Microbes - relationships, communication, and modes of transport Flashcards
Live microorganisms which when administered in adequate amounts confer a health benefit on the host
Probiotics
Examples of foods with therapeutic properties
Honey, tea, ginger, kale, turmeric, herbs
Relationship where both benefit
Mutualistic
Relationship where one benefits and the other is unharmed
Commensalistic
Relationship where one benefits and the other is harmed
Parasitic
Disease that can be passed from one person to another
Communicable
Disease that cannot be passed from one person to another
Non-communicable
Group of electron carriers that pass electrons from one to another
Electron transport chain
Are positively charged protons concentrated inside or outside the membrane?
Outside
What remains inside the cell during the prokaryote energy-transforming process?
Negatively charged hydroxide ions
What is the form of energy created during ETC?
Proton motive force
Which direction is the concentration gradient in facilitated diffusion?
High to low
What do prokaryotes use for energy in active transport?
ATP or proton motive force
Break down macromolecules into their component subunits
Exoenzymes
What do cells use to get exoenzymes outside the cell?
Secretion
