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Microbial Ecology Flashcards

1
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Population

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same species, same place

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2
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Community

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multiple species living together

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2
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what is the growth rate?

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variable growth rate

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3
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storage polymers

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polysaccharides (etc)

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4
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what is the nutrient cycling?

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redox reactions & metabolism

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5
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Redox reaction is the transfer of _______

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electrons

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6
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habitat (location, nutrients available, what it interacts with)

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Niche

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7
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Temperature can define what ______ are found in that niche

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microbes

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8
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Resources & _______ that govern microbial growth in nature

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conditions

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9
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Redox reactions play a key role in ________ rxn

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metabolic

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10
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natures way of reusing carbon atoms is the ___________

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carbon cycle

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11
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microbes play a critical role in the cycling & it is necessary for ________ survival

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humans

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12
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aggregation of microbes together on a surface & enclosed in an adhesive matrix

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biofilm

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13
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microbes like to be attached to _____

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surfaces

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14
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matrix is composed of

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polysaccharide, nucleic acid, protein

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15
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matrix is protected from
____________ & biocides
Grazing (protozoans, immune system)
other stresses (Extreme temp changes)

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antimicrobials

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16
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quorum sensing is the ______ between the biofilm

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communication

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17
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diversity is always a component of a __________

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biofilm

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18
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where do you find the biofilms?

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environment (mats around the house), industrial (Water chemical bioremediation), health (dental plaque infection)

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19
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microbial mats have very _____ biofilms

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thick

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20
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biofilms: ___________ of microorganisms working together

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community

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21
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Gradients:

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nutrients environmental factors

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22
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Each layer has a different set of ________ working together & making sure the next layer has what is needs for survival

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microbes

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23
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as you go deeper in the biofilm oxygen levels _______ & pH levels decrease (becomes more acidic)

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decrease

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24
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______ makes up the biofilm & the microorganisms are working together to make sure they have what they need for survival

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Community

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25
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O Horizon: __________ plants

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undecomposed

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26
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A horizon: lots of organic matter, lots of ________

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microbes

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27
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B horizon: little organic matter, less __________ activity

A

microbial

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28
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Rhizosphere: soil surrounding plant ____

A

root

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29
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Rhizosphere has a _____ microbial abundance

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high

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30
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numerous microenvironments in a single particle of _____

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dirt

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31
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what makes up the majority of the groups in soil?

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proteobacteria, bacteriodetes, acidobacteria

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32
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farming reduces _____ of the soil

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richness

33
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pollution influences microbes that can live in that ________

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niche

34
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microbes live at least ____ km deep

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3

35
Q

microbes can live in
biofilms
terrestrial
aquatic ( freshwater & marine )

A

true

36
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freshwater: More shallow waters

A

lakes & streams

37
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freshwater: seasonal changes
- temperature
- inputs of ____________ & _______________ nutrients (ground runoff, waste water)

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endogenous & exogenous

38
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freshwater: affect oxygen & carbon cycles
- changes in microbial content
- algal, ___________ blooms

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cyanobacterial

39
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freshwater: input (exogenous nutrients), O2 levels decrease, bacteria increases, algae & cyanobacteria increase, & O2 levels come back to normal, algae & cyanobacteria decrease

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freshwater

40
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algae & cyanobacteria can build up water waste and change amount of oxygen & the amount of microbes that live in the environment

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overgrowth

41
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Microbes present in freshwater

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proteobacteria, actinobacteria, Bacteroidetes, cyanobacteria

42
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microbes present in terrestrial environment

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proteobacteria, bacteriodetes, actinobacteria

43
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marine environment: much deeper

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oceans

44
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marine environments have lower _______, fewer microbes, small cells, & temperatures more constant than freshwater

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nutrient

45
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oxygen minimum zone: biological activity can use up all of the _________ in a niche

A

oxygen

46
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oxygen minimum zone: oxygen demands __________ oxygen availability

A

exceeds

47
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you lose more ______ in oxygen minimum zones than archaea

A

bacteria

48
Q

both archaea & bacteria _______ in oxygen minimum zones

A

decrease

49
Q

open oceans: phototrophs

A

Prochlorococcus

50
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Prochlorococcus:
- half of photosynthetic biomass & primary production in _____ & subtropical oceans

A

tropical

51
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open ocean: chemoorganotrophs

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Pelagibacter

52
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Pelagibacter: Grows ____ nutrient levels, small size, small compact genome

A

low

53
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open ocean you find 10x more _____ than bacterial cells

A

viruses

54
Q

hydrothermal vents have their own ______ environment

A

microbial

55
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deep sea:

A

chemotrophs, piezophiles, psychrophiles, hydrothermal vents

56
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hydrothermal vents: thermophiles, hyperthermophiles, chemolithotrophs, bacteria & _________

A

archaea

57
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symbioses: prolonged microbial interaction with another _____

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organism

58
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parasitic: microorganism benefits, ____ harmed

A

host (infection in a human)

59
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commensal: one benefits, the other ________

A

unharmed

60
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mutualistic: both organisms are _______

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benefiting

61
Q

symbioses between microbes:

A

lichens

62
Q

Lichens: mutualism
_______ & phototroph

A

fungus

63
Q

phototroph provides _____ matter

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organic

64
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fungus provides _______ to grow in, inorganic nutrients, protection from drying

A

firm anchor

65
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symbioses with plants:

A

rhizobia

66
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Rhizobia attaches to _____ & helps fix nitrogen giving the plant much better growth

A

root

67
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Rhizobia:
legume _____
root nodules: fix nitrogen

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mutualist

68
Q

commensal blocks border from a ________ pathogen

A

professional

69
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when fungus is attached to the root it helps the plant ______ (rhizobia)

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grow

70
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symbioses with invertebrates

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wolbachia & attine

71
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wolbachia: ______ parasite of insects
skews the sex-ratio
control the mosquito populations

A

heritable

72
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wolbachia: control mosquito population by decreasing _______ transmission

A

disease

73
Q

ants feed the fungus, & then the fungus eats the ant

A

attine (mutualistic)

74
Q

escovopsis: destroys ______

A

garden

75
Q

yeast inhibits _________

A

pseudonocardia

76
Q

actinobacterium (pseudonocardia) inhibits ______

A

escovopsis

77
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symbioses with mammals:

A

ruminants

78
Q

rumen: digestion of plant __________

A

polysaccharides (cellulose)

79
Q

cellulolytic microbes release _________

A

glucose (Mutualistic)

80
Q

fermenters: break down _______ fatty acids

A

volatile (animal energy source)

81
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cow doesn’t survive without

A

anaerobic bacteria, archaea, eukaryotes (firmicutes, Bacteroidetes, archaeal methanogens)

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