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Metabolism and Growth Flashcards

1
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metabolism

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chemical reactions designed to break down substances to release energy OR reactions that use energy to build new substances

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catabolic pathway

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breaking down

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anabolic pathway

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building up

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amphibolic pathway

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breaking down and building up

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exergonic reactions

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releasing energy

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endergonic reactions

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using energy

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7
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metabolic currency

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ATP (adenosine triphosphate)

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redox reactions

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oxidation reactions and reduction reactions

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oxidation

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loses an electron, gains a positive charge

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reduction

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gains an electron, gains a negative charge

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11
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coenzyme

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electron taxi

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12
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stages of cell respiration

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  1. glycolysis
  2. Krebs cycle
  3. electron transport chain
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13
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prokaryotic cell

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glycolysis and krebs in cytoplasm
ETC in plasma membrane

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eukaryotic cell

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glycolysis in cytoplasm
krebs and ETC in mitochondria

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15
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glycolysis

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“splitting of sugar”
net gain: 2 ATP and 2 NADH
makes: 2 molecules pyruvate

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16
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Krebs cycle

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happens 2x per glucose molecule
release carbon through CO2
makes TONS of taxis

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17
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electron transport chain

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net gain: 34 - 35 ATP
shuffle electrons to get protons out
protons reenter to build ATP (ATP synthase)

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18
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chemiosmosis

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movement of ions across a semipermeable membrane, down electrochemical gradient

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19
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aerobic terminal electron acceptor

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oxygen

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20
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anaerobic terminal electron acceptor

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something other than oxygen

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21
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nitrogen fixing bacteria terminal electron acceptor

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nitrate

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22
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methanogens terminal electron acceptor

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carbonate

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23
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sulfate reducers terminal electron acceptor

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sulfate

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24
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does respiration use the electron chain

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yes

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25
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does fermentation use the electron chain

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fermentation uses

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only glycolysis

27
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exoenzymes

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secrete enzymes to break down nutrients to get into cells

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lipids are broken down by

29
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proteins are broken down by

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proteases and peptidases

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nucleic acids are broken down by

31
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times fermentation is used in the body

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using too much oxygen
exercise

32
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photosynthesis

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sunlight as energy
carbon fixation

33
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heterotrophs

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harvesting energy from biological molecules that are eaten or obtained

34
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autotrophs

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make own molecules

35
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photoautotroph

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use light for energy

36
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chemoautotroph

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chemical energy in molecules for energy

37
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does metabolism influence growth rate

38
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how do bacteria replicate

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binary fission

39
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generation time

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growth time/number of generations

40
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growth phases

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  1. lag phase
  2. log phase
  3. stationary phase
  4. death phase
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lag phase

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cells adjust to environment

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log phase

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exponential cell growth

43
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stationary phase

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cells dividing = cells dying

44
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death phase

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more cells dying than dividing

45
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reactive oxygen species (ROS)

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TOXIC
steals electrons from other things in cells

46
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how to aerobes deal with ROS

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enzymes that detoxify

47
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do anaerobes deal with ROS

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not really

48
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obligate aerobes

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require oxygen, catalase-positive

49
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obligate anaerobes

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cannot tolerate oxygen, catalase-negative

50
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facultative anaerobes

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grow best with oxygen but do not need it, catalase-positive

51
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aerotolerant anaerobes

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tolerate but do not use oxygen, catalase-positive

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microaerophiles

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use small amounts of oxygen, have small amounts of catalase

53
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can bacteria regulate internal temperature

54
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what happens if bacteria is not at optimal temperature

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protein denaturing
reactions slow down

55
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can bacteria regulate internal pH

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to a degree, have optimal range

56
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acidophiles

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proton pumps/specialized membranes to protect enzymes

57
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neutrophiles

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most bacteria

58
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alkaliphiles

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enrich plasma membrane with acidic compounds

59
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high-salt conditions

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stress on microbial water balance

60
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plasmolysis

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water rushes out of cell

61
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halophiles

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microbes tolerate conditions up to 35% salt

62
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extremophiles

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organisms that live in extreme conditions

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