Prokaryotes: Bacteria 09/04/18 Flashcards
What are the two types of Prokaryotes?
Bacteria and Archaea
What are the two main differences between Bacteria and Archaea?
- How they package their DNA
2. How they contain their internal structures
What are the two most common forms of bacteria?
- Coccus (sphere shape)
2. Bacillus (rod shape)
What are the less common forms of bacteria?
- Coccobacillus
- vibrio
- spiralla
- spirochete
- pleomorphic
What are the terms for a coccus pair? A chain? A cluster?
Pair- diplo
chain- strep
cluster- staph
What are the terms for a bacillus pair? A chain? A cluster?
Pair- diplo
Chain- Strep
Cluster- Palisades
What are the layers of the bacterial cell envelope?
- capsule or slime layer (outermost)
- Cell wall (middle)
- Plasma membrane (innermost)
What are the types of proteins found in the plasma membrane (Cell envelope)?
- Integral proteins
2. peripheral proteins
Give a brief description on integral proteins.
embedded in membrane, insoluble
Give a brief description on peripheral proteins.
Loosely connected to membrane, soluble
What are the jobs of integral proteins?
A. Transportation in and out of the cell
B. Energy processes: ETC
C. Interact with environment
How does temperature affect membrane fluidity?
Warmer temps increase fluidity; colder temps decrease fluidity
More _________ fatty acid portion of phospholipid maintains fluidity in cold temp by preventing tight packing in bilayer
Unsaturated
Microbes that prefer high temps are?
Longer and more saturated
Microbes that prefer lower temperatures are?
shorter and unsaturated