Review Sheet 1: Chapter 3,4 - Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes Flashcards
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7 Bacterial Shapes
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Cocci, Bacillus, Vibrios, Spirilla, Spirochetes, Mycelium, Pleomorph
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Cocci
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Round
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Bacillus
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Rod
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Vibrios
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Crescent Rod
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Spirilla
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Rigid Spiral
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Spirochetes
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Flexible spiral
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Mycelium
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Interwoven matt of hyphal growth
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Pleomorph
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Can have different ‘pleomorphic’ shapes
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Bacterial size
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0.3 µm - 600 µm
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Internal Membrane of Prokaryotes
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Folds of Plasma Membrane
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Hopanoids
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Lipids -not cholesterol- in Prokaryotes
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Gram +
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- Thick Layer of Peptidoglycan
- Techoic Acids
- Periplasmic Space
- Plasma Membrane
- Stains Purple
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Gram -
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- Thin layer Peptidoglycans
- No techoic acids
- Outer membrane
- Plasma membrane
- Stains Red
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Peptidoglycan
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Long sugar chains w/AAs that are not easily digested.
Crosslinked by peptide bridges
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Techoic Acids
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Slippery polymers of simple sugars w/ PO4-