Kingdoms Flashcards

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1
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What are the 3 domains of life?

A

Bacteria, Archaea, Eukarya

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What are Eukaryotes (in relation to Bacteria and Archaea)?

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Eukaryotes are a fusion between Archaea and Bacteria

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3
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Describe the DNA of a Prokaryote cell.

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The DNA is free inside the cell (a strand of DNA)

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Describe the membrane of Bacterias.

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Unbranched fatty acids

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Describe the membrane of Archaeas.

A

Branched fatty acids (or isoprene chains)

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What am I describing? : Streches of DNA within a gene that are not used to make a gene product.

A

Introns

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Introns are : 1._____ in bacterial genes

                 2. \_\_\_\_ in Eukarya genes
                 3. \_\_\_\_in Archaea genes
A
  1. absent
  2. present
  3. present
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8
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What are Ribosomes?

A

Structures inside cells used to synthesize proteins

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9
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Give the ribosome size of :

  1. Archaea
  2. Bacteria
  3. Eukaryotes
  4. Prokaryotes
A
  1. 70s
  2. 70s
  3. 80s
  4. 70s (lol)
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10
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Internal Membranes are only found in ______’s organelles. (Eukaryotes or Prokaryotes)

A

Eukaryotes

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Describe the typical Eukaryote cell.

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  • DNA stored in nucleus
  • with cytoskeleton
  • genes with introns
  • some with cell walls
  • membrane-bound organelles
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12
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Describe the membrane of Eukaryote cells.

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Unbranched fatty acids

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13
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What is symbiosis?

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Interaction between 2 different organisms living in close physical association

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14
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What is endosymbiosis?

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Symbiosis in which one of the symbiotic organisms lives inside the other

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15
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Which type of cell stays single cell organisms?

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Prokaryotic cells

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16
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Explain binary fission.

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The chromosome is replicated and the 2 resulting copies separate from one another, due to the growth of the cell.
The Prokaryote is then pinched inward resulting in 2 cells (which are clones)