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Lecture 2A: Introduction to the Microbial World Flashcards

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elements of microbial structure

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  • cytoplasmic (cell/plasma) membrane
  • cytoplasm
  • ribosomes
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barrier that separates the inside of the cell from the outside environment

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cytoplasmic (cell/plasma) membrane

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matrix of macromolecules, small organics, ions, and ribosomes inside cell, with water as the major component

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cytoplasm

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protein-synthesizing structures

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ribosomes

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no membrane-enclosed compartments (organelle), no nucleus

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prokaryotes (Bacteria and Archaea)

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  • plants, animals, algae, protozoa, fungi
  • contain organelles
  • DNA enclosed in a membrane-bound compartment = nucleus
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eukaryotes

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What is an organelle?

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  • sub-cellular
  • specialized function
  • morphologically and chemically
    consistent structure across life forms
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Distinguishing Features of Procaryotic Cells: DNA is

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  • Not enclosed within a nuclear membrane.
  • A single circular chromosome.
  • Not associated with histone proteins.
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Prokaryotic cells:
- ___ of membrane-enclosed organelles like mitochondria, chloroplasts, Golgi, etc.
- Cell walls usually contain ___, a complex polysaccharide, or ___or S-layer
- Divide by ___

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  • lacks
  • peptidoglycan
  • pseudopeptidoglycan
  • binary fission
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Eukaryotic cells: DNA is…

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  • Enclosed within a nuclear membrane.
  • Several linear chromosomes.
  • Associated with histones and other proteins.
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a cell’s full complement of genes

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genome

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(extrachromosomal DNA) that confer
special properties (e.g., antibiotic
`resistance)

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plasmids

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prokaryotic cell’s DNA generally have single circular chromosome that aggregates to form the __

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nucleoid region

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The properties of microbial cells. Major activities ongoing in cells in the microbial community

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  • metabolism
  • growth
  • evolution
  • differentiation
  • communication
  • genetic exchange
  • motility
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cells take up nutrients, transform them, and expel wastes
1. genetic (___,___,___)
2. catalytic (___,___)

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METABOLISM
- replication
- transcription
- translation
- energy
- biosyntheses

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nutrients from the environment are converted into new cell materials to form new cells

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GROWTH

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cells evolve to display new properties. _____ capture evolutionary relationships

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EVOLUTION
- Phylogenetic trees

18
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some cells can form new cell structures such as a ___

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DIFFERENTIATION
- spore

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Cells interact with each other by ___

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COMMUNICATION
- chemical messengers

20
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cells can exchange ___ by several mechanisms

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GENETIC EXCHANGE
- genes

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some cells are capable of ___

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MOTILITY
- self-propulsion (ex. flagellum)

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  • Earth is ___ years old.
  • First cells appeared between ___ years ago.
  • The atmosphere was __ (no O2) until ___ billion years ago.
    – only anaerobic metabolisms
    – first anoxygenic phototrophs ___ billion years ago
  • plants and animals ___ billion years ago
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  • 4.6 billion
  • 3.8 and 4.3 billion
  • anoxic
  • ~2.6
  • ~3.6
  • ~0.5
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At its origin, Earth was ___ . Cellular life was present on Earth by 3.8 billion years ago (bya). ___ began the slow oxygenation of Earth About 3bya but current levels of O2 in the atmosphere were not achieved until 500-800 million years ago.

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  • sterile
  • Cyanobacteria
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The three domains of cellular organisms are ___, ___, and ___. ____ and ____ diverged long before eukaryotic cells appear in the fossil record.

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  • Bacteria, Archaea, Eukarya
  • Archaea, Eukarya
25
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LUCA

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last universal common ancestor

26
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examples of phototrophic microorganisms

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  • Photosynthetic microbial mats
  • Purple sulfur bacteria
  • Green sulfur bacteria
  • cyanobacteria
27
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there are ___ microbial cells on Earth

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~2 x 10^30

28
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live in habitats too harsh for other life forms

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extremophiles

29
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refers to all living organisms plus
physical and chemical constituents of their environment.

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ecosystem

30
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___ is the study of microbes in their natural environment.

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Microbial ecology

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extremophile:
temp: high

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hyperthermophile

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extremophile:
temp: low

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Psychrophile

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extremophile:
pH: low

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Acidophile

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extremophile:
pH: high

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Alkaliphile

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extremophile:
pressure: high

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Barophile (piezophile)

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extremophile:
Salt (NaCl)

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Halophile

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