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Prokaryotic Cell Structure and Function Flashcards

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what do all cells have?

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cytoplasm, cell membrane, DNA/RNA, proteins, ribosomes

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what is the size difference between eukaryotes and prokaryotes?

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eukaryotes are 10x larger than prokaryotes

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structure of typical bacterial cell

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most have a cell wall, cell coating surface
some have fimbriae, inclusion bodies, cytoskeleton, pili, flagella, form endospores

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flagellar basal body purpose

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used for movement for the cell or sticking onto surfaces

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flagella purpose/movement

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helps swim through a fluid in a boat propeller like motion

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3 parts of the flagella

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filament inserted by hook which connects it to the basal body which determines the spin of the cell

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flagella is found in…

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all spirilla, half bacilli, very few cocci

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chemotaxis

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bacterial movement based on the presence of a chemical

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positive chemotaxis

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movement towards a chemical signal (food)

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negative chemotaxis

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movement away from a chemical signal (toxin)

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runs and tumbles

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the technique bacteria use to find a food source
- run: movement in a random

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run

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straight movement in a random direction

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tumbles

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change in movement when moving away from a chemotaxis positive signal

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runs and tumbles when going towards toxin

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runs are shorter and tumbles are more frequent

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phototaxis

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movement in response to light

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aerotaxis

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movement in response to oxygen (dependent on whether microbe is aerobic or anaerobic)

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magnetotaxis

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movement in response to magnets

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galvanotaxis

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movement in response to an electric current

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bacterial fimbriae

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shorter and in larger quantities, made of various types of proteins, helps cell stick to surfaces

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bacterial conjugation

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use of pili to exchange a few genes between bacterial cells

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S layer

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single protein that is coated by the cell to help them stick onto surfaces

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Glycocalyx layer

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layer that helps adhere the bacteria onto tissues/surfaces

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Capsule

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thick exterior of the cell that helps adhere to the cell strongly

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Biofilms

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3D structure formed by a community of microbes clumped together

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When do biofilms form?

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moist/water rich and food rich environment

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How are biofilms removed?

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physical disruption/sonication

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26
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What structures create the cell envelope?

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cell wall and cell membrane

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27
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What macromolecule is the cell wall made of?

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carbohydrates

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Peptidoglycan

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makes up the cell wall of bacteria providing it structure and shape

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Purpose of the cell membrane

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regulates movement of materials into and out of the cell

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30
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Mycoplasmas cell exterior

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no cell wall; have sterol in membrane for structure

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31
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Archaea cell membrane

makeup

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membrane is made of hydrocarbons instead of fatty acids

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32
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Gram positive (2 components)

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cell wall and cell membrane

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Gram positive characteristics

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thicker cell wall due to the peptidoglycan, teichoic acid, little to no periplasmic space

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Teichoic acid

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makes the cell wall flexible

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35
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Gram negative (3 components)

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outer membrane, cell membrane, plasma membrane

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36
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Gram negative characteristics

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thin cell wall (prone to lysis), endotoxins/LPS outer membrane, porin proteins

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37
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Lipopolysaccharides (LPS)

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used for cell communication and recognizing another gram negative cell

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38
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Endotoxin

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LPS in the cell wall of bacteria

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39
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Do mycoplasmas have a cell wall?

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no

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40
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What organisms has circular DNA?

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bacteria

41
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Where is the DNA located in prokaryotic cells?

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floats around in the cytoplasm

42
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Nucloid

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where DNA is found in bacterial cells

43
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Plasmid

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circular piece of DNA that contains advantageous genes

44
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Where are plasmids found?

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nucleoid region

45
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Bacterial ribosomes consist of…

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rRNA and ribosomal proteins

46
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Subunits of bacterial ribosomes

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ribosome (70S)
large subunit (50S)
small subunit (30S)

47
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Inclusion bodies

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membrane bound (used for storage of sugars, gas, nutrients); aid prokaryotic cells when there are shifts in their environment

48
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Granules

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metal/salt crystal structure which helps bacteria determine their orientation/direction based on the magnetic poles of the earth

49
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Micro-compartments

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store enzymes

50
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Bacterial cytoskeleton

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bacterial cells that contain actin filaments

51
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Endospores

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spores which form in the interior of the bacterial cell in harsh conditions; it appears at a certain life stage

52
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Example of bacterial endospores (human use/pathogens)

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bacillus subtilis (used to make soy sauce and other food), bacillus anthracis

53
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Why are endospores unique?

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extremely hearty; able to survive in many variations of their environment

54
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State of endospores

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vegetative state: nutrients present
endospore state: no nutrients present; covers itself in a protective coating before

55
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Diplococci

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two cells

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Streptococci

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spheres in chains

57
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Tetrads

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groups of 4

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Sarcina

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cube-like; typical to have pack of 8/64

59
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Staphylococci

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form in grape-like clusters

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Bacillus

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rod-shaped (anything that is not a perfect sphere

61
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Vibro

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curved rod/comma shaped

62
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Spirillum

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coil shaped

63
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Spirochete

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coil shaped

64
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What is the difference between spirillum and spirochetes?

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Spirilla have less coils (3-5) ; spirochetes bend and flex while spirillia have a corkscrew like motion

65
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Ribosomal RNA gene

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16s rRNA

66
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Why are ribosomes used for taxonomy?

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they are a highly conserved

67
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Cyanobacteria

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photosynthetic bacteria

68
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Proteobacteria

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medically important, mostly gram negative, categorized by alpha, gamma, beta…

69
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Firmicutes

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medically important, mostly gram negative

70
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Actinobacteria

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medically important (include some antibiotics)

71
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Chlamydae and Ricketssia

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obligate intracellular parasite (must be inside of the cell to survive)

72
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Spirochetes

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affect human behavior

73
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Bacteriodetes

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happy intestinal bacteria

74
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Obligate intracellular parasites

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parasites that must be inside of a cell to grow and divide

75
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What is the primary source of energy for cyanobacteria?

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sunglight

76
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Characteristics of cyanobacteria

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has existed for 3.5 billion years, have thylakoids, no chloroplasts or organelles, create oxygen, fix nitrogen

77
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Fix nitrogen

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takes nitrogen gas and converts it to NO3 NO2 or NH4

78
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What is the toxic byproduct cyanobacteria creates?

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oxygen

79
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Purple sulfur bacteria

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contain bacteriochlorophyll, form granules, use sunlight for energy and use the sulfur to convert to chemical energy

80
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What do mycobacterium use for movement?

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cytoplasm and plasma membrane

81
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Halophiles

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prokaryotic salt loving archaic cells

82
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Thermofiles

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heat loving (180F-212F)

83
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Methanogens

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synthesize methane; ruminants contain methanogens and they are also responsible for melting permafrost

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Periplasmic flagella

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“internal flagella”; flagella found in the periplasmic space (in spirochetes)

85
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Periplasmic

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space between cell membrane and cell wall

86
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Porin proteins

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channels which transport molecules

87
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True or False: Mycobacteria lack a cell wall

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false

88
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True or False: biofilms involve bacteria only

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false

89
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What term is not used to describe bacterial cell shapes

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Tetrad

90
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Bacterial endospores are not produced by…

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staphylococcus

91
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Which cell structure is an important component in modern genetic engineering techniques?

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plasmids

92
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A bacterial genus that has waxy mycolic acid in the cell walls is

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mycobacterium

93
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If bacteria living in salty seawater were displaced to a freshwater environment, the cell structure that would prevent the cells from rupturing is the

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cell wall

93
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Spirochetes have a twisting and flexing locomotion due to appendages called

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periplasmic flagella

94
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Which of the three domains includes organisms that would be most likely to survive the environmental conditions that existed on Earth nearly 4 billion years ago?

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archaea

94
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The bacterial chromosome is part of the

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nucleoid

94
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Bacterial flagella are made primarily of

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flagellin

95
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Endospores are…

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resistant to destruction by radiation, living structures, resistant to heat and chemical destruction, metabolically inactive

96
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The most immediate result of destruction of a cell’s ribosomes

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protein synthesis would stop

97
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True or False: Endospores growing inside the human body can cause disease.

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false

98
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True or False: Mycoplasmas require entrance into a host cell in order to replicate

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false

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