aerotolerant anaerobes - tolerate but can’t use oxygen
microaerophiles - require oxygen concentration lower than air

46
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what is quorum testing?

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bacterial communication to control gene expression based on the number of individuals in the population

47
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which enzymes are used to get rid of radicals?

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sod, catalase

48
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what is biofilm?

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  • slime produced by bacteria for protection from harmful environments
  • used to share nutrients
  • involved in 70% of infections
49
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what are the steps of binary fission?

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  • cell elongates and dna is replicated
  • plasma membrane begins to constrict and new wall is made
  • cross-wall forms, completely separating the two dna copies
  • cell separates
50
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what is generation time?

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  • the time required for a cell to divide (one round of binary fission)
  • binary fission doubles the number of cells each generation
51
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describe the phases of growth

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lag - no increase in number, intense protein synthesis
log - active division, exponential increase in number
stationary - bacteria approach carrying capacity, nutrients are being depleted
death - waste accumulates and nutrients are exhausted

52
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describe chemically defined media and complex media

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chemically defined - exact chemical composition is known

complex - extracts of yeast meat, plants; composition varies. ex. nutrient broth/agar

53
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why is the streak plate method used?

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to isolate pure cultures

54
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how many cfu’s should be counted on one plate?

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30-300

55
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what kind of plate method allows microorganisms to grow on the surface and within the medium?

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pour plate

56
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what kind of plate method makes it easy to count bacteria

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spread plate

57
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true or false: viruses are acellular

A

true

58
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what size are viruses?

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20 nm to 1000 nm

59
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the spectrum of host cells that a virus can infect is called __

A

host range

60
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the host range is determined by __

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specific host attachment sites and cellular factors

61
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viruses that can infect bacteria are called __

A

bacteriophages

62
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what is a virion?

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a fully developed viral particle

63
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a protein coat on a virion that encases genetic material is called a ___

A

capsid

64
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what are capsomeres?

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the subunits of a capsid

65
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how does a virus acquire an envelope?

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from the host cell

66
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describe the lytic and lysogenic cycles

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lytic - phage causes lysis and death of the host cell. generalized transduction
lysogenic - phage dna is incorporates in the host dna. phage conversion. specialized transduction

67
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describe the steps of the lytic cycle

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attachment - phage attaches by the tail fibers to the host cell
penetration - phage lysozyme opens the cell wall; tail sheath contracts to force the tail core and dna into the cell
biosynthesis - production of phage dna and proteins
maturation(assembly) - assembly of phage particles
release - phage lysozyme breaks the cell walls

68
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what is a prophage

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inserted phage dna

69
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the lysogenic cycle results in ___ in which the host cell exhibits new properties

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phage conversion

70
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what is transduction?

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the transfer of genetic information from one cell to another via a bacteriophage

71
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generalized vs specialized transduction

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generalized - a random piece of bacterial chromosome dna is transferred by the phage during the lytic cycle

specialized - a specific piece of bacterial chromosome is transferred, occurs at the end of lysogenic cycle

72
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describe the steps of the lysogenic cycle

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integration - prophage exists in galactose-using host
excision - phage genome excises, carrying with it the adjacent gal gene from the host
infection - phage infects cell that cannot utilize galactose (lacking gal gene)
recombination - along with the prophage, the bacterial gal gene becomes integrated into the new host’s dna

73
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describe the steps of multiplication of animal viruses

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attachment
entry - by endocytosis, or fusion, direct penetration
uncoating by viral or host enzymes
biosynthesis - production of nucleic acid and proteins
maturation - nucleic acid and capsid proteins assemble
release by budding or rupture/lysis

74
Q

during biosynthesis, viruses synthesize capsid and other proteins in the cytoplasm using ___

A

host cell enzymes

75
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what are the two host cell enzymes that viruses use for biosynthesis

A

ssDNA

dsDNA

76
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describe the two strands of ssRNA

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ssRNA +(sense)
ssRNA -(antisense)
-complimentary strands
-positive acts as mRNA to make viral proteins
-negative needs RdRp (polymerase) to make + strand

77
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what is a retrovirus?

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-virus that uses reverse transcriptase to transcribe dna from rna

78
Q

abnormal, pathogenic agents that are transmissible and found in the brain are called ___

A

prions

79
Q

true or false: prions are viruses

A

false

80
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what are ways that prions are transmissible?

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ingestion
transplant
surgical instruments

81
Q

what are PrPc and PrPsc?

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prpc - normal prion protein, on the cell surface

prpsc - misfolded version of prion protein, scrapie form, accumulates in the brain and forms plaques

82
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what are the two lifecycles for viruses

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lytic and lysogenic

83
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summarize the citric acid cycle

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the acetyl group from acetyl coA attaches to oxaloacetate to produce citrate. citrate is oxidized to produce two co2. atp, nadh and fadh2 is also produced

84
Q

What is the fate of pyruvate in an organism that uses aerobic respiration

A

it is converted to acetyl coa

85
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___ uses an organic molecule as the final electron acceptor

A

fermentation

86
Q

what molecule is used to transport electrons to the etc in aerobic respiration?

A

nadh

87
Q

true or false - cyclic photophosphorylation leads to o2 production

A

false

88
Q

in prokaryotes, the etc is located in the

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plasma membrane

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