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Biology II
BACTERIA AND ARCHAEA
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Biology
Undergraduate 2
10/09/2012

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Term
PROKARYOTIC
Definition
Bacteria are (eukaryotic/prokaryotic)?
Term
PROKARYOTIC
Definition
Archaea are (eukaryotic/prokaryotic)?
Term
DOMAIN ARCHAEA
Definition
Include many extremophiles, living in extreme habitats.
Term

ETHER-LINKED

MORE RESISTANT TO DAMAGE BY EXTREME CONDITIONS

(heat, pH, salinity)

Definition
Membrane lipids in Archaea are different than bacteria and eukaryotes because?
Term

HYPERTHERMOPHILES



domain archaea

Definition

_____ -- extreme temperatures.

Methanopyrus in deep-sea hydrothermal vents (98o)

Sulfolobus in sulfur hot springs.

Term

HALOPHILES



domain archaea

Definition

____ -- extreme salinities

-salt evaporation ponds, red color due to rhodopsins in membranes

Term
DOMAIN BACTERIA
Definition

Some extremophiles, most live in moderate conditions.

~50 phyla (ex: proteobacteria, cyanobacteria)

Term
PROTEOBACTERIA
Definition

Diverse.

Ancestors of mitochondria.

 

 

Term
RHIZOBIUM
Definition

Example of proteobacteria:

Nitrogen-fixing in legume roots.

Term
AGROBACTERIUM
Definition

Example of proteobacteria:

Cancer-like galls in plants.

Term
Vibrio cholerae
Definition

Example of proteobacteria:

Cholera from contaminated drinking water.

Term
Salmonella enterica, Escherichia coli
Definition
Human proteobacteria disease example.
Term
CYANOBACTERIA
Definition

Photosynthetic; oxygen producing

Ancestors of chloroplasts in algae, plants

Unicells, colonies, filaments

Term

PRODUCE OXYGEN, ORGANIC CARBON, FIXED NITROGEN


BLOOMS MAY PRODUCE HARMFUL TOXINS

Definition
Benefits/harm of Cyanobacteria
Term
CYANOBACTERIA
Definition

Structures in Bacteria & Archaea:

Contain thylakoids, intracellular tubules containing photosynthetic pigments.

Term
THYLAKOIDS
Definition
Intracellular tubules containing photosynthetic pigments.
Term
AQUATIC MICROBES
Definition
Gas vesicle structures aiding in buoyancy of bacteria and archaea.
Term

MAGNETOSPRILLIUM

 

STRUCTURE IN BACTERIA & ARCHAEA

Definition
Magnetosomes, magnetite crystals acting as a compass needle (orientation to locate submerged, low-oxygen habitats)
Term

COCCI - SPHERICAL

BACILLI - RODS

VIBRIOS - COMMASHAPED

SPIROCHAETES - FLEXIBLE SPIRALS

SPIRILLI - RIGID SPIRALS

Definition

bacterial cell shapes:

Cocci - ____

Bacilli - ____

Vibrios - ____

Spirochaetes - ____

Spirilli - ____

Term
GLYCOCALYX
Definition

Many bacteria & archaea contain slimy  _____ outside cell wall.

- help disease bacteria evade defense system of host (thick capsule)

-hold colonial cells together

-prevent desiccation

-formation of biofilms

Term
BIOFILMS
Definition

Aggregations of microorganisms that secrete adhesive mucilage

Stabilize and enrich soil surfaces

Harmful when forming on animal tissues

-dental plaque acid secretion

Term

RIGID

CELL SHAPE

LYSING

Definition

____ cell wall of bacteria & archaea surrounds plasma membrane.

Maintain ____ ____, protection in avoiding _____ under hypotonic conditions.

Term
BACTERIAL CELL WALLS
Definition

contain peptidogylcan

gram-positive or gram-negative

Term
GRAM-POSITIVE
Definition
thick peptidoglycan layer in bacterial cell walls that respond differently to antibiotics
Term
GRAM-NEGATIVE
Definition
Thin peptidoglycan layer in bacterial cell wall enclosed by lipopolysaccharide envelope; responds differently to antibiotics.
Term

CRYSTAL VIOLET - PRIMARY STAIN (PURPLE)

IODINE - MORDANT

ALCOHOL - DECOLORIZER

SAFRANIN - COUNTERSTAIN (PINK)

Definition

Gram staining:

Crystal violet - _____

Iodine - _____

Alcohol - _____

Safranin - _____

Term

PROKARYOTIC FLAGELLA

spin to propel cell

motor, hook, filament

Definition
Bacteria and archaea motility structure.
Term
PILI
Definition
Threadlike appendages that allow attachement during conjugation or gliding across surfaces.
Term
AKINETES
Definition

Thick-walled cells that survive unfavorable conditions in dormant state.

 

Large, food-filled cells in filamentous cyanobacteria.

Term
ENDOSPORES
Definition

Thick-walled cells that survive unfavorable conditions in dormant state.

 

Tough protein coats produced inside bacterial cells, released when surrounding cell dies; germinate during favorable conditions.

Term

ANTHRAX

TETANUS FROM SOIL

BOTULISM IN CANNED FOODS

toxins cause respiratory and muscular paralysis

Definition
Human diseases from endospores.
Term
ENERGY and CARBON
Definition

Bacteria and archaea have diverse ways of obtaining ____ & ____.

 

Term
AUTOTROPHS
Definition
produce own organic molecules from inorganic sources
Term
PHOTOAUTOTROPHS
Definition
use light as an energy source and CO2 as a carbon source
Term
CHEMOAUTOTROPHS
Definition
use inorganic compounds as an energy source and CO2 as a carbon source
Term
HETEROTROPHS
Definition
obtain organic compounds from other organisms
Term
PHOTOHETEROTROPHS
Definition
use light energy to generate ATP but must take in organic compounds
Term
CHEMOHETEROTROPHS
Definition
must obtain organic molecules for both energy and carbons sources
Term
OBLIGATE AEROBES
Definition
require O2
Term
FACULTATIVE ANAEROBES
Definition
undergo aerobic or anaerobic respiration, depending on O2 availability
Term
OBLIGATE ANAEROBES
Definition
only undergo anaerobic respiration and are poisoned by O2
Term
AEROTOLERANT ANAEROBES
Definition
only undergo anaerobic respiration but are not poisoned by O2
Term
DIAZOTROPHS
Definition

undergo nitrogen fiation

-converts N2 into NH3, utilized by plants

many cyanobacteria and other microbes; Rhizobium in roote nodules of legumes.

Term

NITROGENASE

OXYGEN

LOW-OXYGEN

Definition

Enzyme _____ responsible for nitrogen fixation.

Inhibited by _____.

Most diazotrophs conduct nitrogen fixation under ___ _____ conditions.

Term
HETEROCYSTS
Definition
thick-walled specialized cells in cyanobacteria for nitrogen fixation
Term
AUTOTROPHIC ORGANISMS THAT PRODUCE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
Definition
producers of carbon cycle
Term

SAPROBES

BREAK DOWN DEAD ORGANISMS

Definition
decomposers (____) of carbon cycle
Term

METHANOGENS


METHANOTROPHS

Definition

____ produce methane in carbon cycle

____ consume methane in carbon cycle

Term
SYMBIOSIS
Definition
organisms live in close association
Term

MUTUALISM


symbiotic microbes

Definition

both organisms benefit

-nitrogen-fixing bacteria roots

-bioluminescent bacteria in marine animals

-human intestinal microbes

Term

HUMAN MICROBIOME


symbiotic microbes

Definition

All of the microbes found on human skin, digestive and reproductive systems.

Co-evolved with human metabolism.

10-100 trillion microbes in human colon.

Term

SYNTROPHY

 

symbiotic microbes

Definition
one species lives off of products of another
Term

CONSORTIA


symbiotic microbes

Definition

communities of many microbial species with metabolic change

-marine worm Olavius algarvensis -no mouth, gut, anus -- bacterial consortium provides food and recycles waste

Term

PARASITISM


symbiotic microbes

Definition

organism obtains organic compounds from living host

-pathonogenic bacteria

Term

cheese, yogurt

-bacteria ferment milk surgar and produce lactic acid


Definition
industrial applications of microbes in food industry
Term

BIOREMEDIATION

using microbes to remove pollutants

 

 

 

also: vinegar, insulin, vaccines, antibiotics

Definition
industrial applications of microbes in waste treatement
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