FMB - Lecture 2 Flashcards
CELL THEORY
- All organisms are made up of one or more cells.
- Cells are the basic unit of structure and organization that perform life functions.
- All cells derived from pre-existing cells.
The ___________ grew out of the work of many scientists and improvements in the microscope. Many scientist contributed to this.
Cell Theory
First to see cells (corks cells) in a microscope.
Robert Hooke
First to see organisms moving in pond water he place under microscope (animalcules).
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
1838 - Concluded all plants were made of cells.
Matthias Schleiden
1839 - Concluded all animals are made up of cells.
Theodor Schwann
1855 - New cells can only be produced from the division of existing cells. This completed the 3rd statement of the new “Cell Theory” of life.
Rudolf Virchow
________ small unit which exhibits all the characteristics of life.
Cell
Basic structural, functional, and biological unit of all known organism.
Cell
Functions of Cell
- Basic unit of life.
- Synthesis molecules.
- Communication.
- Cell metabolism and energy use.
- Reproduction and inheritance of (DNA).
French Biologist that first distinguish prokaryote and eukaryote 1937.
Edouard Chatton
Prenucleus
Prokaryote
True nucleus
Eukaryote
Three Domains of Life by Carl Woese
Archaea, Bacteria, Eukarya
SIZE
Average size.
- 0.2 - 2.0 micrometer in diameter.
- 2 - 8 micrometer in length.
SHAPE
Basic shape.
- Spherical coccus
- Rod-shaped bacillus
- Spiral shaped
- Vibrio - comma shaped
- Sprillum - wavy shaped
- Spirochetes - cork screw shaped
_____ are much smaller that eukaryortic cells.
Bacteria
Shape of the bacterium is determined by _______.
Heredity
ARRANGEMENTS
Pairs
- Diplococci
- Diplobacilli
ARRANGEMENTS
Chains
- Streptococci
- Streptobacilli
ARRANGEMENTS
Clusters
- Tedrad
- Sarcinae
- Staphylococci
The substances that surrounds the cell. It is viscous and gelatinous polymer that contains polysaccharides and polypeptide.
Glycocalix
It is outside the cell wall and can protect cell against dehydration. It’s viscosity may inhibit the movement of nutrients out of the cell.
Glycocalix
If the substances is organized and firmly attached to the cell wall and can be seen through negative staining.
Capsule
Unorganized and unattached. The source of nutrition and is also a biofilm.
Slime layer
Degree of a pathogen that cause disease.
Bacterial Virulence
Capsule also prevent phagocytosis.
glycocalix
Protect, facilitate, and enables the cell to survive.
Extracellular polymeric substance.
This is located outside the cell wall. Half of the know bacteria are motile and capable of movement because of this.
Flagella
Three basic parts of Flagella.
- Filament
- Hook
- Basal body
Constant in diameter. Contains flagellin (protein) arranged in several chains that intertwined and form a helix around a hollow core.
Filament
Support the filament and the basal body.
Hook
Anchor flagella in the cell wall and plasma membrane.
Basal Body
Contains single flagella.
Monotrichous
Both side of the bacteria have flagella
Amphitrichous
Tough of flagella from one pole.
Lophotrichous
Flagella is distributed on the entire cell.
Peritrichous
Bacteria that lacks flagella and no projections.
Atrichous
The ability of an organism to move by or by itself.
Motility
One direction or smooth movement of bacteria.
Swim or run
Interrupted change of direction.
Tumble
Advantage of motility.
It enables the bacteria to move towards a favorable environment or away from an adverse one.
Function of motility.
Rotate flagella to run or tumble.
The movement of a bacterium towards or away a particular stimulus.
Taxis
Four types of taxis.
- Chemicals
- Light
- Attractant / +
- Repellent / -
Stimuli taxis of chemicals.
Chemotaxis
Stimuli taxis of light.
Phototaxis
Flagellar proteins.
H-antigens
Useful for distinguishing among serovars within a species of gram-negative bacteria.
H-antigens
This chemotactic signal will go towards the stimulus.
Attractant
This chemotactic signal will tumble away from the stimulus.
Repellent
Motility structure of and archaean.
Archaella
Consist of glycoproteins
Archaellins
These are bacteria that have unique structure and motility because the move through axial filament.
Spirochetes
Other term for axial filament.
Endoflagella
Bundles of fibrils that arise at the ends of a cells beneath an outer sheet and spiral around the cell. (Anchored at one end of the cell.)
Endoflagella
Rotation causes cell to move. The type of movement is similar to the way a cork screw moves through a cork.
Axial filament
Use for attachment. Tiny hollow projections as they are used to attached bacteria to surfaces. It also does not involve movements.
Pili
Pili is composed of _____ that is subunit of proteins.
Pilin
Two kinds of Pili.
- Conjugation Pili or Sex Pili or F Pili
- Attachment Pili or Fimbriae
Can be found only in certain groups of bacteria. It attached two cells and responsible for the transfer of genetic materials.
Conjugation Pili
This help bacteria adhere to surface like cell surface. Could also contribute to the pathogenecity of certain bacteria.
Fimbriae
Complex semi-rigid structure which is responsible for the shape of the bacteria.
Cell wall
If the cell walls is digested away by a particular enzymes, it became ______ in shape.
Sperical
Prevents cell from bursting or osmotic lysis.
Cell wall
Point of anchorage of flagella.
Cell wall
Mirror the image of each other.
Sterioisomer
Gram positive cell wall characteristics.
- Thick peptidoglycan.
- Teichoic acids.
- In acid-fast cells, it contains mycolic acid.
Gram negative cell wall characteristics.
- This peptidoglycan.
- No teichoic acids but has lipopolysaccharide.
- Has an outer membrane.
Negative charge because of the phosphate group.
Teichoic Acid
Two types of Teichoic Acids.
- Lipoteichoic acid
- Wall teichoic acid
It pans the peptidoglycan layer until the plasma membrane.
Lipoteichoic acid
Linked in the peptidoglycan layer.
Wall teichoic acid
Movement of cation and responsible for antigenic specificity (easier to identify).
Teichoic Acid
Consist of one or very few layers of peptidoglycan but still consist of __________________.
Gram Negative: Outer Membrane
Outer Membrane
- Lipopolysaccharides, lipoproteins, phospholipids.
- Protection from phagocytes, complement, antibiotics
- Barrier to digestive enzymes such as lysozyme, detergents, heavy metals, bile salts, and certain dyes.
- Porins (proteins) form channels through membrane
Large complex molecule that contains lipids and carbs.
Lipopolysaccharide (LPS)
Lipid portion of the LPS and is embedded in the top layer of the outer membrane.
Lipid A
Its role is structural—to provide stability
core polysaccharide
It functions as an antigen. Also, it is useful for distinguishing species of gram- negative bacteria.
0 polysaccharide
Transport metabolite inside cytoplasm and mostly observed in gram negative bacteria.
Periplasmic Space
- A gap between the cell membrane and the cell wall
- Active area of cell metabolism
Periplasmic Space
Two types of atypical cell walls.
- Mycoplasmas
- Archaea
It is a unique plasma membrane and lacks cell walls. It also the smallest known bacteria that can grow and reproduce outside living host cells.
Mycoplasmas
Mycoplasmas have ______ in plasma membrane.
Sterols
They are wall-less and lacks D-amino acid.
Archaea
Archaea have wall of pseudomurein or __________________ intstead of NAM.
N-acetyltalosaminuronic acid
- Do not have cell wall, instead it has sterols.
- Presence of cell wall and mycolic acid.
- Mycoplasmas
- Mycobacterium
Gram positive bacteria that has thick with 60% lipid and contains much less peptidoglycan. It also has a waxy lipid in the form of mycolic acid.
Acid-fast bacteria
Catalyzes hydrolisis of the bonds between sugars and the repeating disaccharides.
Lysozyme
Digests disaccharide in peptidoglycan.
Lysozyme
_______ is a wall-less Gram positive cell. It is spherical and is still capable of carrying on metabolism.
Protoplast
_______ is a wall-less Gram-negative cell. It’s a spherical structure containing the cellular contents, plasma membrane, and remaining outer wall layer.
Spheroplast
Types of Antibiotics
- Penicillin (Gram +)
- Beta lactams (Gram -)
Inhibits peptide bridges in peptidoglycan.
Penicillin (Gram +)
L forms are wall-less cells that swell into irregular shapes.
Penicillin (Gram +): Proteus
It is a living membrane and forms boundary between cell and environment. Also, it is dynamic and constantly changing.
Plasma membrane or Cytoplasmic membrane
Proteins attached in carbohydrates.
glycoproteins
Lipids attached in carbohydrates.
glycolipids
Three components of Phospholipids.
- Glycerol
- Fatty acid tails
- Phosphate group
Have both hydrophilic heads and hydrophobic tails.
Amphipathic
Major Molecules of Phospholipid
- Lipids
- Cholesterol
Water-loving and is soluble in water. It is polar.
Hydrophilic Head
It is non-polar, water-fearing, and insoluble in water.
Hydrophobic Tails
Semi-permeable which indicates that certain molecules and ions are allowed to pass through the membrane.
Plasma membrane
Membrane is as viscous as olive oil. It allows membrane proteins to move freely enough to perform their functions without destroying the structure of the membrane.
Fluid Mosaic Model
Proteins move to function and phospholipids rotate and move laterally.
Fluid Mosaic Model
Functions of Plasma Membrane:
- Serve as a selective barrier through which materials enter and exit the cell.
- Selective permeability (semipermeable)
- Breakdown of nutrients and the
production of energy.
Catalyzing the chemical reactions that break
down nutrients and produce ATP.
Plasma Membrane
Photosynthetic pigments on folding called _______________.
chromatophores or thylakoids
The artifacts of Plasma membrane.
Mesosomes
It is vital to bacterial cells.
Plasma Membrane
Plasma Membrane distrupts:
- Alcohols
- Quaternary Ammonium - Disinfectants
- Polymyxins - Group of antibiotics that cause leakage of the intracellular contents that would lead to subsequent death of cells.
Substances cross the membrane from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration. Do not require the cell to expend energy
Passive
Examples of Passive:
- Diffusion
- Facilitated Diffusion
Require the use of energy in the form of ATP
to move substances from areas of low
concentration to areas of high concentration.
Active
Net (overall) movement of molecules or ions from an area of high concentration to an area of low concentration. EQUILIBRIUM – even distribution
Simple Diffusion
Integral membrane proteins function as channels or carriers that facilitate the movement of ions or large molecules across the plasma membrane -transporters or permeases.
Facilitated Diffusion
Movement of water across a selectively permeable membrane
Osmosis
The pressure needed to stop the movement of water across the membrane.
Osmotic pressure
Behavior of cells in fluid environment.
Tonicity
No net movement of water occurs.
Isotonic solution
Water moves into the cell resulting of swelling and bursting of cell.
Hypotonic solution
Water moves out of the cell, causing cytoplasm to shrink (plasmolysis).
Hypertonic solution
A process by which cells absorb external material by engulfing it with the cell membrane
Endocytosis
Is a form of active transport and bulk transport in which a cell transports molecules out of the cell. requires energy.
Exocytosis
Substances of the cell inside the plasma membrane. 80% is water, contains proteins particularly enzymes.
Cytoplasm
Thick aqueous soup of carbohydrates, proteins, lipids and inorganic salts and is surrounded with plasma membrane.
Cytoplasm
- Series of fibers in the cytoplasm
- MreB and ParM, cresetin, and FtsZ
- Cell division, cell shape, cell growth, DNA movement
Cytoskeleton
Polyribosomes
* Spherical, stain densely, and contain a large subunit and a small subunit.
Ribosomes
Serve as sites for protein synthesis.
Ribosomes.
Large subunit of ribosomes.
50s, 23s, and 5s
Small subunit of ribosomes.
30s and 16s
Contains a single long, continuous, and frequently circularly arranged thread of double-stranded DNA called the bacterial chromosome.
Nuclear region / Nucleoid
Carries all the information required for the cell’s structures and functions.
bacterial chromosome
CLOSE CIRCULAR CHROMOSOME
1989 – 2 circular chromosomes was observed
- Rhodobacter sphaeroides
- Agrobacterium rhizogenes
- Agrobacterium tumefaciens – one close one linear
- Brucella suis
- Vibrio cholerae – one large and 1⁄4 size of the first
Transferable and small circular molecule of DNA. Also known as jumping genes.
Plasmids and Integrons
Plasmids and Integrons carry genes for activities such as:
Antimicrobial resistance, toxins, enzymes
Can survive adverse environmental condition for a long period of time.
Endospores
- Resting cells
- Bacillus, Clostridium
- Resistant to desiccation,bheat, chemicals
Endospores
Endospore formation
Sporulation
Return to vegetative state
Germination
Macro-molecular network. Also known as murein.
Peptidoglycan
Polymer of disaccharide
*N-acetylglucosamine (NAG)
*N-acetylmuramic acid (NAM)
*Short peptide chain
Linked by polypeptides –adjacent rows
Peptidoglycan
They maintain a single shape.
Monomorphic
It has many shapes.
Pleomorphic
Easily remove from the membrane by maltreatments.
Peripheral proteins
This can be remove from the membrane only after distrupting the lipid bilayer.
Integral proteins
Penetrate the whole membrane completely.
Transmembrane proteins
Some ________ are channels that have pores and holes whicg substances enter and exit.
Integral proteins
Useful for distinguishing among serovars within a species of gram-negative bacteria.
H-atingens
PROKARYOTIC CELL
- Small and Simple
- Nucleus is absent
- Circular DNA
- Reproduced sexually and asexually
- Single haploid chromosome
EUKARYOTIC CELL
- Large and Complex
- Nucleus is preseny
- Linear DNA
- Reproduced sexually
- Paired diploid chromosome
Lipid Inclusions
Sulfur granules
Magnetosomes
Energy reserve lipids
Energy reserve
Iron oxide