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Contains most of cell's DNA, site of transcription
Double membrane w/ pores
Outer membrane continuous with ER |
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Energy production
Double membrane, own DNA, independent replication |
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Photosynthesis
Double membrane, own DNA, independent replication |
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Site of translation and protein folding
Protein-synthesizing ribosomes attached |
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Modifies, sorts, transports proteins
Connected to the ER through a series of vesicles |
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Storage and structure
Food vacuoles serve as sites of digestion
Contractile vacuoles help maintain water balance |
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Digestion of macromolecules
Contains digestive enzymes |
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Breakdown of fatty acids
Contains various oxidative enzymes |
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Production of H2 and ATP
Double membrane, in some amitochondriates |
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Thick pep layer (40 nm)
40-80% dry weight of cell
Surface of pep layer decorated in techoic acid |
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Thin pep layer (2 nm)
5% of dry weight of cell
Outer membrane has phosopholipid inner leaflet and lipopolysaccharide outer leaflet |
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Varied
Methanogens: glycopeptides or pseudopeptidoglycan
Halogens and hyperthermophillic: glycopeptides |
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"First animals"
Principle hunters and grazers of the microbial world |
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| Four main subgroups of protozoa |
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| Ciliates, flagellates, sarcodina, apicomplexans |
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| Protozoans that move with pseudopodia |
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| Protozoans that lack motility |
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Fungi and green algae grow together in places they wouldn't be able to grow independently
Fungi release nutrients, bacteria live off of it; also gives them adhesion they wouldn't have separately |
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| Beneficial role of eukaryal microbes |
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| Many are primary producers (providing energy) or biodegraders (recycling nutrients) |
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Plant-like microorganisms that preceded plants
Most in water, some in moist sand, others in the form of lichens |
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75% of oxygen in the planet is produced by algae and cyanobacteria
Important as a foundation for aquatic food chain |
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Shell-like, brittle ell walls made out of silica and pectin
Walls are two interlocking halves or shells that fit together like a pillbox |
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