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1
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In the word “Prokaryote” mean?

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Pro = before, karyon = nucleus

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In Prokaryotes they have; no _______, no _________, no __________

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nucleus; organelles; cytoskeleton

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What are the three domains of life?

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1) Bacteria and 2) Archaea (both prokaryotes), and 3) Eukarya

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In Bacteria, _______ collection of many species

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Diverse

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In Bacteria, So widespread we have only ___________ about their ecology

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generalizations

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In Bacteria, Key to success is _____________

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metabolic diversity

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More _________- in your gut than all people who ever lived

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bacteria

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What are the important biosphere functions in bacteria?

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Cycle nutrients (decomposers)
Some trap energy from sun or chemicals
Some help animals digest food

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What are the four common bacteria shapes?

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coccus, cocci
bacillus, bacilli
vibrio, vibrios
spirillum, spirilla [rigid]; spirochaetes [flexible]

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What type of shape is coccus, cocci?

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Spheres

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What type of shape is bacillus, bacilli?

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Rods

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What type of shape is vibrio, vibrios?

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Comma-shaped

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What type of shape isspirillum, spirilla [rigid]; spirochaetes [flexible]?

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Spirals

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What is the anatomy of a bacteria?

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No nucleus; a supercoiled chromosome
Plasma membrane; most have a wall, too Cytoplasm contains ribosomes

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Most bacteria have a cell wall of ____________(amino sugar polymer)

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peptidoglycan

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Some bacteria also have __________- capsule

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polysaccharide

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17
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Gram staining separates most into two groups and they are?

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Gram-positive and gram-negative

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What is a gram-positive tell?

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stain blue to purple; thick exterior peptidoglycan layer

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What is a gram-negative tell?

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stain pink to red; thin peptidoglycan within lipopolysaccharide envelope

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Some bacteria have rotating _________ made of protein _________

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flagella; flagellin

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Some bacterial cells have ________ (shorter, hairlike) for __________ to other cells or surfaces

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fimbriae; adhering

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In bacterial reproduction, ______ replicates first

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DNA

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In bacterial reproduction, Cells divide by _______ (asexual)

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fission

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Bacteria may exchange DNA fragments which is called?

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conjugation

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pick up DNA from environment which is what?

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transformation

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__________ rate means prokaryotes can evolve quickly

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Rapid reproductive

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What are the different types of bacterial metabolism?

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Obligate anaerobes Facultative anaerobes
Obligate aerobes

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What is Obligate anaerobes?

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cannot live if O2 present

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What is Facultative anaerobes?

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shift between anaerobic & aerobic modes

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What is Obligate aerobes?

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cannot survive without O2

31
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What are the different ways bacterial can get its nutrition?

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Photoautotrophs
Photoheterotrophs
Chemoautotrophs
Chemoheterotrophs

32
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What are Photoautotrophs and examples?

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photosynthesizers (algae)

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What are Photoheterotrophs?

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use sunlight as energy, but use organic compounds as a source of carbon (purple nonsulfur bacteria)

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What are Chemoautotrophs?

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energy from oxidizing inorganic substances (deep sea thermal vent bacteria)

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What are Chemoheterotrophs?

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obtain energy and carbon from organic compounds (animals; most known bacteria and Archaea))

36
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Some bacteria metabolize ________________

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sulfur or nitrogen

37
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In some bacteria, they use nitrogen or sulfur compounds (not oxygen) as __________

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electron acceptors

38
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What is the important role in Diazotrophs?

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key role in nitrogen cycle: “fix” nitrogen gas (N2) into form usable by plants/animals

39
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Plants/animals depend on bacteria for________

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nitrogen

40
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___________ of dead organisms and return of nutrients to soil

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Decomposition

41
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_______________________: descendants of once free-living bacteria

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Mitochondria & chloroplasts

42
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Cows & other ruminants (grazers): depend on ____________ to digest cellulose

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prokaryotes

43
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Bacteria produce vitamins B12 and K in _______ intestines

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human

44
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What are the rules for showing a particular microorganism causes a particular disease?

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The microorganism must always be found in individuals with the disease
The microorganism can be taken from the host and grown in pure culture
A sample of the culture produces the disease when injected into a new, healthy host
The newly infected host yields a new, pure culture of microorganisms identical to those obtained in the second step

45
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Pathogen definition: it must?

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Arrive at the body surface
Enter the body
Evade detection/defenses
Multiply inside host
Infect new hosts

46
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What determines seriousness of infection?

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Invasiveness of pathogen
Toxigenicity of pathogen

47
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What are Endotoxins and examples?

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lipopolysaccharides from outer membrane of Gram negative bacteria; cause fever, vomiting, diarrhea; Salmonella, Escherichia coli

48
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What are Exotoxins and examples?

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produced & released by living, multiplying bacteria; tetanus

49
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Enotoxins can be______ toxic or _________; no fever

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highly; fatal

50
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What are the different ways of Classifying prokaryotes in the past?

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color, shape, staining, antiobiotic resistance used to classify

51
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What are the different ways of Classifying prokaryotes today?

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nucleic acid sequences (especially ribosomal or rRNA) giving clues

52
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What are the Bacterial lineages?

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Proteobacteria
Cyanobacteria
Spirochetes

53
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Proteobacteria are the _______ group

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largest

54
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Proteobacteria is the origin of_________ in Eukarya

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mitochondria

55
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Example of Proteobacteria

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E. coil

56
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Cyanobacteria is important _________

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photoautotrophs

57
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Cyanobacteria is the origin of ____________ in Eukarya

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chloroplasts

58
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Examples of Cyanobacteria

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Anabaena; Oscillatoria: colonial, filamentous

59
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Spirochetes resemble ________

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corkscrews

60
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Examples of Spirochetes

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Some human parasites (syphilis: Treponema); others free-living

61
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Chlamydias are ________ parasites

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Intracellular

62
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Examples of Chlamydias

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Eye infections, STD, & some forms of pneumonia

63
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Firmicutes: most are gram-________

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positive

64
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In Firmicutes, some _______ milk to yogurt or cheese.
Some produce __________: heat-resistant resting structures

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ferment; endospores

65
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Examples of Firmicutes

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Bacillus and Clostridium

66
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Actinobacteria: elaborately branched __________

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filaments

67
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Examples of Actinobacteria

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Most antibiotics (including streptomycin) from actinobacteria

68
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In some bacteria have Endospores that have a __________ coat and a amazingly long __________

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Tough protein; dormant span

69
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Examples of bacteria that have Endospores

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Bacillus anthracis, Clostridium botulinum, Clostridium tetani

70
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Less diverse than Bacteria are the?

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Archaea

71
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Many archaea live in _________ environments?

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harsh

72
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Archaea have No ________ in cell wall and they have
a unique membrane _______

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peptidoglycan; lipids

73
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Some Archaea are ____________________

A

Thermophiles & acidophiles

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