Micro Bio Flashcards

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1
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Virus

A

intracellular parasite

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Description of viral genome

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DNA or RNA, single or double stranded

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3
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Bateriophage

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virus that infects bacteria

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4
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Description of virus structure

A

Head and Tail
Head- capsid
Tail- collar, Sheath or central shaft, tail fibers, and base plate

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5
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Many animal viruses possess what?

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an envelop that surrounds the capsid acquired from budding off membrane

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6
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Viruses without envelop

A

maked virus

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7
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Bacteriophage life cycle

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attachment
penetration
lytic or lysogenic cycle

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8
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Lytic phage

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hydrolase degrades host genome
lysozyme destroys cell wall
destroys host cells

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9
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Lysogenic phage

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phage genome into host - prophage
host is now lysogen
excision and part of host genome is taken

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10
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Animal virus enter how?

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endocytosis

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11
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lytic cycle of animal virus

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productive cycle

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12
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lysogenic cycle of animal virus

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provirus

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13
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+ RNA viruses

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must encode RNA dependent polymerase

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14
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  • RNA viruses
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must carry and encode RNA dependent polymerases

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Retroviruses

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must encode reverse transcriptase

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Double stranded DNA viruses

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must encode enzymes required for DNTP synthesis and DNA replication

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17
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Subviral particles

A

viroids and prions

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18
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prions

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responsible for transmissible spongiform encephalopathies

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19
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viroids

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many viruses are found in plants

Hep D only human virus

20
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plasmid

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found in prokaryotic cells that often code for gene products that confer an advantage

21
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bacterial cell wall composition

A

peptidoglycan

22
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gram positive

A

thick peptidoglycan purple

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gram negative

A

thin pep, pink, periplasmic space

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capsule

A

sticky layer of polysaccharide

25
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flagella

A

motility

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components of flagella

A

filament
hook
basal structure

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pilli

A

long projections one bacterial surface

28
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sex pilus

A

attaching F+ and F- facilitates conjugation bridges

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Autotroph

A

CO2

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Heterotroph

A

organic

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Photroph

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light

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obligate aerobes

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require oxygen

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anaerobe

A

no o2

34
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facultative anaerobes

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use o2 but dont need it

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tolerant anaerobes

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grow in or without o2

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obligate anaerobes

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poisoned by O2

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Respiration

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glucose catabolism uses inorganic

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fermentation

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glucose catabolism uses by product of gc-ethanol or lactase

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bacterial replication

A

binary fission

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endospore

A

gram + under unfavorable situations

41
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Three mechanisms of genetic acquiring of bacteria

A

conjugation, transduction, transformation

42
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fungi cell wall composition

A

chitin

43
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saprophyte

A

feed off dead plants and animals

44
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parasite

A

feed off living organisms

45
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method of nutrition

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absorptive