prokaryotes Flashcards

1
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gram positive

A

thick peptidoglycan layer, single cell membrane, teichoic acid layer

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2
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gram negative

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two membranes, thin peptidoglycan layer

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3
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name of the group containing fungi and animals

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opisthokonta

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4
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Woese classification 1990

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bacteria, archaea, eukarya

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5
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mitochondria early theory

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complex membrane structures and phagocytosis evolved after endosymbiotic event- interaction may have been between bacterial and archaeal cell

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6
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mitochondria late theory

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cell was already fairly ‘advanced’ when endosymbiosis occured, not all intracellular bacteria have produced highly complex cells

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7
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psychrophile

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living in cold conditions, optimal less than 15c

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8
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virion

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virus particle capable of moving between cells

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9
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mesophile

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living at moderate temperatures

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10
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photo-

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using energy from light q

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11
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chemo-

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using energy from chemical oxidation

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12
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autotroph

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organism can fix carbon from non-organic sources

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13
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heterotroph

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organism obtains carbon from biological sources

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14
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monotrichous

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single flagellum at one pole

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15
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amphitrichous

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single flagellum at each pole

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16
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lophitrichous

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tuft of flagella at one pole

17
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petritrichous

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flagella all over the surface (e.g. e. coli)