Principles 1.2- Exam 1 Flashcards
Elements required for cell components in larger amounts:
macroelements
List macroelements that are components of carbs, lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids:
- carbon
- oxygen
- nitrogen
- nitrogen
- sulfur
- phosphorus
List the macroelements that exist as cations and play many roles including cofactors of enzymes:
- potassium
- calcium
- magnesium
- iron
Enzymes are mainly ____ although ____ can also act as enzymes
proteins; RNA molecules
Elements required for cellular components in smaller amounts:
trace elements
List some trace elements required for cellular components:
- manganese
- zince
- cobalt
- molybdenum
- nickel
- copper
Trace elements are mainly needed as:
cofactors of enzymes
Organisms that use light as their source of energy:
phototrophs
Organisms that use oxidation of organic or inorganic compounds as their source of energy:
chemotrophs
What are the 3 components necessarily for organism survival?
- source of energy
- source of reducing equivalents
- source of carbon
What is a reducing equivalent?
an electron donor
Why do organisms require electron donors (reducing equivalents)?
- electron transport chain
- oxidation-reduction reactions
- biosynthesis in autotrophs
Electron donors used for the electron transport chain is ultimately used for:
energy production
Electron donors used for oxidation-reduction reactions are ultimately used for:
energy production
What do lithotrophs utilize as a source of reducing agent (electrons)?
inorganic molecules
What do organotrophs utilize as a source of reducing equivalents (electrons)?
organic molecules
____ utilize inorganic molecules as a source of reducing equivalents.
____ utilize organic molecules as a source of reducing equivalents.
lithotrophs; organotrophs
Use CO2 as the main/only source of carbon:
autotrophs
Used reduced/ preformed organic molecules (such as glucose) as a source of carbon:
heterotrophs
Most pathogenic bacteria are ___ due to the source of carbon they use
heterotrophs
- light energy
- inorganic electron donor
- CO2 carbon source
photolithotrophic autotrophy
- light energy
- organic electron donor
- organic carbon source
photoorganotrophic heterotrophy
- chemical energy source
- inorganic electron donor
- CO2 carbon source
chemolithotrophic autotrophy
- chemical energy source
- organic electron donor
- organic carbon source
chemoorganotorphic heterotrophy
List the major nutritional type all pathogens are:
chemoorganotrophic heterotrophy
All pathogens, and humans included are referred to as chemoorganotrophic heterotrophs because:
- use a chemical energy source
- use organic electron donor
- use organic carbon source
Humans and most bacteria get their source of nitrogen from:
amino acids or ammonia nitrate (which is then converted to ammonia
Few bacteria will be able to get their nitrogen from:
atmospheric or gaseous nitrogen