Structure and Function of Microbial cells Flashcards
Agar is
A media where bacteria are grown in the lab
It has moisture and nutrients
Paramecium are ( Domain and Kingdom )
Eukaryotes
Protozoa
All cells have intercellular composition ____ the outside
Different from
Metabolic properties of all cells
Cells take up nutrients, transform them, and expel waste
- Genetic ( replication, transcription, translation)
- Catalytic ( energy,biosynthesis)
What property id this?
Nutrients from the environment are converted into new cell materials to from new cell
Growth, all cells
What is the third properties of all cells ( apart from growth and metabolism )
Evaluation
Cell evolve to display new properties. Phylogenetic trees capture evolutionary relationships
All organisms evolve or they will die
Creation of the spore is an example of
Properties of some cells -> differentiation
Explain how cells interact with each other by chemical messengers
Bacteria is able to release atom reducer, as soon as concentration of this reducer is high enough , other bacteria sense it and start to act as if they are surrounded by a lot of bacteria-> formation of the biofilm
What is interesting about the property of exchanging the genetic material in bacteria
They can exchange the genetic material not only between mother-daughter cell, but also mother to mother cell
What property is this?
Some cells are capable of self-propulsion
Motility
How is the size of the cell usually described?
By surface to volume ratio
What is the problem of the surface to volume ratio for unicellular organisms and what is the result of it
It is a problem for unicellular organism, because they interact with the environment only through the surface, if they become to large , they cannot function efficiently any more, that is why there is a limit in diameter.
Limit: 0.5 micrometers- 750 micrometers in diameter
What is the typical size for animal cell and bacterial cell
Animal cell - 10000 nm
Bacterial cell- 1000 nm to 2000-3000 nm
What structures are shared by both prokaryotes and eukaryotes
Cell wall
Cytoplasmic membrane
Cytoplasm
Ribosomes
Name all the main structures present in bacteria
Cell wall Cytoplasmic membrane Nucleoid Cytoplasm Plasmid Ribosomes
What is the difference between the genetic material storage in eukaryotes and prokaryotes ?
Eukaryotes - the genetic material is bound within the nucleus
In prokaryotes the genetic material is not bound in anything -< nucleoid
Name the basic parts of the cell
Cell wall Cytoplasmic membrane Mitochondrion Nuclear membrane Nucleus Ribosomes Endoplasmic reticulum Cytoplasm Golgi complex
Why the membrane is so important ?
It keeps the inside in and outside out
What are three properties of the membrane
- Permeability barrier ( prevents leakage and functions as a gateway for transport)
- Protein anchor
- Energy conservation ( proton motive force )
What is the major source how bacteria create energy?
Proton motive force
What is the ratio of proteins/lipids
50% or less
Types of the membrane proteins by function
Sensors
Adhesins
Transporters
Enzymes
How is the model of the membrane is called
Fluid mosaic
Mosaic - because the ratio between the lipids and the proteins
Fluid- because proteins can move
What is the major phospholipid found in bacteria
Phosphatidylethanoamine
Glycerol+ 2 FA+ phosphate +ethanolamine
What linkage do archea have in the phospholipid bilayer unlike bacteria
Archea- ether C-O-C
Bacteria -ester C-O-C=O
What do archea have instead of FA in phospholipid bilayer
Phytanyl that consists of isoprene
How is the polymer of isoprene called?
Phytanyl
Why is it an advantage , creating interactions between isoprene units
They can create monolayers, it is more tough , more solid-> can survive in extreme environment
What is the name of the tails in phospholipid layer in archea?
Biphytanyl
Bacteria have FA and ___ linkages, when archea have ___ and ___linkages
Ester linkages
Phytanyl
Ether linkages
How is the lipid bilayer stabalized in eukaryotes?
sterol
what is the advantage of sterol?
Polar head
Rigid planar ring structure
Nonpolar hydrocarbon end
Types of sterol in animal cells, fungi , plant cells and protozoa
Animal-Cholesterol
Fungi-Ergosterol
Plant cells and Protozoans- stigmasterol
DO bacteria and archea have sterol
No, it is almost always absent
How do bacteria stabilize their membrane
By hopanoids
Rigid ring structure, the same function , just another molecule
How bacteria and archea store DNA?
- Circular molecule, double stranded
- Generally haploid ( one copy)
- Packaged with proteins( H-NS and other histone loke protein) aggregates to form the nucleoid)=the chromosome
- DNA in the cytoplasm , ribosomal RNA encoded on the chromosome
- May also contain plasmids
What are plasmids?
Smaller circular structures of DNA, genes for function that can be transported very easily, for example antibiotic resistance
How is the gentic material stored in Eukaryotes?
- Linear molecules, double-stranded
- Generally diploid ( two copies)
- Packaged with proteins( Histones) to form chromatin fibers=chromosome
- DNA in the nucleus
- Nucleolus:( dense DNA that codes for ribosomal RNA, ribosomal proteins , immature ribosome )
What is the difference in gene storage in bacteria and eukaryotes?
Bacteria and archea- do not have histones, their gentic material is not bounded ( as in eukaryotes- nucelus )
Eukaryotes do not have plasmids
Three major steps in production of protein from DNA
- Replication , which is mediated by DNA polymerase
- Transcription, which is mediated by RNA polymerase
- Translation, which is mediated by ribosome
Parts of ribosomes
RNA and proteins
What is the role of ribosomes
To translate mRNA into amino acids in order to form proteins
Where are ribosomes in prokaryotes and eukaryotes
Prokaryotes- free in the cytoplasm or attached to cytoplasmic membrane
Eukaryotes- free in the cytoplasm or bound to the endoplasmic reticulum
What ribsomes are in prokaryotes and eukaryotes
Prokaryotes: 70 S= 30S+50S subunits
Eukaryotes:80 S ribosomes =40S+60S
Why 60S and 80 S are important ?
their RNA are used as a genetic markers, these genes have both conserve regions and variable regions ( they are changing to mutation), so we can see how closely related two organisms are
What does S mean in ribosome subunit
Svedberg unit, describes the rate of sedimentation of the particle in the centrifuge , how far the particle will move away from the center when exposed to the centrifuge, not linear