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Chapter 27: Bacteria & Archaea Flashcards

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What are prokaryotes?

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Organisms who’s cells lack a nucleus and other membrane-bound organelles

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Prokaryotes are masters of ________ and _________.

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adaptation, metabolism

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What does it mean to be masters of adaptation?

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An organism can thrive almost everywhere (Including places too acidic, salty, cold, hot etc.)

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What does it mean to be masters of metabolism?

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Organisms have numerous methods for obtaining carbon and energy

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Prokaryote cells are _________ (smaller/bigger) than many eukaryote cells.

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smaller

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Define unicellular

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Organisms that are made of only one cell (All functions are carried out within one cell)

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Are prokaryotes unicellular or multicellular?

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Unicellular

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What are the 3 different morphologies of bacteria?

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Coccus Bacillus Spirillum

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What do coccus bacteria look like?

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Sphere shaped

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What do bacillus bacteria look like?

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Rod shaped (Oblong oval cheeto thing)

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What do spirillum bacteria look like?

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Twists like a spiral (Zigzag thingy)

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In eukaryotes with cell walls (plants), the walls are usually made up of cellulose or chitin. What do bacterial cell walls contain?

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Peptidoglycan

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What is peptidoglycan?

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A polymer consisting of sugars and amino acids that form a mesh-like layer outside the plasma membrane of bacteria, forming a cell wall.

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There are two types of cell walls, what are they?

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Gram-positive (Gram +) Gram-negative (Gram -)

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Describe a Gram-positive cell wall.

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  • Purple after staining
  • Retains the crystal violet colour after staining
  • Single layered, straight cell wall
  • Rigid (less elastic)
  • Large amount of peptidoglycan
  • No outer membrane
  • Not pathogenic to humans/animals
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Describe a Gram-negative cell wall.

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  • Pink after staining
  • Clear (does not retain the crystal violet colour) after staining
  • Two layered, wavy cell wall
  • Elastic (less rigid)
  • Smaller amount of peptidoglycan
  • Outer membrane present
  • Pathogenic to humans/animals
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Which picture is Gram-positive and Gram-negative?

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A is Gram-positive

B is Gram-negative

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Flagella affect ______.

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motility

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Some prokaryotes have specialized membranes that perform metabolic functions. What are the two prokaryotes?

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  1. Aerobic Prokaryotes
  2. Photosynthetic Prokaryotes (cyanobacteria)
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What specialized membrane do Aerobic Prokaryotes have?

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Infolding of the plasma membrane

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What specialized membrane do Photosynthetic Prokaryotes have?

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Thylakoid membranes (similar to those in chloroplasts)

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If you see a cell wall and it has peptidoglycan in the cell wall, it must be ________.

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Bacteria

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What is a capsule?

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A sticky, dense layer of polysaccharide/protein that surrounds the cell wall of many prokaryotes.

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What three factors give rise to high levels of genetic diversity in prokaryotes?

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  1. Rapid reproduction
  2. Mutation
  3. Genetic recombination
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What is rapid reproduction and mutation?
When populations reproduce with mutations (due to insertions, deletions and base-pair substitutions in DNA) at a rapid rate.
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What is genetic recombination and what are the 3 steps?
- The combining of DNA from two sources 1. Transformation 2. Transduction 3. Conjugation
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In genetic recombination, what is transformation?
- A change in genotype and phenotype due to the cell's take up of pieces of DNA from a leftover lysed cell
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In genetic recombination, what is transduction?
- When bacteriophages (viruses that infect bacteria) carry bacterial genes from one host cell to another - The recipient cell’s chromosome becomes a combo of DNA derived from two cells
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In genetic recombination, what is conjugation?
- DNA is transferred between two prokaryotic cells that are temporarily joined. - A pilus of the donor cell attaches to the recipient and retracts, pulling the two cells together, like a grappling hook. - DNA is transferred
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What is Prokaryote Metabolism?
The different methods of which prokaryotes use and aquire their carbon and energy
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What are the 6 nutritional modes?
1. Photoautotroph 2. Chemoorganoautroph 3. Chemoautotroph 4. Photoheterotroph 5. Chemoheterotroph 6. Chemolithotroph
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What are autotrophs?
Organisms that synthesize their own carbon source from an inorganic carbon source (photosynthesis/chemosynthesis).
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What are heterotrophs?
Organisms that cannot synthesize their own carbon source and need to obtain it from the environment.
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What are photoautotrophs?
Organisms that synthesize their own carbon source while obtaining energy (ATP) from a light source (phototrophs).
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What are chemoorganoautotrophs?
Organisms that synthesize their own carbon source while obtaining energy (ATP) from organic (organotrophs) molecules (consisting of both C **_and_** H).
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What are chemoautotrophs?
Organisms that synthesize their own carbon source while obtaining energy (ATP) from inorganic (lithotroph) molecules (missing either C or H).
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What are photoheterotrophs?
Organisms that cannot synthesize their own carbon source and obtain energy (ATP) from a light source (phototrophs).
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What are chemoheterotrophs?
Organisms that cannot synthesize their own carbon source and obtain energy (ATP) from organic (organotrophs) molecules (consisting of both C and H).
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What are chemolithotrophs?
Organisms that cannot synthesize their own carbon source and obtain energy (ATP) from inorganic (lithotroph) molecules (missing either C or H).
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What are other prokaryote metabolic adaptations?
1. Oxygen 2. Nitrogen Metabolism 3. Metabolic Cooperation
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How does oxygen play a role in prokaryote metabolism?
There are prokaryotes that are: 1. Obligate aerobes - need an aerobic environment to survive 2. Obligate anaerobes - need an anaerobic environment to survive 3. Facultative anaerobes - prefer anaerobic conditions, but can survive in aerobic too
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Why is nitrogen metabolism essential and how do prokaryotes do it?
- Essential for the production of amino acids and nucleic acids in all organisms - Prokaryotes perform Nitrogen Fixation; converting atmospheric nitrogen (N2) to ammonia (NH3) - When prokaryotes perform nitrogen fixation it also helps other plants (who cannot obtain nitrgoen from the atmosphere)
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How does metabolic cooperation work?
Cells in a biofilm (surface-coating colonies) secrete signaling molecules that recruit nearby cells, causing the colonies to grow. This allows them to use environmental resources they could not use as individual cells.
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What are cyanobacteria?
- Gram-negative photoautotrophs. - Only prokaryotes with plantlike, oxygen-generating photosynthesis.
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What is an extremophile?
An organism that grows in extreme conditions or habitats
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What are the 6 types of extremophiles?
1. Hyperthermophiles (Extreme thermophiles) 2. Psychrophiles 3. Acidophile 4. Alkaliphile 5. Halophile 6. Barophile
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What is a hyperthermophile?
An organism that thrives in extremely hot environments - typically above 60 °C (140 °F) - preferably 80°C
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What is a psychrophile?
An organism that thrives in extremely cold environments - roughly -20 °C to 10°C
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What is an acidophile?
An organism that lives in an acidic environment - at or below pH3
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What is an alkaliphile?
An organism that lives in an alkaline (basic) environment - at or above pH9
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What is a halophile?
An organism that lives in a high salinity (salty) environment - at least 2M of NaCl for growth
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What is a barophile?
An organism that lives in a high pressure environment
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True or False: Only Archaea are extremophiles
False Many Bacteria and Eukaryotes are also extremophiles
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What are the main differences between Archaea and Bacteria?
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