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Module 3 - Archaea Flashcards

1
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What are some similarities of Archaea and Bacteria?

A
  • Size
  • No nucleus (instead have nucleoid)
  • Single circular molecule
  • Both have similar shape (rods, cones, exc)
  • Both have flagella
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What are some differences of Archaea and Bacteria?

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  • Genome sequencing (archaea resemble eukaryotes more than bacteria)
  • Unlike Bacteria, Archaea contain histones
  • Cell wall composition (peptidoglycan in bacteria vs. pseudomuruein in archaea)
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3
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Which cell wall contains N-acetyltalosaminuronic acid?

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Archaea (pseudomurein)

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4
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Which cell wall contains N-acetylmuramic acid?

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Bacteria (peptidogylcan)

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Which cell wall contains B-1,3- glycosidic bonds?

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Archaea (pseudomurein)

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Which cell wall contains B-1,4-glycosidic bonds?

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Bacteria (peptidogylcan)

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What are the amino acids in pseudomurein?

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1-stereoisomers

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8
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What are the amino acids in peptidoglycan?

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d-stereoisomers

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9
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What distinguished Archaea from Bacteria?

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  • Sequencing analysis of 16S rRNA

- Characterized group of microorganisms capable of producing methane

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10
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What are organisms that produce methane called?

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Methanogens

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What is the function of histones?

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To condense/compact the DNA, allowing more DNA to be packaged within a smaller area

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12
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Which domain does not contain histones?

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Bacteria

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13
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Which domain contains a histone tetramer? How many base pairs of DNA?

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  • Archaea

- 60 bp

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14
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Which domain contains a histone octamer? How many base pairs of DNA?

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  • Eukarya

- 160 bp

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15
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What do they presence of histones indicate about the evolutionary history of archaea?

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Suggests that histones evolved after the split between bacteria and archaea but before eukarya evolved

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16
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What are the eukaryal proteins?

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  • Tubulin

- Actin

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17
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What are the bacterial proteins?

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  • FtsZ
  • MreB
  • ParM
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18
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Which domain do archaeal cytoskeleton proteins resemble?

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Eukaryal actin

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19
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What does the plasma membrane in bacteria and eukarya consist of?

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Phospholipid bilayer

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20
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What does the plasma membrane in archaea consist of?

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Isoprenoids

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21
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What are hydrocarbon molecules built from 5-carbon isoprene subunits attached to glyercol 1-phosphate (G1P) called?

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Isoprenoids

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What are the 5-carbon ispoprene subunits attached to?

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Glycerol 1-phosphate (G1P)

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What is the G1P head group?

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Stereoisomer of the molecule found in bacteria and eukarya

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24
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Are isoprenoids linked to the glycerol via ether/ester linkages?

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Ether

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25
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Are phospholipid bilayers linked via ether/ester linkages?

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Ester

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26
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What is the most commonly used isoprene polymer in many archaea? #-carbon hydrocarbon?

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  • Phytanyl

- 20-carbon hydrocarbon

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27
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What is the alternate used isoprene polymer in archaea? #-carbon hydrocarbon?

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  • Biphytanyl

- 40-carbon hydrocarbon

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28
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With species that contain biphytanyl, what is linked to both ends of the isoprene polymer?

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Phosphoglycerol molecule

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29
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Is a biphytanyl membrane a phospholipid monolayer/bilayer?

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Monolayer

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30
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What archaeal species are phospholipid monolayer most commonly associated with?

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Archaeal species that live at very high temperatures

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31
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Which phospholipid layer is more rigid and offers increased stability at high temperatures?

32
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What are tiny vesicles made from cell membrane material called?

33
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Which phospholipid layer has more stable at high temperatures?

34
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What is the functional role of the outer membrane of the genus Ignicoccus?

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Generation of energy across the outer membrane

35
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What is the functional role of the inner membrane of the genus Ignicoccus?

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Undergoes constant reorganization

36
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Why is the archaeal cell well less susceptible to antibiotics?

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Their cell wall lacks peptidogylcan, which is an excellent target for antibiotics due to their enzymes concerned with synthesis

37
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Which domain contains flagella composed of multiple copies of a single flagellin subunit?

A

Bacterial flagella

38
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Which domain contains flagella composed of several different subunits?

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Archaeal Flagella

39
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Which domain do flagellin monomers add to the base of the growing filament?

A

Archaeal Flagella

40
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Which domain do flagellin monomers add to the tip of the growing filament?

A

Bacterial Flagella

41
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Which domain exhibit N-linked glycosylation?

A

Archaeal Flagellins

42
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Which domain exhibit O-linked glycosylation?

A

Bacterial Flagellins

43
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Which domain of flagella are 10-14nm

44
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Which domain of flagella are 20-24nm?

45
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What are the two major phyla of archaea?

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Euryarchaeota and Crenarchaeota

46
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What are two major groups of Euryarchaeotes?

A

Methanogens and Halophiles

47
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Where can we find methanogens?

A

Where CO2, and H are found (necessary substrates)

48
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Are methanogens aerobic or anaerobes?

49
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Organisms that can survive only in anoxic, or oxygen-free environments are called?

50
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Most of the Euryarchaeota phylum are called?

A

Thermophiles or hyperthermophiles

51
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Organisms whose optimal growth temperatures are greater than 55C or 80C, respectively, are called?

A

Thermophiles; Hyperthermophiles

52
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Organisms that grow in low-pH environments are called?

A

Acidophiles

53
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Species that grow not only at elevated temperatures, but also at high pressure are referred to as what?

A

Barophiles

54
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Which phylum of Euryarchaeota has a larger percentage of a-helical regions

A

Thermophiles

55
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What does an increased a-helical content lead to?

A
  • Increased proportion of arginine and tyrosine

- Strengthened interactions between amino acids

56
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Why is a strengthened interaction between amino acids beneficial to thermophiles?

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Allows the protein to maintain its shape at elevated temperatures

57
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What do hyperthermophiles rely on?

A

Molecular chaperones

58
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Proteins that help fold proteins, or refold denatured proteins, to maintain functionality are called?

A

Molecular chaperones

59
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Archaeal chaperonins resemble which other domain’ chapteronins?

60
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What protein complex appears to be abundant and instrumental in hyperthermophilic archaea?

A

Thermosome

61
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What organisms can only grow with NaCl concentration of at least 1.5M?

A

Halophiles

62
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Are methanogens or halophiles environments more common?

A

Methanogens

63
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What challenge must a high-salt environment present?

A

Osmotic shock

64
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When the ion concentration outside of the cell much higher than the ion concentration inside the cell, this is known as what kind of environment?

A

Hypertonic

65
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When the ion concentration outside of the cell is less than the ion concentration inside the cell, this is known as what kind of environment?

66
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What happens to a cell in a hypertonic environment

67
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What happens to a cell in a hypertonic environment

68
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What well-studied halophile was used to combat the problem of osmotic shock?

A

Halobacterium salinarum

69
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What does Halobacterium salinarum do to prevent the efflux of water?

A

Maintains a high intracellular concentration of K+ ions

70
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What members possess a novel means of obtaining additional energy when exposed to low-oxygen conditions?

A

Halobacterium

71
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What are the two ways that halobacterium acquire energy?

A
  • Phototrophy

- Bacteriorhodopsin

72
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The acquisition of energy from sunlight is called?

A

Phototrophy

73
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The energy present in sunlight is harvested by another molecule is known as?

A

Bacteriorhodopsin

74
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What are the adaptations of Crenarchaeaota that allow them to withstand extreme environments?

A

Plasma membranes containing tetraether lipds, or lipid monolayers

75
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What absorbs the energy present in sunlight in bacteriorhodopsin?

76
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What does bacteriorhodopsin function as?

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Protein pump; proton motive force

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