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What is binary fission?

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Chromosomes replicates, Cell elongates, cross walls (septa) form, and cells separate to make 2 daughter cells.

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What is generation time?

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Time to divide

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Growth curve typical order?

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Lag phase, Log/exponential phase, Stationary phase, and death/decline phase.

In weird cells: There is prolonged decline phase after death phase

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What happens in lag phase?

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Cells are acclimating to new environment, recovery

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What happens in log/exponential phase?

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Nutrients increase, waste decreases, and susceptibility to antibiotics; primary metabolites increase.

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What happens in stationary phase?

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Death rate = reproduction/division rate; secondary metabolites

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What happens in death/decline phase?

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Waste increases and nutrients decrease; endospores; persisted cells

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What happens in prolonged phase?

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“Weird cells”; endospores; hardy cells

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9
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What are biofilms?

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Groups (aggregation of microbes on surfaces)

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What are EPS?

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Extracellular polymeric substances that are secreted BOM’s that anchor and protect.

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What behavior do biofilms have?

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Multicellular behavior

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How do biofilms form?

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  1. Reversible attachment of planktonic cells (seconds) - ATTACHMENT
  2. First colonies become irreversibly attached (seconds, mins)
  3. Growth and cell division (hours, days) - MICROCOLONIES
  4. Production of EPS and formation of water channels (hours, days) - EXTRACELLULAR MATRIX / MATURATION
  5. Attachment of secondary colonizers and dispersion of microbes to new sites (days, months)
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13
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What is Quorum sensing?

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Gene expression controlled by population growth.

Increased population = Increased concentration of “autoinducers” (chemical secretions)

It signals bacteria to produce beneficial proteins

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What is FTM?

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Fluid thioglycolate medium

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What are obligate aerobes?

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They require oxygen for metabolism
- Growth at top

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What are obligate anaerobes?

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They die in the presence of O2
- Growth at bottom

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What are facultative anaerobes?

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They prefer O2 but can metabolize without it.
- Growth mainly at top, but also throughout.

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What are aerotolerant anaerobes?

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Doesn’t use O2, but isn’t killed by O2.
- Growth equally throughout.

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What are microaerophiles?

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Requires O2 in low conic.
- Growth near top but not directly at top.

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What is the metabolic variation for Aerobes and microaerophiles?

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They are only aerobic respiration.

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What is the metabolic variation for facultative anaerobe?

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Aerobic respiration but can ferment.

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What is the metabolic variation for obligate anaerobe?

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Anaerobic respiration.

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What is the metabolic variation for Aerotolerant?

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Fermentation.

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24
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What are reactive oxygen species (ROSes)?

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By-products of aerobic metabolism.

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What do reactive oxygen species (ROSes) do?

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They disrupt chemical bonds in BOMs (toxic oxygen)

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What are the reaction oxygen species?

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Singlet Oxygen, Superoxide Anion, Peroxide anion, and Hydroxyl radical.

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What do ROS Responses do?

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Detoxifying enzymes in aerobic organisms.

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28
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What makes up ROS responses?

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Superoxide dismutase (SOD) + Catalase + Peroxidase

  • These enzymes allow for aerobic organisms
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29
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What is minimum range?

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No significant growth below freezing. Refrigerator temps; may allow slow growth but very few pathogens. Right below optimum, many bacteria survive, some may grow.

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What is optimum range?

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Rapid growth of bacteria; same may produce toxins.

  • Danger Zone (dangerous growth)
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What is maximum range?

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Right above optimum is very slow bacterial growth. Temps even higher above optimum destroy most microbes. although lower temps take more time.

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32
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What are mesophiles?

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They are organisms that grow in a temp of 37*, which is the human temp.

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33
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What effects organisms/protein structure?

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Temp, pH, & salt

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34
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What are fastidious microorganisms?

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They are organisms with complicated requirements to survive and reproduce.

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35
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What is osmotic pressure?

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The pressure of water on membranes.

  • Inversely proportional to solute concentration
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What is a halophile?

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An organism that can survive high salt concentrations; they won’t exhibit plasmolysis.

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What is a halotolerant?

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They can tolerate high salt concentrations.

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38
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What is plasmolysis?

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When the water is pushed out of the cytoplasm and shrivels up because of the pressure.

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39
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What are proteins produced by?

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Ribosomes

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40
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What is the function of proteins?

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Everything that sounds cool or like work; pretty much everything.

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What is the structure of a protein?

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Primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary.

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42
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What is the primary structure of a protein?

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Sequence of amino acids.

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43
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What is the secondary structure of a protein?

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Adjacent amino acid backbones interact. H-bonds, electrostatic forces.

Alpha helix (Spring) and beta sheet (Zig-zag).

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What is the tertiary structure of a protein?

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Interaction between R groups.

  • H bonds, electrostatic forces, hydrophobic interactions.
  • Disulfide bridges (more common in quaternary)
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What is the quaternary structure of a protein?

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Multiple peptides interact.

  • Similar forces to tertiary.
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What is the physical requirement for growth of a protein?

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pH, and Temp

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47
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What is a -phile?

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Requires something; (pressure, temp, pH, etc.)

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What is a -troph

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Prefers something; (can still survive even if not in preferred environment)

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Why is it important to maintain temp?

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It affects growth because it damages proteins if temp isn’t perfect or good enough for the protein.

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50
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What is a denatured protein?

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It lost it’s shape.

  • Probably because of temp not being good enough.
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What are the importances of pH and Salt?

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  • Halophiles probably won’t survive if taken out of it’s environment.
  • Proteins can have broken bonds if the pH or salt isn’t good enough, which can denature the protein.
  • Can affect movement of water (osmotic)
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52
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What represents secondary structure?

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Beta-plated sheets

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53
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What structure is it when amino acids react with adjacent amino acids?

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Secondary structure

54
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What structure is it when amino acids react to R-groups or other amino acids?

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Tertiary structure

55
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How is primary structure of a protein held together?

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Peptide bond

56
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What are trace elements?

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Micronutrients

57
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What are growth factors?

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Cannot be synthesized - limit growth
Fastidious organism = very high growth factors, usually require special media.

58
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What type of pattern does bacterial growth occur in?

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An exponential pattern.

59
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Why would bacteria NOT enter plateau/stationary phase of growth?

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becoming dormant (non-replicating state)

60
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What would an example of thermophile be?

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Compost heap

61
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What would an example of mesophile be?

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Human skin

62
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What would an example of psychrotroph be?

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Refridgerated food

63
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What would an example of hyperthermophile be?

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hydrothermal vent

64
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What is catabolism?

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Exergonic.
- breaking down food, releases energy

64
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What would an example of psychrophile be?

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Glacier lake

65
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What is anabolism (biosynthesis)?

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Endergonic.
- Bone development and muscle mass. Requires energy

65
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What is the connection between catabolism and anabolism?

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Catabolism releases energy that can be used to produce ATP, and the process of Anabolism requires ATP which then produces ADP at the end.

66
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What types of BOM are enzymes?

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Proteins

67
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What are BOM’s (big organic molecules)?

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Proteins, carbs, fats, nucleic acids.

68
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What is the function of enzymes?

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They are catalyst (speed up reactions)

They decrease activation energy of a reaction

They break down food

69
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Enzyme components?

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Enzyme, substrate, activation site, cofactor/coenzyme.

70
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What factors influence enzyme activity?

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Substrate concentration, temp, pH/salt concentration, inhibitors.

71
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What is metabolism?

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All of the chemical reactions that happen within an organism.

72
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What is catabolic/lism?

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Large molecules are broken down into smaller ones, releasing energy.
- Exergonic: Accompanied by release of energy. free energy is negative.

73
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What is anabolic/lism?

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Small molecules are assembled into larger ones, using energy.
- Endergonic: reaction where energy is absorbed, free energy is positive.

74
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What are the 2 basic metabolic needs?

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Energy source: where they get energy to make ATP

Carbon Source: where they get building blocks for building BOM’s.

75
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What are photoautotrophs?

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Uses CO2 from air to make their own sugars (photosynthesis).
- includes oxygenic and anoxygenic

76
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What are phototrophs?

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Uses light energy for ATP production.

76
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What are oxygenic photoautotrophs?

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They produce O2 as a waste product.

77
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What are chemotrophs?

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Oxidize chemical compounds for energy.

78
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What are anoxygenic photoautotrophs?

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They produce NO2, or SO4 as a waste product.

79
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What are photoheterotrophs?

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Uses existing BOM’s as a source of raw materials but can use sun energy to break down.

80
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What are chemoheterotrophs?

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Also use chemical compounds as a source of carbon.

81
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What is oxidation?

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Loss of electrons (or hydrogen atoms)

82
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What is reduction?

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Gain of electrons (or hydrogen atoms)

83
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What is redox?

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When oxidation and reduction occur simultaneously

84
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What is redox in cells?

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Redox energy release can be huge.

  • Cells use electron carriers (shuttles)
  • NAD+ / NADH
  • FAD / FADH2
  • Electrons and hydrogen are moving.
85
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What is activation energy?

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The amount of energy required to start a chemical reaction.

86
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Enzyme structure?

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Active site, apoenzyme, cofactor, coenzyme, and holoenzyme.

87
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What is the active site?

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binds the substrate, high specificity

88
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What is apoenzyme?

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Protein portion

89
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What do noncompetitive (allosteric) enzyme inhibitors do?

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They bind to allosteric site; change shape of enzyme.

89
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What is cofactor?

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Inorganic assistant molecule(s), metals

90
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What is coenzyme?

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Organic factor, vitamins

90
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What do competitive enzyme inhibitors do?

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They resemble substrate and bind to the active site taking the spot of where substrate would go.

91
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What is haloenzyme?

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Apoenzyme + any cofactors/coenzymes

92
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Cellular respiration equation?

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C6H12O6 + 6O2 –> 6CO2 (aerobic) + 6H2O + ATP

92
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What is feedback inhibition?

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Allosteric inhibitor is the product of the enzyme reaction pathway.
- Self-regulating enzyme pathway

92
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How much ATP comes from Glycolysis?

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4 ATP

93
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Where is glycolysis in proks?

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Cytoplasm

93
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What are the steps of cellular respiration?

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glycolysis, pyruvate oxidation, krebs cycle, electron transport chain, chemiosmosis / oxidative phosphorylation

93
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Where is glycolysis euks?

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Cytoplasm

94
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What is the reactant of glycolysis?

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glucose

94
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What is the product of glycolysis?

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2 pyruvate

94
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What is the waste of glycolysis?

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none

95
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What are the e-carriers of glycolysis?

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2 NADH

95
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What are the reactants of pyruvate oxidation?

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Pyruvate

95
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Where is pyruvate oxidation in proks?

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Cytoplasm

96
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Where is pyruvate oxidation in euks?

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Mito. matrix

96
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What are the products of pyruvate oxidation?

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Acetyl CoA

96
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What are the e-carriers of pyruvate oxidation?

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NADH
- (2 per glucose)

97
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What is the amount of ATP that comes from pyruvate oxidation?

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None

97
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Where is krebs cycle in euks?

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Mito. matrix

97
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What is the waste of pyruvate oxidation?

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Co2
- (2 per glucose)

97
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What are the reactants of krebs cycle?

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Acetyl CoA

97
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Where is krebs cycle in proks?

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Cytoplasm

98
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What is the ATP amount from krebs cycle?

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1 ATP (2 per glucose)

98
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What are the products of krebs cycle ?

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oxaloacetate

98
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What is the waste of krebs cycle?

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2 CO2
(4 per glucose)

98
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What are the e-carriers of krebs cycle?

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3 NADH (6)
FADH2 (2)

98
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Where is electron transport chain in proks?

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plasma membrane

99
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What are the reactants of electron transport chain?

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O2

99
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What does fermentation do?

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It follows glycolysis in the absence of other final electron acceptors.

  • Minimal ATP from glycolysis
  • Pyruvate is the final electron acceptor
99
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Where is electron transport chain in euks?

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Mitochondrial inner membrane

99
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What are the products of electron transport chain?

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None

99
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What is the waste of electron transport chain?

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H2O

99
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What are the e-carriers of electron transport chain?

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none (regenerate e-carriers)

99
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What is the goal of fermentation?

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Regenerate (oxidize) NADH from glycolysis.

99
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What is the ATP amount after electron transport chain?

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26-30 ATP

99
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Photosynthesis equation?

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6CO2 + 12H2O –> C6+H12+O6 + 12O2 + 6H2O

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