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Prokaryotic cells 2.2 Flashcards

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1
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What type of ribosomes do prokaryotic cells have?

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70S

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2
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What subunits do 70S consist of?

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30S and 50S

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What is the most common prokaryotic organism?

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-Bacteria

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What is a bacteria’s cell wall made out of?

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Peptidoglycan

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What is the function of the capsule/slime layer?

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Protects the bacteria from phagocytosis by white blood cells

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What are pili?

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Thread-like protein projections from a bacteria’s surface

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What is a disadvantage of a bacteria having pili?

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Can make a bacteria more vulnerable to virus infections as a bacteriophage can use pili as an entry point to the cell

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what does a prokaryotic cell not have that an eukaryotic cell does?

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-Mitochondria
-Nucleus
-Golgi apparatus
-Endoplasmic reticulum
-Lysosomes

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What are mesosomes?

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Inner foldings of the bacteria’s membrane

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What are plasmids?

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Circles of DNA that code for specific aspects of the bacterial phenotype

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What is a Nucleoid?

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The area in a bacterial cell where DNA is folded and coiled to fit inside the cell

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How do we distinguish what type of cell wall a bacteria has?

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Gram staining

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How does gram-positive bacteria differ to gram-negative bacteria?

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-Gram-positive have a thick peptidoglycan wall containing teichoic acid.
-gram negative has no teichoic acid with thin layers of peptidoglycan

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What stain is used in gram staining?

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Crystal violet/ idoine complex

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How is gram negative bacteria identified with gram staining?

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Cells appear red

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What are obligate aerobe bacteria?

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Need oxygen for respiration

17
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What are facultative anaerobes?

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Use oxygen if it is available but can manage without it

18
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What are obligate anaerobes?

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Can only respire in the absence of oxygen, oxygen will kill them

19
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What is the capsid of a virus?

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The protein coat, made up of repeating protein units or capsomeres

20
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How does the presence of an envelope make viruses vulnerable?

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Makes them vulnerable to substances such as ether, which can dissolve the lipid membrane

21
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What do viruses use to attach to host cells?

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using virus attachment particles

22
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What are the characteristics of DNA viruses?

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-Genetic material is DNA
-viral DNA acts as a template for new viral DNA

23
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What are two examples of DNA viruses?

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Lambda phage
Smallpox virus

24
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What is the characteristic of positive ssRNA viruses?

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-RNA that acts as mRNA to be translated

25
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What are two examples of positive ssRNA viruses?

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-Tobacco mosaic viruses
-Polio

26
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What happens in negative ssRNA viruses?

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RNA strand must be transcribed before it is translated

27
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What are two examples of negative ssRNA viruses?

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-Ebola
-Influenza

28
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What are the characteristics of RNA retroviruses?

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-Have a protein capsid and lipid envelope
-Viral RNA directs the synthesis of reverse transcriptase

29
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What does reverse transcriptase do in viruses?

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Makes DNA molecules corresponding to the viral genome.
This DNA is then incorporated into the host cell DNA

30
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What is one example of a retrovirus?

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HIV

31
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What two pathways do DNA viruses use to replicate?

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-Lysogenic pathway
-Lytic pathway

32
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How is ebola spread?

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-From animals to humans through infected blood or meat

33
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What do antiviral treatments target?

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Viral replication by targeting receptors and enzymes used in replication

34
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What are two ways to prevent viral disease?

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-Vaccinations
-Disease control (isolation)

35
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What are three ways disease was controlled the ebola broke out?

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-Rapid identification of disease
-Sterilising equipment after use
-Wearing protective clothing by health workers

36
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How was the process of development of vaccines sped up in the ebola breakout?

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-Vaccines in trial that were being fast tracked
-Experimental drug being produced on higher scales to run bigger trials

37
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What are three factors to evaluate when considering whether a drug should be fast-tracked?

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-Severity of the disease
-Availability of other treatments
-Effectiveness of disease control

38
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What are two ethical issues with using untested drugs?

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-Some people feel it is unethical to use drugs that have not been tested on humans fully
-If an untested drug creates side effects than it can make the situation worse

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