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Prokaryotes and protists Flashcards

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Microorganisms (Microbes)

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residing in and on your body outnumber your own cells.

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Disruption of our microbial communities can:

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– increase our susceptibility to infectious diseases
– contribute to chronic conditions like asthma, allergies, irritable bowel syndrome, Crohn’s disease, Parkinson, autism.

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Prokaryotes

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-Oldest cell type
-Small and simple
-Lack nucleus
-Lack organelles
-single-called

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True or false, Prokaryotic cells are smaller than eukaryotic cells.

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True

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True or false, collective biological mass (biomass) of prokaryotes is
at least 10 times that of all eukaryotes.

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True

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True or false, Prokaryotes have an immense impact on the environment and on our health.

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True

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What are two very different kinds of prokaryotes?

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They are classified in the domains Archaea and Bacteria.

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Three of the most common prokaryotic cell shapes are:

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  1. Spherical - cocci,
  2. Rod-shaped -bacilli,
  3. Spiral prokaryotes of two types:
    – Relatively short and rigid cells called spirilla
    – Longer and more flexible cells called spirochetes.
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True or false, Almost all prokaryotes have a cell wall.

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True

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Prokaryotes can be classified by:

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shape and by reaction to a Gram stain.

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Gram-positive bacteria

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have simpler walls with a relatively thick layer of a unique material called peptidoglycan.

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True or false, The walls of gram-negative bacteria stain differently.

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True

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Other features for Prokaryotes:

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may include a sticky capsule, flagella, or fimbriae.

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Prokaryotes (bacteria and archaea)reproduction

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reproduce by binary fission

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The division of on cell reproduce what?

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reproduces the entire organism

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binary fission

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The chromosome replicates (beginning at the origin of replication), and two daughter chromosomes move apart

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pinches inward, dividing the cell into two

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Plasma membrane

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What forms endospores?

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Some prokaryotes form endospores that remain dormant through harsh conditions.

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What does dormant survival forms of?

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Forms of bacteria

20
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dormant survival form of bacteria resistant to?

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– high temperatures
– most disinfectants
– low level radiation
–drying.

21
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What can survive thousands of years until environmental stimuli trigger germination?

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Endospores

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Anthrax (Bacillus anthractis)

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common soil bacteria; can be deadly

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Tetanus (Clostridium tetani)

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common in the environment, toxin released by the bacteria can cause severe muscle spasms.

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Botulism (Clostridium botulinum)

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common in soil and water; spores can be in improperly canned food, paralyzing.

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True or false, Prokaryotes exhibit much more nutritional diversity than eukaryotes.

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True

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Two sources of energy can be used by prokaryotes.

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– Like plants, prokaryotic phototrophs capture energy from sunlight.
– Prokaryotes called chemotrophs harness the energy stored in chemicals.

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Prokaryotes attach to surfaces and form highly organized biofilm communities that are difficult to eradicate, causing—

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both medical and environmental problems – or benefits.

28
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Biofilms

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– protection from infection
– Hard to eradicate

29
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Microbiome

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– Immense effect on health
– Provides micro-nutrition
– Possible linked to SOME forms of autism, asthma, obesity, gluten sensitivity
– Aggresion in coyotes (fusobacterium)
– Lack of biodiversity affects our health, the environment
– Immensely important role in agriculture – release and provide microcnutrients to plants
– Re-establishment of native landscapes in part dependent on the microbiome

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Bioremediation

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is the use of organisms to remove pollutants from soil, air, or water.

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True or false, Prokaryotes are often used for bioremediation, including in sewage treatment facilities.

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True

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• Prokaryotes are:

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– the largest biomass – Very diverse
– By enlarge useful and essential for our ecosystem and health

33
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True or false, Advances in molecular genetics revealed that many prokaryotes are more closely related to eukaryotes than to other prokaryotes.

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True

34
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the first major split in the history of life was the divergence of…..

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Bacteria, and later divergence separated the domains Archaea and Eukarya

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True or false, Some of the main differences among the three domains involve the cellular machinery for gene expression

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True

36
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Domain Archaea includes

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– extreme halophiles (“salt lovers”),
– extreme thermophiles (“heat lovers”), and
– methanogens, which thrive in anaerobic conditions

37
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True or false, Sometimes archaea are referred to as “extremophiles.”

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True

38
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VIRUS

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consists of either DNA or RNA, that is protected by a protein/ membrane coat called a CAPSID.

39
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Viruses range in size

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from 20 nanometers (nm) – 250 nanometers (nm)
If a cell was the size of your classroom, then an average virus would be the size of a softball.

40
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Viruses affect bacteria, plants, animals.

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Viruses cause colds, flu, warts and diseases such as measles, AIDS and cancer.

41
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True or false, not all viruses cause disease

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True

42
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True or false, not all viruses are harmful to humans.

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True

43
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Why the world needs viruses to function

Key to ecosystems

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• Phages control the populations of bacteria -> kill
about 50% of bacteria each day
• Some viruses are critical to the health of coral
reefs
• Some viruses allows infected plants to deter
aphids

44
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Why the world needs viruses to function

Protective to human health

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• Some viruses may provide immune benefits
• 8% of our genome is virally derived!
• Phage therapy
• Oncolytic viruses can specifically kill cancer cells • delivery of gene therapy, vaccines

45
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Incredibly important in evolution/ exchange of genes

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• Bacterial evolution – pathogenic E.coli – shiga- toxin producing E. coli
• Genes linked to the ability to have live births were introduced by ancient retroviruses that infected our ancestors more than 130 million years ago.

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Protists

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Protists are mostly unicellular eukaryotes that are found in a variety of aquatic or moist habitats.

47
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Protists may be:

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– autotrophic, called algae
– heterotrophic, informally called protozoans, or
– mixotrophic. Mixotrophs are capable of photosynthesis and heterotrophy.

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