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BIO 122
Viruses and Prokaryotes
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Biology
Undergraduate 4
07/18/2014

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Term
Do most scientists categorize viruses as living? Y/N
Definition
No
Term
Are composed of _________ cells
Reproduce using _______
Obtain energy from their __________
Sense and respond to ___________
Maintain _____________

are capable of evolving as ______
Definition
one or more
DNA
environment
Their environment
homeostasis
a group
Term
viruses are Infective agents consisting of __________ material encased in a ____________
Definition
nucleic acid
protein coat
Term
viruses Rely on _____________ to replicate, and are __________smaller than bacteria
Definition
cellular host
10,000X
Term
viruses are Smaller than ___________ and _____________ organelles
Definition
prokaryotes
eukaryotic
Term
what are four things virsues dont have
Definition
No membrane, no ribosomes, no cytoplasm, no energy source
Term
viruses Contain one or more strands of _____________ encapsulated within ______________
Definition
nucleic acid
protien coat/capsid
Term
Protein coat, capsid, protects the virus when _______________
Definition
outside the cell
Term
viral envelope derived from host cell’s _________
Definition
membrane
Term
Envelope a combination of _____and host cell molecules
Definition
viral
Term
Viral envelope made of viral ________________(proteins and carbohydrate complexes help virus _____________ to receptor sites on host cell surface),
Definition
glycoproteins
identify and bind
Term
Virus cannot produce ________________.
Cannot reproduce on its own, uses _________.
Definition
biological molecules
host molecules
Term
Virus ____________in host, ____________of host
Definition
assembles
breaks ou
Term
Viral Replication Cycle
Attachment=
uncoating =
Synthesis =
Assembly / Maturation =
Release =
Definition
-Viral nuclear material enters cell
-capsid degraded to release nucleic acids inside
-Naked viruses exit all at once by lysis ;rupture and kill cell

-Viral genome copied
-Viral components spontaneously self assemble and mature into infection entities
Term
Enveloped viruses contain ____________ molecules and enzyme reverse ___________
Definition
single-stranded RNA
transcriptase
Term
when antivirals are used Mutations occurs and change viral genetics which results in __________
and can make virsues resistant to _______
Definition
new viral strain
medication
Term
Viruses Evolve With Their Host through____________
Definition
natural selection
Term
two characteristics of living viruses
Definition
Reproduce using DNA
Are capable of evolving as a group
Term
are viruses able to jump from one species to another Y/N
Definition
Yes
Term
prokaryotes are______________ organisims
Definition
Single-celled organisms
Term
what was the first life form to evolve?
Definition
prokaryotes
Term
prokaryotes have a ___________DNA – No ________, and no membrane bound________
Definition
Free-floating
Nucleus
organelles
Term
Some archaea live in extreme environments and are called_____________
Definition
extremophiles
Term
Halophiles
Methanogens
Thermophiles
Definition
live in highly saline environments
can generate methane
thrive in very hot environments
Term
Archaea exhibit characteristics of
both ____________ and _____________.
Both lack ___________ and other membrane-bound _________
Definition
bacteria
eukaryotes
nuclei
organelles
Term
Archaea use enzymes for _____________ that are more similar to those used by _________ than those used by bacteria
Definition
transcription and translation
eukaryotes
Term
____________make up the vast majority of prokaryotic organisms
Definition
Bacteria
Term
Prokaryotes are characterized as lacking cell organelles, particularly a_______
Definition
nucleus
Term
Prokaryotes lack the nucleus found in eukaryotic cells. As a result, prokaryotic cells do not contain
Definition
a nuclear membrane
Term
Bacterial wall contains ____________
___________lack peptidoglycan
Definition
peptidoglycan
Archaea
Term
Many antibiotics target __________and damage bacterial cell walls
Definition
peptidoglycan
Term
Capsule - Slime layer made of ___________ or protein.Help bacteria ___________
Definition
polysaccharides
stick to surfaces
Term
___________are Hair-like cell wall extensions allow bacteria to attach to cells
Definition
Pilus
Term
___________ability to move towards or away from a stimulus
Definition
Taxis
Term
____________One circular, double-stranded DNA chromosome (nucleoid)
Definition
Bacteria Genome
Term
bacteria can share information through___________,and resistance gene is passed on.this transfer occurs during__________
Definition
plasmids
conjugation
Term
The prokaryotic genome has ___________ than the eukaryotic genome
Definition
less DNA
Term
The typical prokaryotic genome is a ring of DNA that is not surrounded by _________and that is located in a _________region
Definition
a membrane
nucleoid
Term
Prokaryote Reproduction occurs through?
Definition
budding
Term
Endospores are in a _______ that can survive under adverse environmental conditions. can Withstand __________ and very ________conditions
Definition
Dormant form
high temperatures
dry
Term
untreated Cutaneous Anthrax has a _________ fatality rate.
Gastrointestinal Anthrax = Death occurs in _________of cases
Definition
5-20%
25-60%
Term
Prokaryotes reproduce quickly by __________
Definition
binary fission
Term
what Three factors contribute to genetic diversity of prokaryotes
Definition
Rapid reproduction
Mutation
Genetic recombination
Term
___________ = A gene or part of a gene moves from one organism to another
Definition
Horizontal Gene Transfer
Term
cell incorporates foreign DNA from the surrounding environment
Definition
Transformation
Term
is the movement of genes between bacteria by bacteriophages (viruses that infect bacteria)
Definition
transduction
Term
genetic material is transferred between bacterial cells through sex pili
Definition
Conjugation
Term
Phototrophs obtain energy from?
Chemotrophs obtain energy from ?
Autotrophs require?
Heterotrophs require an ______to make organic compounds
Definition
light
chemicals
carbon dioxide
organic nutrient
Term
Obligate aerobes require __________ for cellular respiration
Definition
O2
Term
Obligate anaerobes are poisoned by O2 and use __________ or___________
Definition
fermentation
anaerobic respiration
Term
_______________can survive with or without O2
Definition
Facultative anaerobes
Term
Prokaryotes cause about _________ of all human diseases
Definition
half
Term
____________ is a protein and neurotoxin produced by the bacterium Clostridium botulinum
Definition
Botulinum toxin
Term
the ability to process energy through metabolic reactions is not a property of life shared by___________ cells, ________ cells, and ________
Definition
prokaryotic
eukaryotic
viruses
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