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Lecture 8-10 Prokaryote Structure & Function Flashcards

1
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Include bacteria and archaea

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prokaryote

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Include animals, plants, fungi, and protists

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eukaryotes

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3
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DNA in a prokaryote

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one circular chromosome, not in a membrane

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DNA in a eukaryote

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paired chromoes in nuclear membrane

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Presence of histones indicates

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eukaryote

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6
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Have “histone-like” proteins

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archaea

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7
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Prokaryotes typically don’t have

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organelles

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8
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Makes up cell wall in bacteria

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peptidoglycan

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9
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Makes up cell wall in some eukaryotes

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polysaccharides

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10
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Makes up cell wall in archaea

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pseudomurein

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11
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Binary fission

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method in which a bacteria reproduces

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Monomorphic

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bacteria having one shape that is genetically coded

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Pleomorphic

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bacteria having different shapes depending on their enviroment

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14
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rod –>

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bacillus

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sphere –>

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coccus

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16
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slight bending –>

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spiral

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one –>

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single

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pair –>

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diplo-

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chain –>

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strepto-

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20
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group of 4 –>

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tetrad

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21
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cluster –>

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staphylo-

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22
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comma-shaped –>

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vibrio

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23
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loose waves –>

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spirillum

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24
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tight waves –>

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spirochete

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25
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Sugary outside of a bacterial cell wall

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glycocalyx

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26
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2 parts of glycocalyx

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capsule and slime layer

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Capsule

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neatly organized, hard to remove, attached firmly

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Slime layer

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unorganized and loose, easy to remove, extends very far out

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Purpose of glycocalyx

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allows cell to attach, protects again phagocytosis (water loss), aids in biofilm formation and pathogenesis

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30
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Purpose of cell wall

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prevents osmotic lysis (explosion caused by water movement), provides shape and rigidity and structural support, provides protection

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What cell wall is made of

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peptidoglycan

32
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The cell envelope includes

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capsule, cell wall, and cell membrane

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What is peptidoglycan

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a polymer of disaccharide

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Structure of peptidoglycan

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NAG and NAM connected via a glycosidic bond beta-1,4 linkage

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Significance of lysozyme to peptidoglycan

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enzyme can break down the glycosidic bond

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The peptidoglycan in Gram-positive bacteria is linked via

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polypeptides

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Effect of penicillin on peptidoglycan

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stops enzyme from building polypeptide bridges in Gram-positive bacteria

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Teichoic acid

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“rebarb” phosphate polymer that provides structural support in Gram-positive bacteria

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Lipoteichoic acid

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touches into cell membrane

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The cell envelope of a Gram-negative bacteria is more like a

41
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Gram-negative bacteria have ____ peptidoglycan.

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Basic structure of Gram-negative bacteria cell wall

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plasma membrane –> periplasm –> peptidoglycan –> outermembrane –> lipopolysaccharides

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Periplasm

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space between plasma and outer membrane

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2 components of Gram-negative cell wall

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peptidoglycan and outer membrane

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Lipopolysaccharides (LPS)

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extending carbon chains from outer membrane that protect cell against entry of unwanted molecules (antibiotics)

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What allows for the movement of H20 and uncharged molecules through the outer membrane

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3 main components of the LPS

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Lipid A (anchor & endotoxin), core polysaccharide (conserved across many species), variable O-polysaccharide antigen (various depending on strain)

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Significance of the LPS

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repels hydrophobic (nonpolar) molecules that may otherwise cross through the membrane

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What are resistant to mechanical stress

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Gram-positive (thick peptidoglycan)

50
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What excel in damp enviroments

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Gram-negative

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Components of an acid-fast cell wall

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waxy lipid (mycolic acid) bound to peptidoglycan

52
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What that have acid-fast cell walls

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mycobacterium and nocardia

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Mycoplasmas

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lack cell walls, have lipids in plasma membrane, are not affected by penicillin, will not gram stain

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Archaea are wall-less or have walls of

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pseudomurein (don’t have NAM)

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Areotaxis

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oxygen concentration tactic stimuli

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Phototaxis

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photon intensity tactic stimuli

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Chemotaxis

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chemical compound concentration tactic stimuli

58
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flagella that are uniformly distributed over the body

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peritrichous

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one singular flagella

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monotrichous

60
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multiple flagella arising from the same point

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lophotrichous

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two sides flagella

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amphitrichous

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How does motility work with one peritrichous?

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the bundled flagella rotate, motor changes to the other way to turn around

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How does motility work with a reversible flagella?

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the flagella rotates one direction for forward and one direction for backwards

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How does motility work with unidirectional flagella

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the flagella only rotates one way, to turn around the cell has to stop and reorientate

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Substance that makes up a flagella

66
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Anchors the flagella to the outer membrane

67
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Bottom of the flagella connection within the membrane

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basal body

68
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Proteins that make up the flagella motor

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mot and fli proteins

69
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Protein that receives signal to turn

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fli protein

70
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What the motor of flagella uses as energy to turn

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proton flow

71
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There are fewer pili than

72
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Is involved in surface attachment and biofilm formation

73
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Is involved in gene transfer and surface attachment

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