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Monera (Bacteria) Flashcards

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1
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Whats a micro-organism?

A

Small living things

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Parts of a bacterial cell
(always present)

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-Cell wall
-Cell membrane
-Cytoplasm
-Ribosome
-Storage granule
-Loop of DNA

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Parts of a bacterial cell
(sometimes present)

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-Capsule (slime layer)
-Flagella
-Plasmid

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4
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Function of flagella

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Make the bacteria mobile

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What do plasmids contain?

A

Genes that are responsible for bacterial resistance to antibiotics

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6
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Classification of Bacteria
(3 types)

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-Round
-Rod-shaped
-Spiral

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7
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Whats the method by which bacteria reproduce?

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Binary fission

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3 steps of binary fission

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-DNA strand copies itself so now there’s two identical strands
-The cell elongates with a stand of DNA attached to each end
-Cell splits in two

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9
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Why do some bacteria have endospores?

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To withstand harsh (unfavourable conditions)

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3 steps of endospore formation

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-Chromosome replicates
-New stand becomes enclosed by tough-walled endospore
-Parent cell breaks down and endospore remains dormant

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11
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Autotrophic

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Means an organism can make its own food

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Heterotrophic

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Means an organism takes in food made by other organisms

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Chemosynthesis

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Is the production of food using energy released from chemical reactions

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Saprophytes

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Are organisms that feed on dead sources

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Parasites

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Obtain their food from a live host

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Photsynthetic

A

Use light to make their food

17
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Factors affecting the growth of bacteria

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-Temperature
-Oxygen concentration
-pH
-Presure

18
Q

Whats a facultative anaerobe?

A

Can respire with or without oxygen

19
Q

Whats an obligate bacteria?

A

Can only respire in the absence of oxygen

20
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Economic benefits of bacteria

A

-Used to convert milk to butter, cheese and yogurt
-Involved in the production of antibiotics

21
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Economic disadvantages of bacteria

A

-Bacteria causes food decay
-Causes human and animal diseases

22
Q

Whats pathogenic bacteria?

A

Causes disease

23
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What are antibiotics?

A

Chemicals produced by micro-organisms that stop the growth/kill other micro-organisms without damaging human tissue

24
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What does it mean for bacteria to be antibiotic-resistant?

A

Bacteria isn’t affected by the antibiotic being used

25
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What causes antibiotic resistance?

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-Caused by mutations
>from overuse of antibiotics
or
>failure of the patient to complete their treatment of antibiotics

26
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5 phases in the growth curve of bacteria

A

-Lag phase
-Log phase
-Stationary phase
-Decline phase
-Survival phase

27
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What happens in the lag phase?

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-Bacterial numbers remain constant
-Bacteria are adapting to their new enviroment

28
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What happens in the log phase?

A

-Bacterial number increase rapidly
-Reproducing at their maximum rate because of ideal conditions

29
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What happens in the stationary phase?

A

-No increase in bacterial numbers
-Birth rate = death rate of the bacteria
-Lack of food, space and oxygen

30
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What happens in the decline phase?

A

-Number of bacteria falls rapidly
-Death rate> birth rate of bacteria
-Lack of food, space and oxygen

31
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What happens in the survival phase?

A

-A small number of bacteria survive by remaining dormant as spores

32
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What is batch culture?

A

Is the growth of cells in a sealed container (bioreactor) over a short period of time and under ideal conditions until all the nutrients are used up

33
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What is continuous flow food processing?

A

Is the growth of cells in an open container (bioreactor) where nutrients are added and the end products are removed all the time at a rate that maintains the volume of liquid and number of cells

34
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What is a bioreactor?

A

Is a vessel in which living cells or their products are used to make a product

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