prokaryotes + viruses Flashcards

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1
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define eukaryotes

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cells with distinctive features such as a nucleus, mitochondria + chloroplasts

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2
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define prokaryote

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much smaller cells with distinctive organelles
circular dna floating in cytoplasm

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give the 2 sub-sections of prokaryotes

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archaebacteria (ancient bacteria)
eubacteria(modern bacteria)

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4
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define viruses

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tiny
always parasitic
not made of cells
can only reproduce inside of living cells

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5
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do prokaryotes or eukaryotes have smaller ribosomes

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prokaryotes

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6
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what kind of organelles do eukaryotes have

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membrane-bound organelles

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what is the flagellum for in eukaryotes

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movemnent

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what are prokaryotic cell walls made of

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murein

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8
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what are plasmids

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dna

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what does dna look like in prokaryotic cells

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naked circular dna
plasmids

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10
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what are pili for in prokaryotic cells

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for attachment

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what is binary fission

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replication of bacteria

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12
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what are the mark points of binary fission

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  • replication of circular dna
    -replication of plasmids
    -division of cytoplasm (cytokinesis)
    forming 2 daughter cells
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13
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define pathogen

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an organism that has teh ability to cause disease

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14
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what does acellular mean

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not a cell
viruses

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what are viruses missing that living cells have

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cytoplasm
cell membrane
cant reproduce on its own (needs a host cell)

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what form of genetic information can viruses have

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DNA or RNA

17
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what are viruses with rna called

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retroviruses

18
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what is an example of a retrovirus (virus with rna)

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HIV

19
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what does HIV stand for

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human immunodeficiency virus

20
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what enzyme does HIV have and what does it do

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transcriptase
reverses transcription

21
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what are hiv immunoproteins made of and what are they used for

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made of glycoproteins
they are put into vaccines to help people develop resistance to the virus as the body would recognise the foren cells and takes action agains cells quicker

22
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what are the features of hiv
or all viruses

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attachment proteins
capsid
RNA/DNA
lipid envelope

23
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how do viruses reproduce mps

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virus attachment proteins bind to cell membrane
virus empties DNA/RNA into cells nucleus
cell start making attachment protein and capsids

24
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how does reverse transcription using transcriptase work

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dna integrates into nucleus
premature virus is developed
premature virus takes cell membrane with lipid envelope familiar to immune system with it
hiv drug blocks attachment proteins stopping them from binding with lymphocytes

25
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what do prokaryotic cells have that eukaryotic cells dont

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no-membrane bound organelles
smaller ribosomes
cell wall with murein
plasmids
capsule
flagella(s)

26
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what do eukaryotic cells have that prokaryotic cells dont

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nucleus
membrane bound organelles
larger ribosomes

27
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describe viruses

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acellular
non-living

28
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describe the structure of viruses

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genetic material (DNA/RNA)
capsid
attachment proteins

29
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after binary fission ,how many circular rings of dna and plasmids are there

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1 circular dna
a variable number of copies of plasmids

30
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do viruses undergo cell division and why

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no because they are non-living

31
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who replicates virus

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following injection of nucleic acid, the infected cell host replicates the8 virus particles

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