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What was the first fossil evidence of life on earth?

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Prokaryotes around 3.5 billion years ago

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What are the two domains of Prokaryotes?

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Bacteria and Archea

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How long did it take for earth to have more life than juts prokaryotes?

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1.5 Billion years

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What does the key word “Pro” mean?

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First/before

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What does the key word “karyon” mean?

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Kernel/nucleus

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What does the key word “eu” mean?

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True. `

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Why are PROkaryotes and EUkaryotes named differently?

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Prokayotes do not have a nucleus.

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What is a Nucleus?

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Genetic material as dense linear chromosomes enclosed by a membrane.

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What do prokaryotes have in the place of a nucleus?

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They have a dense, circular ring of DNA not enclosed by a membrane, called a NUCLEOID region.

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Do Prokaryotes and eukaryotes have plasmids?

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No, only prokaryotes

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What is a plasmid?

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A plasmid is a small ring of DNA that contains a few extra genes a cell can use to gain a competitive advantage.

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12
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Do Prokaryotes reproduce using mitosis and meosis like eukaryotes? if not how do they?

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Nope. 
They use the following:
- Binary Fission 
- Transformation 
- Transduction
- Conjuction
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What is Binary fission?

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The most common method of reporoduction for prokaryotes.

  • New DNA is synthesized.
  • When the chromosome duplicates the cell splits
  • The rate of binary fission is denpent on the environment.
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What is transformation?

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It is the uptake of “naked” DNA released from dead bacteria by a living prokaryote.

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What is transduction?

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The transport of DNA between prokaryote cells by viruses (Bacteriophages)

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What does the root word (Phage) mean?

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Eat

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What is conjunction?

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It is when one prokaryote latches onto another with a string like structure (Pilus) and transfers DNA.

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Is conjunction unidirectional or bidirectional?

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Unidirectional, from pilus-producer to receiver.

Primarily transporting plasmids

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What is horizontal transfer and why dose it lead to rapid adaptation to antibiotics?

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‘Horizontal’ means transfer between individuals of the same generation, they don’t need to be related.

Allows for the spread of favorable adaptation.

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What is a exsample of horizontal transfer?

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Conjunction.

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What is vertical transfer?

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The transfer of genetci material from parent to offspring between generations.

example: Binary fission.

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Are the call walls of prokaryotes the same as eukaryote cell walls?

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No, Prokaryotes do not have cell walls.

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What is found in the cell membrane of prokaryote?

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Peptidoglycans.

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What is the purpose of a cell wall?

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TO prevent a a cell from going boom when placed into a hypotonic solution.

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What is a gram positive prokaryote?

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They have peptidogycan wall in contact with external medium which traps purple stain.

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What is a gram negative prokaryote?

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they have lipopolysaccharide layer outside the cell wall, and thus do not absorb stain readily.

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27
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True or false:

Gram negative cells are usually more pathogenic.

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True

The outer layer oflipopolysaccharide can contain toxins and also resist action of antibiotics.

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True or false:

Prokayotes do not have membrane enclosed organelles

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True.

They have no nucleus, mitochondria, or chloroplasts.

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True or false:

Prokaryotic cells are usually larger than eukarotes.

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False,
They are usually a lot smaller.
1-5pincometers in size.

30
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True to false:

Prokaryotic cells are not mobile and form larger units such as tissues, and organs.

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False:

They are mobile and move around using flagella.

31
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What does the root word (Flagellum) mean?

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whip

32
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How fast can some bacteria move?

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50 body lengths per second.

33
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True or false:

Many prokaryotes demonstrate taxes

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True

34
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What is Taxes?

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The moment away from or towards stimulus.

35
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As well as structural diffrences what is another MAJOR difference between prokarotes and eukaryotes?

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Their metabolic pathways.

36
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What is metabolism?

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Chemical pathways used by living organisms to build up molecules (anabolism) or the break down of molecules to release energy (catabolism)

37
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What does the key word (Meta), (ana), and (cata) mean respectfully?

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meta = change 
ana = up 
cata = down
38
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What are the the three basic needs for metabolic activity?

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Water
Carbon
Energy

39
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What are Photoautotrophs

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They use light energy, and CO2

40
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What do the root words
(Photo)
(Auto)
(Troph)

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photo=light
auto=self
troph=eat

41
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What are chemoautotrophs?

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Use energy obtained by oxidizing inorganic chemicals, and CO2

many are prokaryotes.

42
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What are Photoheterotrophs?

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They use light energy, but get carbon from organic molecules.

very few are prokaryotes

43
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What does the root word hetero mean?

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Different.

44
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What are chemoheterotrphs?

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Use organic molecules for both energy and carbon source.

Animals, fungi, many prokaryotes, few plants

45
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What are the two Domains of Prokaryotes? How did we come to this understanding?

A

We started looking at the RNA structures of Prokaryotic.

two domains:

  • Bacteria/Eubacteria (Eu=true)
  • Archaea (Arch=ancient/original)
46
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What is the main difference between Eubacteria and Archaea?

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Archaea lack peptidoglycan within their cell walls

47
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True to false:

Archaea do not respond to antibiotics.

A

True.

48
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true to false:

Archaea are primarily extermeophiles

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True.

49
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What does the root word (Phil) mean?

A

Love/prefer/attached to

50
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What are methanogens?

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Archaea that live in oxygen free environments.

They produce methane as a waste product.

51
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What are Halophiles?

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Archaea that live in very salty environments

52
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What does the root word (halo) mean?

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Salt (where salt is)

as in any ionic cystalline compound.

53
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What are thermophiles?

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Archaea that live in very hot environments

54
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True or false:

bacteria exist in 5 major clades.

A

True

55
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What are proteobacteria?

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A large and metabolically diverse group of gram negative bacteria.

56
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What clade does ‘Rhizobium’ exist in?

what is it?

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Proteobacteria

- endosymbiotic mutualist

57
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What does Rhizobium do that is important to the environment?

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fixes atmospheric nitrogen.

58
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What clade does Escherichia coli exist in?

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Proteobacteria

59
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What are Chlamydias?

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a Bacterial clade that can only live within the cells of animals.

60
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what are spirochaetes?

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A bacterial clade of quite long(up to 0.25mm) helical bacteraia that swim by spiraling.

61
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What bacterial clade is responsible for syphilis and lyme disease?

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Spirochaetes

62
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True or false:

Gram positive bacteria form their own Clade.

A

true

63
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What role do gram positive Bacteria play in the environment?

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They are important decomposers

64
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What is the smallest know cell?

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mycoplasmas

- gram positive Bacteria that is 0.1 pecometer in length.

65
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What clade is Anthrax a part of?

A

Gram positive Bacteria

66
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What causes botulism?

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Clostridium botulinum

a gram positive Bacteria

67
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What is especially sepetable to botulism?

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Waterfowl due to fly larvae’s ability to accumulate C. Botulinum

68
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What do humans use that is derived from botulism?

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Botox

69
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What are Cyanobacteria?

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A bacterial clade that includes the only prokaryotes that produce oxygen through photoautotrophy, although some fix atmospheric nitrogen as well.

70
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What is the common name for Cyanobacteria?

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Blue green algae

71
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What are the three major roles that Prokaryotes play in the environment?

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  • They are vital decomposers
  • They are important producers of oxygen and nitrogen
  • They are the primary producers that supply the food web in the place of plants.
72
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True or false:

many Prokaryotes are beneficial inhabitants of eukaryotes.

A

True.

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