Lecture #2 - Cell Structure & Function PART 2 Flashcards

Question

No ______ is present in gram-negative Bacteria (e.g. E. coli). Why?

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INTERBRIDGE - b/c can have 1 single layer of PD (therefore, nothing to crosslink to)

Answer 2

5 glycine residues

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- NO interbridge - can have crosslinks - but if it's just 1 layer than not - THIN PD - if more than 1 layer of PD it wouldn't have interbridge but still crosslinks

Answer 4

AA's used to form chains

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• Contain up to 90% peptidoglycan --> very THICK - forms a helic (3D) • Common to have TEICHOIC acids - LIPOTEICHOIC ACIDS

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(acidic substances) embedded in their cell wall - common in gram + cell walls - like toothpick that puncture bread (PM) underneath

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teichoic acids covalently bound to membrane lipids - toothpick penetrates through bread too (PM) underneath

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DO NOT exist in gram - organisms which have LESS PD

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1) Lipoteicholic acids 2) Endospores 3) Interbridges

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* Backbone formed of NAM and NAG connected by GLYCOSIDIC BONDS * Crosslinks formed by PEPTIDES • Peptidoglycan strand is HELICAL - Allows 3-DIMENSIONAL CROSSLINKING * E. coli has 1 layer * Some cell walls can be 50 - 100 layers thick, e.g. BACILLUS SPECIES

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Allows 3-dimensional crosslinking

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50-100 Bacillus species

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- cell walls is 50 - 100 layers thick - gram + - purple - they form endospore structures (indicator of gram +)

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Mycoplasmas

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• Prokaryotes that LACK cell walls (comparable to animal cell) - v. small * Group of pathogenic bacteria * Have sterols in cytoplasmic membrane–adds strength and rigidity to membrane

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– adds strength and rigidity to membrane sterols - cholesterol/other sterols which adds hot/cold stability (we also use cholesterol) - better able to withstand temp flex's - usually a eukaryotic thing

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* Prokaryotes that lack cell walls * Species of Archaea (would never have peptidoglycan anyway - no cell wall here!) * Contain LIPOGLYCANS in membrane that have strengthening effect

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* total cell wall contains ~10% peptidoglycan (THIN) | * Most of cell wall composed of outer membrane, aka lipopolysaccharide (LPS) layer (still a bilayer)

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* LPS consists of CORE POLYSACCHARIDE and O-POLYSACCHARIDE * LPS replaces most of phospholipids in outer half of outer membrane * ENDOTOXIN (lipidA): the toxic component of LPS

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toxic when RELEASED from dead cell (not toxic when attached)

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- o-specific polysaccharide - core polysaccharide - Endotoxin (lipid A) (LPS & phospholipids basically)

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- organism that's everywhere growing & multiplying - endotoxin dramatically activates the immune system b/c it's gram - - immune system does freak out & causes blood vessels to dilate (inflammation - okay in foot or throat b/c increases flow when you dilate a blood vessel & allows delivery of O2 & nutrients & immune cells for healing, immune responses to clear things out) - BUT when its sestemic (sepsis), that inflammatory response causes all of arterial to vasodilate

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- BP drops dramatically LOW --> DON'T have enough pressure to force fluid to your tissues to deliver O2 & nutrients - tissues start to die - amputation b/c wasn't enough pressure to feed the tissues (like frost bite - vasoconstriction)

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b/c ENDOTOXIN gets RELEASED when you aggressively kill bacteria in really high [ ] in the cell structure - can kill them

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would want to use a BACTERIOSTATIC drug - keeps everything constant - should be used to treat gram - sepsis b/c it interfers with growth - prevent them from increasing # & immune system goes & cleans up the organisms that we're there - drug doesn't do killing & need to have a functional immune system to do the destruction

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NON-SPECIFC - just providing a channel for polar material that's size appro.

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HIGHLY specific - allow organisms to enter through

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gram - sepsis

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highly specific with transmem. proteins that select for CERTAIN nutrients or ions to be able to enter the cell

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space located between cytoplasmic and outer membranes • ~15 nm wide • Contents have gel-like consistency --> VISCOUS (lots of nutrients) • Houses many proteins ex: periplasmic binding proteins - bring nutrients to the ABC transporters think: yard - just came through fence & is able to wonder around & if you meet specificity of the periplasmic proteins you can enter house (cytoplasmic envir. of cell)

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ex) periplasmic binding proteins | - bring nutrients to the ABC transporters

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channels for movement of hydrophilic low-molecular-weight substances - have Beta pleated sheets (unique secondary structure) - non-specific entry - water-soluble & hydrophilic, but small enough to meet size of the pore - therefore, doesn't serve as permeability barrier

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channels for movement of hydrophilic low-molecular-weight substances - non-specific entry - water-soluble & hydrophilic, but small enough to meet size of the pore - therefore, doesn't serve as permeability barrier

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Beta pleated sheet (unique secondary structure)

Answer 35

• In Gram stain reaction, insoluble crystal violet-iodine (CV-I) complex forms inside cell - crystal violet sticks to (-) charge of cell - iodine bulkens/increases structural size of the dye • Complex is extracted by alcohol (decolourizing step) from gram-negative, not gram- positive bacteria Reason: • Gram-positive bacteria have thick cell walls consisting mainly of peptidoglycan - Becomes dehydrated during alcohol step so pores in wall close - Prevents CV-I complex from escaping --> cell remains purple • Gram-negative bacteria – alcohol penetrates OM - CV-I extracted from cell - Cells appear nearly invisible (colourless) until counterstained with second dye (safarin - basic pink dye, stick to everything (-) charged (including gram +'s) but purple overpowers them) - but now includes gram -'s that were colourless, turning them pink

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* NO peptidoglycan (prokaryotes) * Typically NO outer membrane * Pseudomurein * Cell walls of some Archaea LACK pseudomurein * S-Layers

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peptidoglycan

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Archeal don't have PD but still have a cell wall: • Polysaccharide similar to peptidoglycan - not common among all archaea but some have it • Composed of N-acetylglucosamine (NAG) and N-acetyltalosaminuronic acid (NAT) (REPLACES NAM of PD) • Found in cell walls of certain methanogenic Archaea - makes CH4 (methane)

Answer 39

- NAG & N-Acetyl-talosaminuronic Acid - Lysozyme-INsensitive B (1,3) - Peptide cross-links (b/t NAG & T for these - PD was b/t NAM residues M---M)

Answer 40

NOT B (1,4), therefore WON'T work as a lysozyme substrate - therefore, a lysozyme that we have in our sweat, saliva & tears WOULDN'T be effective agains the pseudomurein cell wall b/c it doesn't have the B (1,4) linkage present b/t the NAM & NAG that was discussed for PD - a lysozyme b/c it's an enzyme & highly specific, WOULDN'T be able to cleave this & wouldn't have effectiveness against the cell wall structure

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our own defences in our sweat, saliva & tears WOULDN'T be effective in order to disturb the cell wall so we would have to rely on other means

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• Most COMMON cell wall type among Archaea - numerically dominants the pseudomurein • Consist of protein or glycoprotein (protein that has sugar groups attached to the structure in order to create an alternative function) • Paracrystalline structure - crystallized structure --> ordered, firm * SOME Archaea have ONLY S-layer (no other cell wall components) * MOST have ADDITIONAL cell wall elements

Answer 43

* Variety of structures possible (diversity) * SOME (pseudomurein) closely resemble peptidoglycan • Others LACK polysaccharide (long chain of sugar - NOT just sugar units that are strategically placed onto a protein) completely ex) S layer (protein or glycoprotein) • Most Archaea contain some type of cell wall structure – functions to prevent osmotic lysis and give shape (coccus, bacillus, etc.) - EXCEPTION: thermoplasma spp. - archaea that has no cell structure • Because they lack peptidoglycan, Archaea are resistant to lysozyme and penicillin i.e. can't use penicllin to target

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- pseudomurein, S-layer, add. components that could be added etc. - compared to PD which is consist for almost all bacteria

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ex) S layer (protein or glycoprotein)

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exception: thermoplasma spp. - Archaea that has NO cell structure

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i.e. can't use penicillin to target penicillin is not an effective chose B/C it TARGETS PD in partic., if you did gain an archeal infection when that would become pathogenic 1 day - b/c it doesn't have PD & PD crosslinks are specifically gonna be targeted by the penicillin drug - therefore, can't use penicillin to treat an archeal infection ever, b/c the target for that drug isn't present in the archeal cell wall structure or in the archeal cell wall at all - so you would need to use a protein syn. inhibitor for ex.

Answer 48

material bounded by plasma membrane (PM) =CYTOSOL (FLUID) & ALL COMPONENTS WITHIN EX) RIBOSOMES

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PM + CYTOPLASM and everything within • Macromolecules – amino acids, nucleotides, etc • Soluble proteins ex) enzymes for glycolysis - allow metabolic pathways to happen with ease & simply b/c the enzymes can shift & find substrate & move things around • DNA and RNA (nucleoid) - RNA: transcripts produced for protein synthesis i.e. make a protein from a transcript thats come out

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• Serve many functions: • Enzymes – Catalyze chemical reactions (rapid & efficient) • Transport proteins – Move other molecules across membranes (that's polar & of a partic. characteristic) ex) porins, ABC transporters etc. * Structural proteins – Help determine shape of the cell (morphological det) * Involved in cell division • Proteins are made of polypeptides - think: hemoglobin - come together properly for function • Polypeptide – a long polymer of amino acids joined by peptide bonds

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made out of protein (proteination - made out of protein, plays role in determining shape or morphology of cell), the same way euk's have a cytoskeleton

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- partial double bond characteristics - restricts rotation (shorter) - plays role in determining shape that proteins can assume

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• Region that contains the genome - NOT a fenced off area but good chance you'll find a chromosome there * DNA * Carries genetic info of all living cells * Polymer of deoxyribonucleotides

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Single circular double stranded (ds) DNA chromosome (ALWAYS carries the genetic info in DNA b/c it's a LIVING cell (prok, animal or plant cell) MAY have one or more plasmids • Smaller circular dsDNA

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* Smaller circular dsDNA * Self-replicating --> autonomously! - can photocopy themselves when rest of cell & chromosome are not duplicating & div. - these bad bacteria hand out these copies v. generously to other bacteria & pass it along to another (to make someone sick) --> v. generous & like to share - how antibiotics resis. is able to spread throughout community • Carry non-essential genes - BUT if an organism finds itself in a partic. envir. or under a partic. set of conditions, it's def gonna BENEFIT from having them - Selective advantage --> allow cell to produce a toxin or enzyme or a gene for penicillin resistance to allow a cell to survive presence of penicillin b/c it gives it the phenotype of resistance to that partic. drug - if there, it will benefit from it - like ripping recipes that we don't use - Ex) Genes for antibiotic resistance

Answer 56

TOTAL content of DNA in the cell!

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NO it's not guaranteed - it can come & go | - cells are v. genetically plastic (pick up/get rid of/moving around cellular comp. constantly)

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ESSENTIAL GENES including: enzymes for glycolysis, ETC protein, transport proteins in mem. for ex cell CANNOT live without - foundational for life & survival

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NON-ESSENTIAL GENES - don't need them - not necessary for energy production transporting nutrients in cell, but if cell has these plasmids it provides some kind of a selective advantage

Answer 60

Site of protein synthesis 70S ribosome (SMALLER than 80S euk) • 2 parts 1. 30S subunit (Small subunit) SSU - Protein - 16S rRNA 2. 50S subunit (large subunit) LSU - Protein - 23S and 5S rRNA Cytoplasmic ribosomes • Cytoplasmic proteins PM associated ribosomes • Membrane proteins • Proteins to be exported from the cell

Answer 61

how many nucleotides will comprise the piece

Answer 62

70S (50S + 30S) & also could have 70S bound to PM - NOT all prok's have but if there, they make protein that get exported (like rough ER) to outside of cell - could be toxin, signalling molecule that communicate with buddies nearby etc.

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1) 23 rRNA is LARGER - longer length | 2) Nucleoid sequence is DIFF.

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take a messenger rRNA piece & convert it to protein like a factory - assembles AA's forming peptide bonds by looking at what template is asking for in messenger rRNA, forming a polypeptide & then repeat

Answer 65

1) 80S ribosomes (40S + 60S) | 2) Euks have 70S ribosomes too in mitochondria!

Answer 66

NO - b/c cytoplasmic ribo's are 80S! they do have 70S ribosomes but they are in the mitochondria!

Answer 67

Present on SOME bacteria OUTSIDE of CELL WALL (1st thing you'll see)

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1. Capsules and slime layers 2. Fimbriae 3. Pili

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1. Capsules and slime layers 2. Fimbriae 3. Pili

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Capsules - VERY ORGANIZED - & TIGHT to surface - provides a lot of contour dets to cell underneath think: TIGHT sweatpants - can see shape of person underneath Slime layers - LOOSE - think: BAGGY sweatpants - still covering but DISORGANIZED & hanging off person - so you can't see any of the shape dets underneath

Answer 71

BENEFICIAL * Polysaccharide (sugar) / protein layers * May be thick or thin, rigid OR flexible

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1. Assist in ATTACHMENT to surfaces 2. Protect AGAINST phagocytosis 3. Resist DESICCATION

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- will be v. sticky! - just like bacteria with capsule on outer layer - that sticks to things - any bacteria that has a chance to stay inside your body must have some opp. to stick otherwise the organism won't be able to last & will be ejected quickly (cell surface structure that some bacteria have)

Answer 74

Phagocyte - immune cell used to bind to bacterium in order to get it to leave needs to have some kind of attachment spot - if it doesn't have that attachment site b/c its covered by a capsule for ex, it's NOT gonna be able to be bound, taken in & destroyed - therefore, phagocytic process that our immune system uses is compromised b/c the organism has a capsule

Answer 75

immune cell used to bind to bacterium in order to get it to leave needs to have some kind of attachment spot

Answer 76

organism is better able to keep water inside of the cell - rather than losing it to the envir., as a result of having this capsule layer on its outermost surface

Answer 77

ENCAPSULATED BACTERIUM is what you're worried about b/c it has the capacity to CAUSE DISEASE (contribute to virulent - ability of a bacterium to cause disease inside of the human body) Other one isn't a concern b/c it will just be flushed out or phagocytosis v. readily

Answer 78

has the capacity to CAUSE DISEASE

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gram - feature | cell surface structure in some bacteria

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- also for adhersion • Filamentous protein structures - rather than a sticky layer (capsule) • Enable organisms to stick to surfaces or form PELLICLES (like capsules) - make contact with its surroundings

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- formed by fimbraie - like capsules - layers (adhersion structures) - can be everywhere or less numerous, therefore locations on outside of cell can be diff. depending on how bacterium choses to arrange them

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- indiv. circles | - is polymerized in order to create these pillicles

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think: sticking arms out on waterslide (fimbriae) so even though water is moving you out, having your hands adhered to your surfaces & immediate surroundings, you won't get flushed away

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* Filamentous protein structures (made out of same PILIN PROTEIN) * Typically LONGER than fimbriae

Answer 85

1. Assist in surface ATTACHMENT But mostly involved in the exchange (for sharing): 2. Facilitate genetic EXCHANGE between cells (CONJUGATION) 3. Type IV pili involved in TWITCHING MOTILITY

Answer 86

gets shorter & taller - looks like a twitch - point is that motility req's attachment to the surface - the bacteria can't just swim away - pilus can DEpolymerize (release some pilus protein) so that it can be CLOSER to the surface, where it can FACILITATE more contact & can grab onto another receptor or you can exchange material etc.

Answer 87

replicate autonomously; by themselve, whether or not the rest of the cell is replicating

Answer 88

F+ cell (has fertility plasmid), contains F plasmid - can use as a mode of exchange b/t members of the SAME or DIFF species (therefore diff. chromosomes) 1. Replicates autonomously & copy goes through tunnel - pilin protein polymerizes & creates a tunnel to an adjacent cell - exchanging (conjugation) 2. F- (NO F plasmid) BECOMES F+ as a result of what happened with F plasmid - so now this cell can do the same thing - grow a pilus & share genetic info with another organism present within the envir.

Answer 89

NO F plasmid (but BECOMES F+ if conjugation with a F+ cell takes place) - can't form a pilus if F- initially - b/c it didn't have the gene to build the pilin protein & build the pilus - so the other one (F+) forms it & sends some kind of material through, in order to change the phenotype - or what it has for the other organism

Answer 90

F plasmid that's passed - they can pass plasmids for antimicrobial resis, virulent factors like toxin, etc.

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MODE OF HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER | - b/c it's not from mother cell to daughter cell - but it's from buddy cells within the envir.

Answer 92

think: PANTRY - if you like spaghetti, you might have a lot of sauce in your pantry, you bought a lot on sale & store it so you have it in the long-term produced by diff. species of bacteria - according to what it is that they like or what it is that they metabolize - b/c at a given point in time (the same way you bought spaghetti sauce on sale), these organisms might find a lot of nutrients in their envir. that perhaps won't be there at a certain point & time down the road - so they decide to build this up so they have a lot of it, so in the later times when it may not be readily avail. they won't be starving

Answer 93

• Visible aggregates in cytoplasm Come in diff. flavours: 1. CARBON STORAGE POLYMERS - Poly-β-hydroxybutyric acid (PHB): lipid - Glycogen: glucose polymer 2. POLYPHOSPHATES: accumulations of inorganic phosphate PO42- 3. SULFUR GLOBULES: composed of elemental sulfur - ENERGY - cells need sulfur to be able to build cystein & methionine AA's, which are imp. for protein syn. & have sulfur as apart of their R group identity 4. MAGNETOSOMES: magnetic storage inclusions - gives cell magnetic property so it has opp. to align itself in a magnetic field (more back & forth according to that magnetic field depending on what it might need)

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Can store: • Poly-b-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) - Lipid storage • Glycogen granules - Polymer of glucose (carbon containing molecules could be catabolized to release energy! - can take a glucose molecule or fat & see them in various locations in cell respir., to produce NADH & FADH2, which will be turned over to produce ATP in ETC

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to produce energy when you catabolize the molecule, but it also allows opp. to use it as carbon to build other structures (PL's, glucose, AA's etc.) - anabolic material b/c C is so critical for all organic content of the cell

Answer 96

to hydrolyze in order to release free glucose which can be fed into cell respir. at the start of glycolysis & alternatively is a C building block that allows opp. to assemble other organic content

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- glucose is osmotically ACTIVE, leaving free glucose lying around will create a HYPERTONIC that will serve to draw WATER IN - in order to avoid that, store it as glycogen! - but glycogen is NOT osmotically active (doesn't draw water in - good!) think: leaving cash lying around will draw bad guys in but if stored it won't have that affect

Answer 98

• Polyphosphate granules – VOLUNTIN (name given to granule that stores phosphate) - Storage of phosphate and energy - used for energy b/c (-)ity of phosphate group causes it to affect energy production in beneficial ways • Sulfur globules - Storage of sulfur used in energy generation

Answer 99

1) ATP 2) Phospholipid structure 3) Nucleotides

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H2S: FULLY REDUCED - will give better energy yield - can be OXIDIZED to release energy (same way glucose can be oxidized to release energy) S prime: elemental - PARTIALLY REDUCED - can alsto be oxidized to release energy SO42-: FULLY OXIDIZED (NO energy available) - anaerobic respiration = terminal e- acceptor (would be the result of using sulphate as a sub)

Answer 101

H2S - b/c it has MORE e's | - will make more NADH, more FADH2 --> more ATP

Answer 102

can use SULPHATE as a substrate, if oxygen isn't avail - we use O2 to accept e's in ETC during aerobic respir, but can use sulphate as a sub., for organisms (not humans b/c our energy demand is too high)

Answer 103

LESS for SULPHATE - but still beats fermentation - makes more energy than fermentation, but less energy than if you had used O2 as a terminal e- acceptor SO42- has LESS of a + reduction potential - doesn't want e-'s as badly as O2 so its not as expulsive in e- transfer, meaning the energy yield is inevitably less

Answer 104

• Magnetic inclusions - inclusion bodies with magnetic properties • Intracellular granules of Fe3O4 or Fe3S4 - 2 magnetic particles that could be stored in the inclusion - giving the cell magnetic properties that allow it align itself in a magnetic field so that that organism orienting itself in that magnetic field can use that as a pathway for migration

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• Gives the cell magnetic properties - Allows it to orient itself in a magnetic field - can use that as a pathway for migration - Bacteria migrate along Earth’s magnetic field – MAGNETOTAXIS

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- Bacteria migrate along Earth’s magnetic field - riveals chemotaxin (moving in reference to a chemical) & phototaxis (moving in reference to light energy) - can be displayed by organisms that specifically have these magnetic properties cause of the inclusion granules that contain magnetic molecules

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ALLOWS MOTILITY - can swim from 1 area to another (FREELY able to move) - like drive car (go long distances)

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Twitching motility: - twitching on the spot - always in contact with surface & just adjusting proximity to the surface Flagellum: - can swim from 1 area to another (FREELY able to move) - like drive car (go long distances)

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* CONFER BUOYANCY in planktonic cells * Spindle-shaped, gas-filled structures made of protein * Function by DECREASING cell DENSITY * IMPERMEABLE to water

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- when you put something into a lake (with all interferences aside) it will sink when it drops into water - but CYANOBACTERIA is PHOTOSYNTHETIC & the best exposure to sunlight is closer to the surface - so they have a GAS VESICLE, which they INFLAT with gas which DECREASE there density so there tendency to want to sink is diminished & so it can hold its particular location within the water column & its impermeable to water

Answer 111

b/c if that gas vesicle were to fill with water, it would just sink to the bottom (futile) - want it to be impermeable to water, so when it fills with gas - it allows the organism to hold a particular spot within the water column - giving it ample access to sunlight which is a necessary material for photosynthesis

Answer 112

- using CO2 for C deems an organism autotrophic - using sunlight deems an organism phototrophic - b/c their photosynthetic - their having autonomous metabolism - photoautotrophs - perfect access to sunlight b/c of their gas vesicle - plentiful supply of CO2 (b/c CO2 is a waste product from metabolism of all organisms that aren't photosynthetic) - things that would normally serve to limit growth, stop them from building new cells either - *nitrogen & phosphorous - 2 things an organism will typically run out of, serving as a limiting factor

Answer 113

*nitrogen & phosphorous - 2 things an organism will typically run out of, serving as a limiting factor nitrogen - is used in fertilizer & as it rains comes it carries that water that now contains N, such that as run off it now goes into the lake - N due to human activities (antropromorphic or anthropogenic activities) indicates that N is NOT LIMITING so then you turn to P since it is normally a limiting factor but in our landry detergent theres sometimes P so now that might be present in the runoff b/c of our waste (water supply will have components of our landry detergent that flushes away) outcome: NOTHING limits cyanobacteria - tons of sunlight, N, P, CO2 get them to GROW LOTS forming a BLOOM - which are parasitic to all other organisms that are trying to live there b/c its so successful in taking over so much that all other organisms get choked out - * also produce NEUROTOXINS - have toxic effects to fish & humans - so we want to control this by controlling what we use in landry detergent & fertilizes to restore BALANCE

Answer 114

GRAM + (species dependent - not all gram +'s) bunkier that bacteria can put its genetic material inside, in order to ride out the store & when things become fav. it'll then go back to a normal active state

Answer 115

1. Highly differentiated cells RESISTENT to heat, harsh chemicals, and radiation 2. DORMANT stage of bacterial life cycle - nothing happening here with respect to metabolism - NOT doing cell respiration, protein syn., DNA replication or anything relating to cell div. in spore form - METABOLISM IS COMPLETELY INACTIVE think: buying seeds at store (dormant), but if put in soil with an abundance of moisture it'll germinate (in conditions it likes for success) - but if not in those conditions, it choses to stay in its bunkier - if you have apple seed a rabbit will eat it & then move away & deficate, so now you transferred that material to a new location where it can find success & also give fertilizer with the fecal matter (ideal for dispersal via wind, water, & animal gut - to help move it around to increase chances of bacterial success) 3. Ideal for dispersal via wind, water, or animal gut

Answer 116

1. Highly differentiated cells RESISTENT to heat, harsh chemicals, and radiation 2. DORMANT stage of bacterial life cycle - nothing happening here with respect to metabolism - NOT doing cell respiration, protein syn., DNA replication or anything relating to cell div. in spore form - METABOLISM IS COMPLETELY INACTIVE think: buying seeds at store (dormant), but if put in soil with an abundance of moisture it'll germinate (in conditions it likes for success) - but if not in those conditions, it choses to stay in its bunkier - if you have apple seed a rabbit will eat it & then move away & deficate, so now you transferred that material to a new location where it can find success & also give fertilizer with the fecal matter (ideal for dispersal via wind, water, & animal gut - to help move it around to increase chances of bacterial success) 3. Ideal for dispersal via wind, water, or animal gut - help move it around & increase success

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some Gram positives Ex) Bacillus sp. – aerobic Gram + rods (O2) Clostridium sp. – anaerobic Gram + rods (no O2) NO rule for O2 requirement --> independent on their state of O2 tolerance & utilization

Answer 118

Vegetative cell – capable of normal growth (when in vegetative state) - doing protein syn, DNA replic, cell respir to produce ATP from ETC chain • Metabolically active

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– dormant cell, formed inside of a mother cell (AKA vegetative cell) • Metabolically INactive • Triggered by LACK of nutrients - b/c realize they won't be able to survive this period of nutrient inability, so they come out in spore form & rid out the storm (until conditions become fav) to increase chances of success • Takes about 8 - 10 hours

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DIES & mature spore comes OUT & waits until conditions are okay again

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Protective features of the endospore 1. Layers 2. Core

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• SPORE COAT and CORTEX – protect against chemicals, enzymes, physical damage, and heat - hard shell-like structures that'll provide protection against physical trama - think: bullet proof vest - hard & protective, so delicate organs on inside won't be subject to the harsh set of conditions • TWO MEMBRANES – permeability barriers against chemicals - b/c HYDROPHOBIC molecules are NOT freely able to pass - unless theres a specific protein transporter/channel for those molecules

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• DEHYDRATED – protects against heat - b/c water does an excellent job of transferring heat to objects that its in contact with & this organism can be exposed to high temps - want to get rid of water, otherwise those high temps can be transferred to DNA (delicate molecular structure that needs to be maintained if it'll ever be vegetative again - instruction manual for life) • Ca-DIPICOLINIC ACID and SASPs (chemicals to protect DNA) - ioninc molecule with ionic bonds b/t Ca2+ & acid • Protect against DNA damage - if DNA is destroyed by high conditions of temp - it won't be vegetative under fav. conditions - organism protects it at all costs

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HARSH CONDITIONS • Boiling for hours • UV, g radiation - SHORT wavelength means HIGH energy (damaging/dangerous) • Chemical disinfectants - meant to destroy things - will be destructive, but the organism gets its protective shell with all the layers, so the chemicals can't penetrate & cause any destruction • Dessication - b/c they have reduced water (dehydrated) & thick structure where water can't escape & cause problems • Age - can grow old without experiencing (-) effects

Answer 125

Stage I: Asymmetric cell division • DNA replicates • Identical chromosomes pulled to opposite ends of the cell Stage II: Septation • Divides cell into 2 unequal compartments: • Forespore (prespore) • Mother cell Stage III: Mother cell engulfs the forespore • Forespore surrounded by two membranes Stage IV: Formation of the cortex • THICK layers of peptidoglycan form between the two membranes - HIGHLY cross-linked layer – CORE WALL (rigid & tough) - LOOSELY cross-linked layer – CORTEX (~ 1⁄2 of spore volume) - big component of the whole thing Stage V: Coat synthesis (external structure) • PROTEIN layers surround the core wall (everything before this point was carb) - Spore coat - EXOsporium - outside of spore - Protect the spore from chemicals and enzymes (that can potentially take place from outside of structure) Calcium, dipicolinic acid and small acid soluble proteins (SASPs) accumulate in the core • Help stabilize DNA - b/c as it becomes dehydrated - that DNA will lose a lot of its stability - so having these chemicals in place inside the structure are gonna help to make sure the DNA is strong - b/c without water it tends to be destabilized Stage VI: Endospore matures (maturation) • Core is dehydrated - water leaves inside of structure • ~ 10 – 30% of a vegetative cell’s water content (is left over, but still enough to ensure its stable, a good chance of keeping its core components safe, so if it becomes vegetative later - it can be successful in doing so - but don't have full water content so high heat for ex won't be transferred to the delicate DNA structure - shed 70-90% of water that a normal cell has ``` Stage VII: Mother cell is lysed = dead • Mother cell disintegrates BUT: • Mature spore is released - in a good spot in order to make sure it has the best chance for survival ``` & then, when conditions become fav., germination occurs - exists spore state & in doing so becomes vegetative (metabolically active) - protein syn, cell respir, binary fission etc.

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Organism senses a depletion of nutrients & that trouble is coming I - so it divides (pinches) & you will have 2 separate mem. bound structures II 1. Mother cell - destined to DIE when this is over 2. Prespore - released endospore when this is over - septum in middle - b/c think gram + PD layer will go around all mem. bound components III - mother cell engulfs or endocytosis the forespore - but forespore continues to have its own mem. & will have endosomial mem. outside that - membrane bound structure in its own regard, then you take it in by forming another mem. on outside of that, so you get 2 mem's

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- Mother cell (vegetative/metabolically active) - asymmetric cell division; commitment to sporulation, Stage I - Engulfment - PD goes around all components - thick b/c gram + - endosomal membrane - anything endocytosis happens, it'll be mem. bound - forespores mem. - cortex formation - spore coat, Ca2+ uptake, SASPs, dipicolinic acid - cell division & growth - germination - maturation, cell lysis

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• HOLLOW protein filaments - Impart motility - think: airplane or boat (in fluid media not touching ground, much like how flagella are in media) - freedom to move from 1 location to another, BUT DON'T need contact with a surface (airplane doesn't have to touch ground to move) - filament has flagella protein polymerized to create a hollow structure

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STAINED to view • Flagella stain req's a MORDANT b/c the filament is SO THIN (it becomes v. difficult to view with just standard microscopy) - when you apply stain with a mordant - it bulkens up the structure, making it easier to visualize with a light microscope

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``` IDENTIFICATION • Monotrichous • Amphitrichous • Lophotrichous • Peritrichous ```

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– single flagellum • Polar or subpolar - polarized to 1 end of the cell or can be at a diff. location (sub)

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Flagella at OPPOSITE ends | - could be just 1 on each end or more than 1

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Multiple flagella in a single TUFT think: hair being grabbed & twisted into a tuft which is LESS FLEXIBLE - MORE RIGID

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Flagella distributed around cell. | - higher # of filamentous structures

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1. Filament 2. Hook 3. Basal Body (motor)

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has polymerized flagellin protein, AKA produce flagellin protein according to the sequence of the DNA & then once the polypeptide is assembled, you take multiple pieces of it (having multiple lego blocks that are identical) & then put them together in an organized sheath in order to create the filament * Rigid helical protein ~ 20 μm long (opp. to generate a large amount of thrust/power, which will propel the organism forward) * Composed of identical protein subunits – FLAGELLIN

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identical protein subunits – FLAGELLIN

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NOTHING in there --> hollow

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- like a HINGE in a door - so the door can move a great deal (as a free range of motion b/c of that hinge that's attached) - or think: shoulder joint - allows arm to move in sign. ranges of motion • FLEXIBLE coupling between filament and basal body

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MOST COMPLEX comp. of flagella - involved in motor & ANCHORS the flagellin filament & hook into the actual structure of the cell; so as its rotating with great force - it's not going anywhere (makes sure its attached well & strong so it can make those movements) think: pectoral gurdle --> part of skeleton that's stationary or analogous to the door frame

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Consists of central rod that passes through series of rings: * L ring – LPS layer * P ring – Peptidoglycan * MS ring – Membrane * C – ring – Cytoplasm (associated with membrane).

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– LPS layer GRAM - ONLY

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– Peptidoglycan GRAM + & -, attached to PD

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– Membrane - imbedded in OUTER leaflet of the PM (farthest away from cytoplasm) GRAM + & -

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– Cytoplasm (associated with membrane). - on the INNER leaflet of the PM - in contact with the cytoplasm of the cell

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NO - b/c gram +'s DON'T have LPS layer

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• ENERGY to turn the flagella comes from the PROTON MOTIVE FORCE (PMF) think: need to put fuel (in flagella case it's a proton gradient) in car to get engine & parts to move to drive a car (for it to move) - Gradient of protons (H+) across the cytoplasmic membrane - - High [H+] outside - - Low [H+] inside Let H+'s flow in & release lots of energy &... • MOT PROTEINS form a channel that allows H+ to move into the cytoplasm • Provides the energy to turn the flagellum • Flagellum TURNS like a propeller to drive the cell FORWARD

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proton motive force (PMF)

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form a channel that allows H+ to move into the cytoplasm - pore that has specificity for H+'s Provides the energy to turn the flagellum

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TURNS PROPELLER FOWARD *corkscrew rotation

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the proton gradient still stores energy, but rather than getting it out in the form of ATP - you can use MOT PROTEINS part of the flagellin filament - let protons from ETC flow in down [ ] gradient - protons releasing energy that was stored - as energy that was stored gets released - it's used to drive CW or CCW rotation of the filament * - corkscrew rotation (think: propellor) - big circular motions vs. sperm tail moves - L to R (whip like fashion) - diff. ways to generate thrust

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corkscrew rotation

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• SEVERAL GENES are required for flagellar synthesis and motility - need lots of recipes to build this complex structure * MS ring is made first * Other proteins and hook are made next * Filament grows from tip think: toys with rings that go down plastic stick to be stacked

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1. MS/C ring - goes into cytoplasmic mem. 2. Mot proteins added 3. P ring - go into THICK PD for gram +'s & THIN PD for gram -'s 4. L ring - go into gram - LPS (NOT in gram +) 5. Early hook - hinge made out of protein - allows for free range of motion of the filament once motility begins 6. Cap - END of filament structure BUT gets assembled BEFORE the filament - so cap & hook attached rn 7. Filament synthesis - flagellin polymer - extend filament in b/t, by polymerizing flagellin protein - hollow & provides motility

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Cap is at the END of filament structure BUT gets assembled BEFORE the filament - cap is attached to hook initially, then filament gets formed in b/t and cap winds up on the end

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PETRITRICHOUSLY flagellated cells move SLOWLY in a STRAIGHT line POLARLY flagellated cells move more RAPIDLY and typically SPIN around

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move more RAPIDLY & typically SPIN around think: guy on motorcycle with mullet 1. Bundled flagella (CCW rotation) - all hair (flagella) is behind as he is driving 2. TUMBLE - flagella pushed apart (CW rotation) - when he stops, all hair goes messy - tumble = stopping; happens b/c flagella switches direction of rotation - all peritrichous filaments switch from CCW to CW rotation - NECESSARY for change in rotation! 3. Flagella bundled (CCW rotation) - redirects itself - resuming in another direction now (CCW rotation)

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goes forward or reverse, based on direction of rotation (CW or CCW) 1. CCW rotation - allows FORWARD direction 3. CW rotation - moves in REVERSE

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NOT reversible - 1 direction of rotation only - can make a lot of widespread movement b/c its going CW or CCW (1 rotation only) 1. CW rotation - allows it to move forward 2. Cell stops, reorients - & resumes same rotation (CW) in another direction BUT same rotation (CW) 3. CW rotation

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REVERSIBLE

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display TUMBLE & RUN

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think: a car on the road - must always have tires contacting road surface for motion * Flagella-INdependent motility * Slower and smoother than swimming * Requires surface contact

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* Excretion of polysaccharide slime * Type IV pili * Gliding-specific proteins

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provides a SLIPPERY surface, which means that the motility will be EASIER, than if it was just the bacterium touching a surface that had more friction think: foot on rock that's slimey (falls/slips off) vs non slimey (able to stay stationary)

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have twitching motility - polymerize & depolymerize - creates twitching appearance think: dancing on the spot

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- protein extending from OUTER membrane | - allows organism to move/walk from point A --> B

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has to be able to CONTACT the surface

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allows movement according to magnetic field - inclusion bodies that contained iron oxide & iron sulphides that provided magnetic properties to the cell, so the cell could orient itself & use the magnetic field as incentive for movement

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directed (intensional) movement in response to CHEMICAL or PHYSICAL GRADIENTS

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response to chemicals ex) Glucose: ATTRACTANT - think: smelling a cinnamon bun sending signals that will get you to migrate to that ex) Erythromycin: REPELLANT - think: smelling something bad or concerning will signal your receptors to move away from it

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TOWARDS - b/c its a carbon & nutrient source for ATP producion - therefore an ATTRACTANT

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AWAY - b/c it knows its a protein syn. that'll kill them | - a REPELLANT

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response to light ex) CYANOBACTERIA - photosynthesis

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response to oxygen TOWARDS O2: 1. obligate aerobe - needs O2 2. facultative aerobe - switch depending on O2 availability --> will move towards for more energy AWAY FROM O2: 1. obligate anaerobe - poisoned by O2 so choose to stay away rather than die

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response to ionic strength (Na+, Cl-, K+ etc.) - when these electrolytes are present in higher [ ], will serve as an attractive stimulus - BENEFICIAL --> provide energy for symporters & therefore active transport for ex - brings Na+ inside cell, releasing energy that can be used to move nutrients from LOW [ ]'s to high [ ]'s

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response to water *60-80% of the cell is water

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sleep/dormant - metabolically INactive, just waiting to restore its metabolic activity b/c it gets more water content - BUT if there's a way to avoid this, b/c you see there's adequate amounts of water in the distance, you'll take that & move towards it to benefit the cell b/c its able to continue doing life - rather than falling asleep

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E. coli - gold standard to be able to study a lot of diff. things - b/c its easy to grow in the lab (quickly on min. nutrients, can use it to grow quickly & study gram - cell structure & motility b/c it has a peritricous flagellier arrangement) - can also use it as a genetically engineered organism to do something

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TEMPORAL, NOT SPATIAL, difference in chemical concentration - TEMPORAL = changes in TIME - rn there's nothing, but all of a sudden there is some, that's what they'll respond to & move forward - SPATIAL = changes from point A to B - don't care if where they are now, has less than before & vice versa - that's not what they're responding to our moving to *move ONLY when there's a change in time, when [ ] finds itself higher they will move there b/c that change is taking place IN THE MOMENT

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"Run and tumble" behavior - same that peritrichous movement used

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Attractants and repellants sensed by CHEMORECEPTORS - picking up on chemical [ ]'s in the envir. - could be sensitive to an attractive or repellant based on what an organism encodes within there genetic makeup & whether that chemical is characterized as an attractant or repellant would be the motivation (ex: receptor for penicillin, glucose etc.)

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Random movement think: rabbit - hops in diff directions for no reason

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(chemoreceptors providing a) Directed movement - NOT happening in random series of tumbles If rabbit sees something its fearful of, it'll run in a zig zag (no pattern), even though they got scared by us & are trying to run away - going straight, but doing so in a NOT direct way think: going to other cities on way to Calgary

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DIRECTED movement toward an attractant or away from a repellent • Biased random walk - looks like its random, but its headed to attractant or away from repellant • The cell still exhibits a series of runs and tumbles

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E. coli shows biased random walk TOWARD glucose when there is a concentration gradient - having an increased [ ] of attractant makes them realize theres none where they are (temporal diff) so they go toward it

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(i. e. senses that it's getting closer) - will stop screwing around with tumbles & changes of direction & start extending walk to get their sooner b/c are anticipating it think: making way to kitchen for cinnamon buns * The TUMBLE is DELAYED - not doing as much * The RUN lasts LONGER - get there sooner

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* Measured by inserting a capillary tube containing an attractant or a repellent in a medium of motile bacteria * Can also be seen under a microscope a) nothing - 1st inserted b) after some time, equilibrate with equal spacing in tube that it has in the media - less competition (CONTROL - what we can compare experimental conditions & results to, to validate them) c) attractant is something they really want - all want to be in tube but not everyone will get to front of line/a space so they will be present in normal nutrient mixture that's not full of that attractant, so their chemoreceptors aren't even responding - think: free trip to Hawaii d) organism is gonna space out & want nothing to do with it - have defective or no chemoreceptors or area diff. species that don't have it as a repellant

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• LOWER surface area to volume ratio - Need more sophisticated transport mechanisms r = 1 microm - fills quickier (think: small venue) r = 2 microm - fills slower & results in slower growth - think: MTS center during Jets game SA/V - want SA to be HIGH - want V to be LOW * want # to be LARGER b/c we can better DISTRIBUTE NUTRIENTS! • GROW SLOWER

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want # to be LARGER b/c we can better distribute nutrients!

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• Genetic material is housed in a NUCLEUS (chromosomes are fenced off - so you can efficiently & accurately reproduce them, from DNA replication & also segregate them in 2 piles to allow for cell division to occur (think: fenced off yard so kids don't run off & you can keep an eye on them) - organized & protective --> min. likelihood for chromosomal error during cell division * Generally LARGER than prokaryotes * COMPLEX internal structure - Membrane BOUND organelles (compartmentalizes - does catabolism/anabolism etc. in DIFF organelles) - 3 bedroom apartment - organization makes things like metabolism, digestion etc. happen easily) • Intra-cytoplasmic membranes used for TRANSPORT - Endoplasmic reticulum & golgi is used for IC transport through vesicles (opp. to send things to where they need to go) - called ENDOMEMBRANE SYSTEM (together with nuclear mem.) • CYTOSKELETON - protein framework inside cell - allows for organelle motility, ability to fix things into position, & also cell structure • Divide by MITOSIS (asexual - like prok. binary fission) and MEIOSIS (sexual - 1/2's the chromosome #)

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all in CYTOPLASM --> b/c no options in a prok., everything has to take place there - metabolic umbrella in a prok. is reduced

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called ENDOMEMBRANE SYSTEM endoplasmic reticulum & golgi is used for IC transport through vesicles (opp. to send things to where they need to go)

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Size of cell: Typically 0.2 – 2.0 um diam. Nucleus: NO nuclear membrane or nucleolus - for ribosome assembly (nucleoid) - BUT has a NUCLEOID REGION - area where if you were to go there you'd have a good chance of seeing a chromosome Membrane-enclosed organelles: Absent Ribosomes: Smaller size (70S) Chromosomal DNA: Singular, circular (just 1) Cell division: Binary fission - used for GROWTH - asexual - produce genetically identical daughter cells; provided there was no error in the division process

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Size of cell: Typically 10 -100 um diam. ~100x LARGER than proks Nucleus: TRUE nucleus with nuclear membrane and nucleolus - ribosome assembly site (allows opp. for ribosome assembly) Membrane-enclosed organelles: Present (e.g. Golgi, mitochondria, chloroplasts, etc.) Ribosomes: Larger size (80S) - characterize CYTOPLASMIC Euk ribosomes - also have 70S in mitochondria (every Euk will have this) & chloroplast (if present) Chromosomal DNA: Multiple linear chromosomes with HISTONES (unique to euk) Cell division: Mitosis - used for GROWTH/REPAIR - asexual - produce genetically identical daughter cells; provided there was no error in the division process

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- used to organize it, so DNA doesn't get tangled & messy - allow it to be compact b/c there is so much genetic info that needs to be stored in a tiny nucleus - needs to have a really organized, tightly compacted structure which is super coild think: DNA as hair think: hairclips

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Binary Fission in Prok. - used for GROWTH Mitosis in Euk. - used for GROWTH/REPAIR BOTH ASEXUAL - both produce genetically identical daughter cells; provided there was no error in the division process

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• The nucleus holds the genetic information • Multiple linear dsDNA chromosomes - characteristic of ALL LIVING CELLS 3D contains pores - essential to allow EXPORT of ribosomes from the nucleolus, EXPORT of mRNA (therefore can be used for translation), & IMPORT of proteins to allow for ribosome assembly, for DNA histone proteins to be entering etc.

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* Site of photosynthesis * Chlorophyll (concentrated in thylochoid mem's of the grana - in order to allow for light absorption) * Surrounded by 2 membranes * DNA and ribosomes (70S)

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= CYANOBACTERIA (that became trapped inside a larger cell which now has the opp. to do photosyn. inside of a Euk.) associated with endosymbiotic theory

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site of catabolic rxn --> will do fat oxidation, TCA cycle, AA's breakdown etc. • Site of respiration and oxidative phosphorylation (AKA ETC)!!! - where CO2 is produced & O2 is utilized - both requirements & wastes for respiratory gases will be produced & utilized in this structure - through a series of redox rxns, you transfer e-'s to O2, which produces a protein gradient to be used to stick a phosphate group on ADP forming ATP in bulk for the cell - oxidative phosph. (28 ATP/glucose) * Surrounded by 2 membranes * DNA and ribosomes (70S)

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= Ricketsia spp. | - obligate intracellular parasite

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the INNER - b/c of the ETC

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only 2 - so at somepoint 1 of them was lost - but we know a bacterium uses its PM for its ETC & it has ETC in INNER mem. so inner mem. must be the PM - the OUTER mem actually has porins inside

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endospore mem.

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1. PM 2. Outer membrane 3. Endosome membrane - is GONE

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PROK: - HIGH SA/V = better able to distribute nutrients EUK: - LOW SA/V = worse - translates into SLOWER growth rate - harder to power the cell

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NO diff. b/t function of prok & euk - both can catabolize glucose to produce ATP, both can produce protein, both can do anabolic rxns to build the molecules that are needed to assemble cell & keep it alive etc. - just that 1 tends to be more complex! - just increases cost, time to build & cost to maintain

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heightened complexicity which can allow for better compartmentalization - b/c not only do we have to keep the 1 cell alive & functional, but we need to produce EC mediator (like cytokines for immune system, hormones which are necessary to control metabolism, Ca2+ balance etc.) - therefore, having higher organization allows us to do more complex tasks in a more efficient manner - whereas prok. cell is only 1 guy that stands alone, so he only needs to care for that 1 cell & there's not really much complex communication or engagement with other cells that take place

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mitochondria is largely responsible for catabolic rxns cytoplasmic location is anabolic rxns therefore, membrane-bound organelles allows us to have diff. components for diff. things - makes it more efficient

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allow opp. to ANCHOR organelles into position - can tie a ribosome or mito onto protein framework so they can stay - ER & golgi, lysosomes & PM

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gravity will make a puddle of organelles at bottom of the cell --> not good for function b/c needs organization, separation & space

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b/c needs to let mRNA out & proteins made by ribosomes | - provide permeability aspect

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1. Photosynthetic 2. Double mem. with 70S ribosomes within 3. Circular piece of DNA 4. Chlorophyll provides the capacity to do light absorption (to convert light into chemical energy in the form of ATP)

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primary pigment that increases capacity for light absorption - get more absorbed wavelength's converted into chemical energy if you imploy more pigment that have diff. capabilities for absorption

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