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prokaryotes were found

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4 billion years ago

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domiant prokaryotes are found in

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  • sea vents
  • hot springs
  • under ice
  • desert
  • europa ( moon)
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cellular orginization of prokaryotes

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  • smaller than eukaryotes- about 1-10 micrometers
  • simpler than eukaryotes
  • lack membrane bound organelles
  • one big compartment
  • no nucleus, has nucleiod region
  • plasma membran is folded inward, contains enzymes for respiration & photosynthesis
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functions for cell well

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  • protects cell
  • maintains shape
  • prevents bursting
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peptidoglycan

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  • carb polymer
  • charecterisitc of domain bacteria only
    can identify based on cell wall
  • not found in archea
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two types of bacertial cell walls

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  • based on gram stain
  • crystal violet -> purple
  • safranin - pink
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gram positive bacteria

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  • thick wall, primarly peptidoglycan
  • remains crystal violet
  • doesnt see safranin
  • stains purple
  • penicillin interferes w peptidoglycan sysnthesis
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gram negative bacteria

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thin peptidoglycan inner layer, lipoplysacchride outer layer

  • does not remain crystal violet
  • safranin visible
  • stains pink
  • gram - more oftern likely to cause serious diease
  • lipo can cause fever
  • important to differentiate to treat infections correctly
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taxis

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  • directed movement in respoce to stimulis

- 50% of prokarotes are capapble of stimulus

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what is the flagella

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most common motility structure in prokaryotes

convergent evolution - analogous strucutre in different domains

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flagella is found in

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bacteria archea, eukaryotes

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functions of flagllum

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  • H+ pumps across plastid membrane by ETC
  • forms gradient H+ diffuse through motor
  • E from diffusion turns motor
  • proton motive force ( respiration
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requirement for evolution

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  • sexual reproduction - recombination - genetic diversity
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example of rapid reproduction and mutation

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  • E.coli in human intestine
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significance of rapid mutations

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  • mutations rare on per gene basis
  • short generations & large populations - increase genetic variation
  • high diversity - rapid evolution - better adapted
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epic experiment

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  • rapid mutations
  • 12 e.coli populations, glucose runs out
  • relative fitness in increased, having more mutations is more beneficial in the context
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genetic recombination

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combining DNA from 2 sources

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transformation genetic recombination

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prokaryotic cells take up foreign DNA from environment ( Griffiths experiment)

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transduction genetic recombination

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phages transfer prokaryotic genes from one cell to another ( virus mediated)

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conjunction genetic recombination

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  • direct transfer of genetic materials from one cell to another, usually same species
  • involved fertility factor 9F) - often a plasmid
    F+ cell = cell that has F cell ( donor cell)
  • required for production of pili “ appendage for DNA transfer
  • can transfer part of chromosome as well
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genetic diversity

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  • prokaryotes are asexual
  • reproduce rapidly
  • have mechanisms for recombination - high genetic diversity
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metabolic diversity needs

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energy and carbon

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metabolic energy sources

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  • phototrophs: E from light ( plants, green algae)

- chemotrophs: E from chemicals (humans)

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metabolic carbon sources

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  • autotrophs: only need CO2, or other inorganic C ( can do carbon fixation)
    • heterotrophs: required organic C , eg. glucose
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key process of prokaryotic diversity

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horizontal gene transfer

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groups of bacterial diversity

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  • chlamydia
  • spirochetes
  • cyanobacteria
  • gram positive b
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probacteria

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  • large & diverse- 5 groups ( alpha,beta, gamma, delta & epsilsion
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extremophiles live in

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extreme environments

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halophiles

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high saline environments

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thermophile/ hyperthermophiles

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hot environemts

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