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Micro Prokayotic & Eukaryote
chap 4 review questions
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Microbiology
Undergraduate 2
06/14/2010

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Describ chromosome structure
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colored body, protein & nucleic ac, cell structure contains the genetic material, of linear structure
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Describe rough ER
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Intracellular dbl membrane with attached ribosomes
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What is the function of peroxisomes?
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Break down fats and amino acid into sm molecules to be used for energy production by the mitochondria
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Bacterial motility, typically what response does bacteria have ?
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swim away from increased concentration of toxic compounds
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what is the function, structure of spirochetes?
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cause disease like lyme diseas and they are spiral with axial filaments
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What are axial filaments composed of
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endoflagella
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Active transport requires?
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requires protein channels
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what contributes to blocked passage of some molecules
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hydrophobic cores contribute to blocked passage...
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In what direction does passive transport occur?
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along the chemical gradient
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if hydrophobic coress contribute to blocked passagways, what would they require to pass?
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protein channels to pass
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Name 3 characteristics of the nuclear envelope
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double membrane, continous with ER, porous for material to enter
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Spirochetes contain? name a spirochete
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Axila filaments, a typical spirochete is t. spirochetes (in syphillis)
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Describe the structure of flagella
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it contains a hook, basal body, rod, filaments
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describe the form of filaments in flagellin
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helical chains of filaments
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name a main difference in eukaryote and prokaryote flagella
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eukaryote have membrane
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the basal body of flagella contain?
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2-4 rings of bacterium
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how does bacteria rotate flagella for movement?
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flagella is rotated to 360 degrees
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what is positive chemotaxis
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bacterium moving toward a carbon source
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what is a 'tumble'
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when it moves toward neg stimulus, when flagella rotate clockwise
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how do bacteria respond to light
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with receptors that are sensitive to light
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describe a lophotrichous flagella arrangement
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tuft of flagella at one end
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how do flagella rotate to 'run'
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they rotate counter clokwise
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