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Microbiology ch 1-3

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show Used first microscope to observe the fruiting bodies (reproductive structures) of the common blue mold, penicillium. First person to describe microorganisms  
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Antoni Van Leeuwenhoek   show
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Ferdinand J. Cohn   show
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What is pasteurization?   show
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show Discovered anaerobiosis (organisms can live without air or oxygen), showed that spontaneous generation does not exist. Showed that microbes were everywhere and they did not develop from nothing  
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show 1) Material turnover through cycling (C, N, S cycle) 2) N2 Fixation (N2 from air to 2NH3[ammonia])  
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show *biofuels (CH4) *fermentation (corn->ethanol) *Microbial mining (CuS-->Cu 2+ --> Cu) *Bioremediation (cleaning up pollutants by microbes)  
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What is the importance of microorganisms in the food industry?   show
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show Negative impact on food industry. A process of decomposition that results in the formation of ill-smelling products. By breakdown of protein, the principal constituents in animal products  
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Describe fermentation.   show
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What is the importance of microorganisms in biotechnology and disease control?   show
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show Would have doctors handwash with chlorine solution after dissection room  
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Joseph Lister   show
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Robert Koch   show
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When ______________ divide, they form ________   show
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Since each colony comes from a single bacterium, it is a ____________   show
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show Koch's Postulates  
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show 1) The suspected pathogen must be present in all cases of the disease and absent from healthy animals 2) The suspected pathogen must be grown in pure culture  
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show 3) Cells from a pure culture of the suspected pathogen must cause disease in a healthy animal 4) The suspected pathogen must be re isolated and shown to be the same as the original  
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show Developed the environment culture technique. Made growth media lacking nitrogen to obtain a pure culture of the root nudule bacterium Rhizobium, which can "fix nitrogen". Described tobacco mosaic virus as soluble living microbes. Father of virology.  
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show Oxidation of inorganic compounds to yield energy  
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Sergei Winogradsky   show
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show How microbes interact metabolically with their environments.  
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What are the basic characteristics of life?   show
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What are the factors of functionality?   show
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What are the factors of adaptability?   show
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show 1) Reproduction (growth). (Chemicals from the environment are turned into new cells under the genetic direction of preexisting cells)  
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show Archaea, Eukarya, Bacteria  
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show have a nucleus or any membrane bound organelles.  
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___________ are single-celled organisms that look like bacteria but are not ever a little related. None are disease causing and many live in extreme conditions   show
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show Fungi (molds, yeast mushrooms, etc) Protists (Paramecium, Amoebae) Algae (plants)  
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Describe cellular microbes.   show
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show Archaea and Bacteria  
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Describe noncellular microbes.   show
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show eukaryotic virus that infects eukaryotic cells. Most famous member of this group infect mammalian neurons and causes rabies  
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What is a virion?   show
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Describe Lambda Bacteriophage   show
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Phylogentic relationships can be deduced by ______________________   show
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Carl Woese   show
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show Plants, animals, fungi  
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Where do phototrophs get ATP from?   show
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Where do chemotrophs get ATP from?   show
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show *Lithotrophs (electron donors are inorganic reduced molecules) *Organotrophs (electron donors are organic reduced molecules)  
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Where do autotrophs get their cell carbon (biomass) from?   show
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show Organic compounds (assembled organic molecules are acquired from outside)  
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Heterotrophs break down organic compounds from other organisms to harvest ___________________________   show
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Based on the energy source heterotrophs used to harvest carbon for building their own biomass, where to chemoheterotrophs and photoheterotrophs get their energy?   show
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Photoautotrophs _____________________________   show
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show Produce energy from oxidizing inorganic molecules such as iron, sulfur, or nitrogen. This energy is also used to fix CO2 into biomass  
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Autotrophs _________________   show
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What are extremophiles?   show
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show Proteobacteria(gram-negative)  
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_____________ are relatives of gram-positive bacteria and are critical to the evolution of life as they oxygenated the Earth's atmosphere   show
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What are the two phyla of the domain Archaea?   show
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What the the different types of Euryarchaeota?   show
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show hyperthermophiles  
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show *Pyrolobus (hyperthermophile that grows above the boiling point of water) *Halobacterium (halophile, grows in salt crystals, produces red pigment bacteriorhodopson) *Thermoplasma (thermoacidophile that grows in high temperatures and strong acid)  
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show Protists; Protista  
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show *Algae(green and brown algae, and diatoms) *Fungi(yeast, molds) *Protozoa (flagellates, cilliates) *Slime molds  
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show Phototrophic  
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show True  
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show Fungus + Algae  
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What is the enrichment culture technique?   show
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show A disease causing microogranism  
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What is a pure culture?   show
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show The hypothesis that living organisms can originate from nonliving matter  
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What does sterile mean?   show
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show An organism able to grow with carbon dioxide (CO2) as its sole carbon source  
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What is a chemolithotroph?   show
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show An organism that obtains its energy from the oxidation of organic compounds  
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show Prokaryotic oxygenic phototrophs  
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show An organism that grows optimally under one or more environmental extremes  
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show An organism that requires organic carbon as its carbon source  
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show An organism that obtains energy from light  
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What is phylogeny?   show
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Proteobacteria   show
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show Algae and protozoa  
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show It is the critical barrier for the cell to exist by allowing th einside of the cell to be different from the outside of the cell  
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show Rigid structure outside of the membrane that provides support for the membrane and protection for the cell  
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What are the ribosomes?   show
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What is the nucleoid?   show
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Many prokaryotes are motile and most are able to do so by means of ___________. The prokaryotic flagellum is composed of a single coiled tube of one ___________   show
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show Storage of nutrients. Examples include lipids, sulfur and phosphate  
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show 1) Coccus (spherical 2) Bacilli (rod) 3) Spirillum (spiral shape)  
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show False  
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show Prokaryotes: .2 micrometers - >700 micrometers in diameter Eukaryotes: 10 to >200 micrometers in diameter  
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show *Nutrients and waste products pass more readily into and out of small cell than a large cell *Faster cellular metabolism and growth *small cells develop larger populations (dependent on rsources) *More adaptive flexibility to changing envir. conditions  
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Small cells have more surface area relative to cell volume than large cells. What are the benefits of this for small cells?   show
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T or F: Cellular organisms <.15 micrometers are unlikely to house all the essential biomolecules of life. Volume of .2 micrometers or more is required.   show
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T or F: Many pathogen bacteria are small and missing gene functions that need to be supplied by the host.   show
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show *Permeability barrier *Protein anchor *Energy conservation  
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show Prevents leakage and functions as a gateway for transport of nutrients into, and washes wastes out of, the cell  
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Describe the protein anchor function of the cytoplasmic membrane   show
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show Site of generation and use of the proton motive force  
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What are the two groups of membrane proteins?   show
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show Bilayer of phospholipids; Hydrophobic and hydrophilic  
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show Phosphatidyethanolamine  
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What are the two types of integral membrane proteins and describe their location?   show
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show Attached either to the lipid bilayer or to integral proteins  
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show Selectively permeable  
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show 1) Diffusion - small molecules, from high to low concentration 2) Transport - Directly moves substances into or out of the cell by membrane proteins  
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show *Simple transporters *Group translocation *ABC transporters  
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What are the 3 types of simple transporters?   show
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show hydrogen; phobic; Ca 2+; Mg 2+; Negative  
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Simple transporters consists of __________________   show
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How do uniporters work?   show
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show They transports one molecule in membrane and one out membrane  
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show They transport one molecule along with another substance (typically a protein)  
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How does group translocation work?   show
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show The phosphotransferase system, which modifies compounds by phosphorylation during transport  
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Describe ABC transporters (ATP-Binding cassette)   show
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show Part of gram negative cell wall between cytoplasmic membrane and outer membrane  
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Concentration is _____________ to transport speed   show
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T or F: At some point, all of the transport proteins are busy transporting molecules and adding more to the growth medium will not affect the rate of entry in the cell   show
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show accumulation of solute AGAINST the gradient. This allows cells to accumulate molecules that may be rare in the environment inside the cell  
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show -Sec translocase system -Type III secretion system  
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show Exports proteins and inserts integral membrane proteins into the membrane (exoenzymes to function outside of the cells)  
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Describe the Type III secretion system   show
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show Peptidoglycan  
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What are the functions of bacterial cell walls?   show
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Gram - bacteria have a _______ peptidoglycan layer while gram + bacteria have a ______ peptidoglycan layer   show
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Describe the gram stain for gram + bacteria   show
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What is a lysozyme?   show
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What are protoplasts?   show
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show Cell that have lost most of their cell wall material buy not completely  
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show -Mycoplasmas (bacteria) -Thermoplasmas (archaea)  
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show Archaea  
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show L-alanine, D-alanine, D-glutamic acid and either (L-lysine or Diaminopimelic acid)  
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In G+, each glycan unit contributes a _______ and the two _________ are connected by a short _______________   show
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show usually a direct bridge between the two tetrapeptides  
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show Teichoic acids  
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show The negative charge on the cell surface  
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T or F: All bacteria have a negative charge on their cell surface   show
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show Teichoic acids; Lipopolysaccharide layer (LPS)  
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In addition to peptidoglycan, G- Bacteria have ________________--   show
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What is the outer membrane of G- bacteria constructed with?   show
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show second lipid bilayer  
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show Lipopolysaccharide layer (LPS); o-polysaccharide repeating unit and a core polysaccharide  
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Polysaccharide chains are anchored in the hydrophobic lipid bilayer in the outer membrane by ________   show
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show Endotoxin  
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show has porins (transmembrane proteins that are usually composed of 3 identical subunits forming a hole)  
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Porins make outer membrane of G- bacteria _____________ to small molecules even though it is a lipid bilayer   show
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show The outer membrane is much more permeable than the cytoplasmic membrane  
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show Connects the outer membrane to the peptidoglycan layer. The protein end connects to the peptidoglycan layer and the lipid layer connects to the outer membrane  
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show Outer membrane ; cytoplasmic membrane; 1) Binding proteins 2) Chemoreceptors (chemotaxis) 3) Hydrolytic enzymes for the initial degredation of food molecules  
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What is chemotaxis?   show
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T or F: Cell walls of archaea do not contain peptidoglycan   show
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show False  
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Some members of archaea have cell walls composed of __________   show
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Describe pseudomurein   show
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show False; They cannot break beta-1,3 but can break beta-1,4  
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The most common cell wall type of Archaea is the _________   show
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show Composed of 2-dimensional array of proteins arranged into paracrystalline structure, serving as protection from osmotic lysis  
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show They function in the attachment of the organism to a substrate, which can allow many disease-causing bacteria to attach to their hosts. They are similar to flagella but are much more numerous and shorter.  
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show twitching motility  
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What are pili?   show
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What are the two important functions of pili?   show
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The _______ is involved in bacterial mating (conjugation)   show
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If the cell surface structure of a prokaryote is soft, then it is called a __________. If hard, then it is called a __________.   show
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show Because they cannot be penetrated by compounds like india ink and nigrosin  
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show firmly; Loosely attached and can be lost from cell surface  
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What are the functions of slime layers and capsules?   show
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show -Carbon storage polymers (Glycogen & poly-beta-hydroxybutyric acid [PHB]) -Polyphosphates -Sulfur Globules -Magnetosomes  
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show Accumulations of inorganic phosphate  
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What are some functions of inclusions?   show
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show PHB  
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Granules of elemental sulfur are produced by:   show
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Instead of disposing of sulfur, the bacteria ____   show
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What do magnetosomes do?   show
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Bacteria that produce magnetosomes exhibit ___________   show
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show Swim "downward" toward magnetic north  
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Magnetotactic bacteria usually mineralize ______   show
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show Gas containing strctures found in aquatic and marine phototrophs that give them ability to float on water [buoyancy] (in order to be near the light)  
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Gas vesicles are __________ and the membrane is composed only of   show
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Since gas vesicles have membranes composed only of repeating protein subunits, it makes the vesicle very rigic and ____   show
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show Highly differentiated cells that are extremely resistant to heat drought, harsh chemicals and radiation  
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show Dormant  
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show Gram-positive bacteria  
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What are the three types of endospores?   show
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show -Exosporium (outer later, thin protein covering) -Spore coat (layers of sporulation protein) -Cortex (peptidoglycan [similar to cell wall]) -Core (cell wall, membrane, DNA, ribosomes, etc)  
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The process where a vegetable cell differentiates into an endospore is known as _________   show
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Describe how cell germinates from endospore.   show
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show Ca-Dipicolinate, DPA, and small acid soluble proteins (SASPs). DPA and SASPs give endospore resistance to environmental stress. SASPs bind DNA and change it from a beta-form to an alpha-form helix which makes it resist UV damage  
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show During sporulation  
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What are the two main functions of SASPs?   show
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show Serve as primary means of motility in bacteria. Function by rotation to push or pull the cell through a liquid medium  
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What are flagella composed of?   show
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show Flagella attached to one or both ends of the cell  
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show Flagella is inserted at many locations around cell surface  
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About __________ flagellin = _________ filaments   show
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Flagella grow from the _____, not the ______   show
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show Rigid and rotates  
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show the Proton Motive Force  
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show Rotational speed; Proton motive force  
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Chemoreceptors in __________ bind chemicals   show
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What is phototaxis?   show
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Gliding motility is used by?   show
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show cells be in contact with solid surface  
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Gliding motility is sometimes mediated by ____________   show
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What is the proton motive force (PMF)?   show
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show 1) Optimization for nutrient uptake 2) Swimming motility in viscous environments or near surfaces -gliding motility (filamentous bacteria)  
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What is lophotrichous flagella?   show
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Peritrichously flagellated organisms swim differently from polar organisms. When they reverse direction of the flagella they begin to ______. Polar organisms tend to _______direction when the flagella reverse   show
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Cells with peritrichous flagella move ___________   show
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show more rapidly and typically spin around  
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Only __________ bacteria use gliding motility   show
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