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microbial interactions Flashcards

1
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define symbiosis

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the stable association of one organism with another

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list 3 beneficial interactions between organisms

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mutualism, cooperation, commensalism

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list 4 harmful interactions between organisms

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predation, parasitism, amensalism, competition

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in a symbiotic relationship, what is the smaller organism called

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the symbiont

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in a symbiotic relationship, what is the larger organism called

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the host

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list 3 ways in which a host may acquire a symbiont

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horizontally, vertically, or from the environment

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T or F: symbiotic relationships are always temporary

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false; they may be stable or temporary

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what is the term for a symbiont that lives within the host

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endosymbiont

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what is the term for a symbiont that lives on the surface of the host

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ectosymbiont

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list 4 things in a host that a symbiont may alter

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health, behavior, reproductive success, evolution

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list the 3 types of microbe interactions

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microbe-plant, microbe-microbe, microbe-animal

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list the three types of microbe-plant interactions

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commensalistic, mutualistic, parasitic

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what is the name for microbes that live on the surface of plants

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epiphytes

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what is the name for microbes that colonize internal tissues of plants

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endophytes

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what is the name for above-ground/aerial portions of plants

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phyllosphere

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what is the name for the region of the plant surrounding the root

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rhizosphere

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what is the name for the surface of the root

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rhizoplane

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18
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roles of microbes in the phyllosphere?

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contribute to global C and N cycling, removal of airborne pollutants

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what is the term for microbial removal of airborne pollutants

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phylloremediation

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what is the role of roots

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to uptake minerals and water for the plant via root hairs

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21
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what do the roots use to uptake minerals and water for the plant

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root hairs

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22
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describe how root hairs work

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apoplastic route is extracellular = materials move along the cell wall
symplastic route causes materials to cross the PM

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roots release materials called ___

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exudates

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how do microbes in the rhizosphere compete with other microbes? (2)

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production of antimicrobial agents, production of lytic enzymes

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list 2 roles of microbes in the rhizoplane/rhizosphere

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provide nutrients for other organisms + promote plant growth

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how do microbes enhance plant growth in the rhizoplane/rhizosphere (3)

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they produce phytohormones (allows plant to deal with environmental stress), produce compounds that inhibit the growth of plant fungal pathogens, performing nitrogen fixation

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27
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list the 3 steps of nitrogen fixation

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nitrogen fixation, nitrification, denitrification

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describe the steps of nitrogen fixation

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nitrogen gas is in the atmosphere. Microbes carry out nitrogen fixation = ammonia (NH3). Ammonia picks up a proton = ammonium (NH4+). Microbes convert it to nitrite = NO2-, then to nitrate = NO3-. Ammonium and nitrite can be used by plants. In denitrification organisms convert nitrate back to nitrogen gas = cycle is complete

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T or F: nitrogen fixation is carried out by prokaryotes only (bacteria + archaea)

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true

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30
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what do symbiotic nitrogen fixers do

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they form nitrogen-fixing nodules within the roots of legumes

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what is the name for symbiotic nitrogen fixers

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rhizobia

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describe how Nod factors are produced (during root nodule formation)

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plant roots release molecules into the soil and rhizobia bacteria in the soil will respond to these inducing molecules. The inducing molecules attract the bacteria to the root. Bacteria colonize the root hair. The inducing molecule triggers the production of Nod factor signaling compounds from the bacteria.

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33
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describe what happens once nod factors are produced (during root nodule formation)

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When the Nod factors are picked up by the root hair, it will curl, trapping the bacteria that colonized there. Bacteria then produce a compound that targets the cell wall = invagination of the PM = produces the Infection Thread (tube-like structure). In the infection thread, plant cell division increases the length of the thread. Each bacterium is released into a plant cell and they differentiate into bacteroids and gain the ability to fix N2. Many bacteroids enlarge a root cell = root nodule

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34
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what type of reaction is a rhizobium-plant interaction

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mutualistic (+/+)

35
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describe why the rhizobium-plant interaction is mutualistic

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plant gets ammonium that they can use to make organic molecules + bacteria gets nutrients from the plant

36
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T or F: mutualism is an obligatory relationship = both depend upon each other

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true

37
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fungi, called ___, also form mutualistic interactions with plants

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mycorrhizae

38
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describe how the fungus and plant benefit from a fungi-plant interaction

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plant has greater efficiency to pick up water and minerals from the soil b/c the fungi increases surface area + the fungi gets nutrients

39
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T or F: mycorrhizal fungi are not saprophytic

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true

40
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what does it mean that mycorrhizal fungi are not saprophytic

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they are not decomposers, instead they get their nutrients from their plant host

41
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list the 2 classifications of mycorrhizae

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endomycorrhizae (penetrate into plant root cells) and ectomycorrhizae (stay outside of the plant root cells)

42
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define parasitism

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a relationship in which one organism benefits (parasite) and the other is harmed (host)

43
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T or F: in parasitism, the parasite benefits while the host is alive

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true

44
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what disease on a plant does A tumefaciens cause

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Crown Gall Disease (tumor-like formation)

45
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how is A tumefaciens able to cause disease in plants?

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due to the presence of the Ti plasmid (tumor-inducing). When plant tissues become wounded, compounds that attract A tumefaciens are produced, and these compounds activate virulence genes on the Ti plasmid. T DNA is then excised and transferred into the plant cell + T DNA integrates into the plant genome. Then it directs the cell to overproduce phytohormones which cause plant cell proliferation –> tumor and opines are produced

46
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what are opines

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used by bacteria as an energy and a carbon course, and they’re a chemoattractant which enhances infection

47
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how can the process of Crown gall disease be used in biotechnology

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can be used to produce transgenic plants: take the Ti plasmid, remove T DNA, and replace it with a gene of interest. Put this into a bacterium = recombinant bacterium, then the bacteria can infect plants that carry the gene of interest

48
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what disease does E amylovora cause in plants

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fire blight disease

49
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__% of plant diseases are caused by fungi

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70%

50
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what plant disease does C purpurea cause

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Ergot

51
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what is an ergot

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a solid mass that grows on rye. Humans can eat the infected rye = ergotism (hallucinations and convulsions)

52
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what does the tobacco mosaic virus cause in plants

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leaf discoloration

53
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define commensalism

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a relationship in which the symbiont benefits while the host is neither harmed nor helped

54
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T or F: commensalism can also occur when one microbial group modifies the environment so that it’s better suited for another group

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true!

55
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what is syntrophy

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a commensalistic relationship when one microbial group has modified the environment in the form of metabolic products that another microbial group can then use

56
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what type of relationship do nitrosomonas sp and nitrobacter sp have

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commensalistic + syntrophic. Nitrosomonas aren’t getting anything, but they produce metabolites that nitrobacter can use

57
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describe syntrophy/commensalism in the spoilage of milk

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in unpasteurized milk, lactic acid bacteria intially dominate. They will ferment lactose to produce lactic acid. As the pH drops, yeasts and molds begin to thrive/dominate. This will increase the pH, allowing bacillus to grow. Bacillus will digest the protein to form milk coagulates

58
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describe commensalism/syntrophy in biofilmm formation

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the first bacteria that colonize a surface make it easier for other bacteria to attach to. Once the biofilm has formed, lots of mutualistic interacts occur

59
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describe commensalism in soil ecosystems

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in natural soil ecosystems, groups of organisms in specific niches can modify the environment which makes it more suitable for other groups

60
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how can commensalism in soil ecosystems be illustrated

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by generating a Winogradsky column

61
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what is a winogradsky column

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a long sealed tube of muddy soil. This column leads to a colourful gradient of different microorganism growth due to the varying levels of oxygen and sulphur inside

62
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define cooperation

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both species benefit, but they can survive equally well without the relationship

63
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describe how fungi-motile bacteria is a cooperative relationship + how each one benefits

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fungal hyphae can produce a water-lined path into the soil upon which bacteria can travel. Bacteria get nutrients from fungi + fungi get thiamine from bacteria which saves them energy

64
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define amensalism

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one organism harms another due to the release of a specific compound

65
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describe the attine ant +Escovopsis fungi relationship

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attine ants farm fungi as a source of nourishment, but a parasitic fungus (escovpsis) works against the other fungus

to combat this, the ants coat their body in bacteria (Genus Pseudonocardio) and this bacteria produces a compound that inhibits the growth of the parasitic fungus

the bacteria and parasitic fungus have an amensalistic relationship

66
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define competition

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occurs when different organisms within a community are fighting over the same resource. Both are harmed

67
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describe 2 ways in which microbes my compete over an environmental niche

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  1. some secrete compounds into the environment to kill the competitors (contact-independent growth inhibition)
  2. make use of secretion systems to deliver toxic proteins into the competitor (contact-dependent growth inhibition)
68
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define predation

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one organism (the predator) attacks and kills another organism (the prey)

69
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name the two types of predation strategies that predatory bacteria can use

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epibiotic predators
endobiotic predators

70
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what does an epibiotic predator do

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stay on the outside of the prey + secrete digestive enzymes that degrade the cell wall/PM of the prey = lyses them, and then the predator can use the nutrients

71
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what does an endobiotic predator do

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invade the cytoplasm. Once inside, they release enzymes and eat the prey from the inside out. Or they can invade the periplasm

72
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describe how Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus preys on bacteria

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it bores through the cell wall and stays in the periplasmic space and takes over the host. Nutrients leak out into the periplasm due to membrane damage. the predator grows into a long filament, the filament separates, the prey is lysed, progeny are released, and the cycle continues

73
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T or F: some predatory bacteria carry out group attack

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true

74
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describe how B aphidicola - Aphid relationships are mutualistic

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aphid provides a safe habitat and nutrients to the bacterium + the bacterium produces essential amino acids that the aphid doesn’t get out of plant sap. Neither can live on their own

75
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describe how Trichonympha sp - wood eating termite relationship is mutualistic. What two other organisms are involved in the relationship?

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bacterium is harboured in the termite’s gut and the protists help the termite to degrade wood. Protists get lots of nutrients and a safe environment

termite requires nitrogen fixing bacteria since wood (cellulose) contains no nitrogen. The nitrogen fixing bacteria live inside the protist and converts glutamine to amino acids that the protist can’t make

protist is also surrounded by spirochetes that help it move within the termite’s gut and help them from being expelled

76
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what is a ruminant? give examples

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a mammal with multiple stomach compartments. Ie sheep, camels, giraffe, cow

77
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list the cow stomach compartments in order

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rumen, reticulum, omasum, abomasum

78
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describe the mutualistic interactions in the rumen ecosystem

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in the rumen, bacteria, archaea, fungi, and protists are present. They all produce different enzymes that help the cow digest plant material

79
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what does the human microbiome do for us

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helps to digest food, stimulates immune system, protects against pathogenic organisms, produces vitamins B12, thiamine, riboflavin, K

80
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what type of interaction do humans have with our microbiome

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mutualistic

81
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describe how P destructabs - Bat interaction is parasitic

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fungi coats the skin of bats = white-nose syndrome = bats starve to death

82
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what does T rubru - Human cause? (parasitic)

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athlete’s foot

83
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what does S pyogenes - Human cause? (parasitic)

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necrotizing fasciitis

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