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Identify These Bacterial Shapes: |
Cocci - spherical Bacilli - cylindrical Spirillium - spiral |
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What does this image depict? |
(BACTERIAL REPRODUCTION) Conjugation - the direct transfer of DNA from one bacterial cell to another bacterial cell through a hollow pilus. The transferred DNA is a plasmid. |
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What is transduction? |
(BACTERIAL REPRODUCTION) when DNA from one bacterium is transferred to another via a bacteriophage (virus) |
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What is transformation? |
(BACTERIAL REPRODUCTION) when extra DNA is picked up by a cell from the environment. |
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What prokaryote is this & what are its characteristics? |
(Genus: CYANOBACTERIA) Anabaena - A Blue Algae; "pearl necklace", known for their Nitrogen production, survives via symbiotic relationships with plants. |
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What prokaryoteis this & what are its characteristics? |
(Genus: CYANOBACTERIA) Oscillatoria - A Blue Algae; oscillating movement, is photosynthetic |
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Whatprokaryoteis this & what are its characteristics? |
(Genus: CYANOBACTERIA) Gloeocapsa - A Blue Algae; secrete individual gelatinous sheaths, largely terrestrial, symbiotic with fungi |
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What prokaryoteis this & what are its characteristics? |
(Genus: CYANOBACTERIA) Nostoc - A Blue Algae; form colonies with filaments |
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What does Endosymbiotic Theory hypothesize? |
1. That eukaryotic cells evolved 1.5 bya 2. that aerobic heterotrophic bacteria became the mitochondria 3. cyanobacteria became chloroplasts 4. flagella may have evolved from spirochetes |
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What makes a cell a Protistan? |
1. it is Eukaryotic 2. single- or multi-celled 3. auto-/hetero-/mixotrophic 4. locomotion 5. cysts 6. lives in colonies 7. reproduces |
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What classifies a protist within Super Clade EXCAVATA? |
an exoskeleton & sometimes presence of a feeding groove. |
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What protistis this & what are its characteristics? |
(Super Clade: EXCAVATA) Giardia - A Diplomonad; modified mitochondria, anaerobic, 2 nuclei, multiple flagella |
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What protistis this & what are its characteristics? |
(Super Clade: EXCAVATA) Trichomonas - A Parabasalid; reduced mitochondria, produce hydrogen gas via anaerobic respiration, undulating membrane, flagella |
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What protistis this & what are its characteristics? |
(Super Clade: EXCAVATA) Trypanosome - A Euglenozoan kinetoplastid; contain 1 large mitochondria, mass of DNA called a kinetoplast |
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What protistis this & what are its characteristics? |
(Super Clade: EXCAVATA) Euglena - A Euglenozoan Euglenoid, mixotrophic, have flagella & an eye-spot |
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What protistis this & what are its characteristics? |
(Super Clade: CHROMALVEOLATA) Dinoflagellates - An Alveolate; membrane-bound sacs beneath plasma membrane, 2 flagella grooves, mixotrophic, bioluminescent, toxic |
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What protistis this & what are its characteristics? |
(Super Clade: CHROMALVEOLATA) Paramecium - An Alveolate Ciliate; cilia for movement, has a contractile vacuole & oral groove |
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What protistis this & what are its characteristics? |
(Super Clade: CHROMALVEOLATA) Stentor - An Alveolate Ciliate; "bugle" shape with "tassles" |
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What protistis this & what are its characteristics? |
(Super Clade: CHROMALVEOLATA) Vorticella - An Alveolate Ciliate; has a long stalk & contractile vacuoles for water regulation |
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(CHROMOLEOVATA>Alveolata>Ciliates) How do Ciliates reproduce? |
Via Conjugation. |
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What protist is this & what are its characteristics? |
(Super Clade: STRAMENOPHILES) Diatoms - an algae with silica wall--or frustrule--made of 2 visible plates. Diatoms are important for the food chain & remove CO2 from the atmosphere. |
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Brown Algae Super Clade? Structure? Chlorophyll __&__? |
(Super Clade: AECHAEPASTIDIA) Brown Algae - multi-celled algae with carotenoid pigments. Contain Chlorophyl A & C |
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What protist is this? Super Clade? Found where? Uses? Chlorophyll __&__? |
(Super Clade: ARCHAEPLASTIDA) Red Algae / Rhodophyta - multi-celled, with phycoerythrin, found in warm tropical waters, used for all sorts of stuff like cosmetics and baked goods. Contain Chlorophyll A & D |
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What protist is this? Super Clade? Found where? Chlorophyll __ & __? |
(Super Clade: ARCHAEPLASTIDA) Green Algae / Charaphytes - single- or multi-celled, freshwater & terrestrial, cell wall made of cellulose, stores starch Contain Chlorophyll A & B |
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What protist is this & what are its characteristics? |
(Super Clade: ARCHAEPLASTIDA) Volvox - A Green Algae; single celled, "top hat" movement of parent cells |
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What protist is this & what are its characteristics? |
(Super Clade: ARCHAEPLASTIDA) Spirogyra - A Green Algae; single-celled, intricate chloroplasts |
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What protist is this & what are its characteristics? |
(Super Clade: ARCHAEPLASTIDA) Chlamydomonas - A Green Algae; single-celled, 2 "bull horn" flagella. |
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What Green Algae is this & what are its characteristics? |
(Super Clade: ARCHAEPLASTIDA) Ulva - A Green Algae that is very slick, multicelled |
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Which Protist is the most recent ancestor of land plants? |
Green Algae |
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What Protist is this & what are its characteristics? |
(Super Clade: UNIKONTS) Amoeba - An Amoebozoan; move & feed via pseudopodia (a temporary "foot-like" protrusion), normally freshwater. |
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What FUNGUS is this & what are its characteristics? |
(Phylum: ZYGOMYCOTA) Rhizopus - has 2 strains that join hyphae to either reproduce sexually or asexually. Those that reproduce sexually have zygosporangium. Those that reproduce asexually have sporangium |
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Zygosporangium vs. Sporangium |
Zygosporangium vs. Sporangium sexual asexual Occurs in the (+) & Occurs in the (-) hyphae spores |
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Phylum: ASCOMYCOTA |
Sac/cup fungi Sexual reproducing strains use ascus Asexual reproducing strains use conidia @ the ends of hyphae Includes: yeast, sacchromyces, penicillium, molds, aspergillus... |
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What FUNGUS is this & what are its characteristics? |
(Phylum: ASCOMYCOTA) Morchella - tightly packed, cup fungi |
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What FUNGUS is this & what are its characteristics? |
(Phylum: ASCOMYCOTA) Saccharomyces - known as "Baker's Yeast", |
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What FUNGUS is this & what are its characteristics? |
(Phylum: ASCOMYCOTA) Peziza - hyphae on opposite side of spores |
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What FUNGUS is this & what are its characteristics? |
(Phylum: ASCOMYCOTA) Penicillium - "broom" like structure |
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What FUNGUS is this & what are its characteristics? |
(Phylum: ASCOMYCOTA) Aspergillus - "Fan" like structure |
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What FUNGUS is this & what are its characteristics? |
(Phylum: BASIDIOMYCOTA) Corprinus - club fungi, important wood decomposers, sexual reproduction through basidiospores in the stalk called a Basidium |
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Identify the Bastidium & the Bastidiospore: |
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Viruses are __________, meaning they are too small to be seen by a light microscope. They are also __________, meaning the are not living. |
Submicroscopic, Acellular |
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Viruses are Obligate Intracellular Parasites, meaning that they... |
...Cannot reproduce outside their host cell, meaning that the parasite's reproduction is entirely reliant on a host cell's resources. |
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Naked Virus Structure |
Head - where DNA/RNA is kept Protein Coat/Sheath - made out of capsomeres (plural: capsid) |
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Enveloped Virus Structure |
Glycoproteins - help virus avoid immune response from host Capsid - protective protein coat where DNA/RNA is stored Envelope - covers the Capsid. Contains protein spikes; usually comes from host cell |
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Replication PART 2: The Lytic Cycle |
The Lytic Cycle - when a virus has replicated within a host cell & causes lysis of the cell, releasing more viruses. |
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Replication PART 1: The Lysogenic Cycle |
The Lysogenic Cycle - when genetic material from the virus combines with the host cell's chromosome (prophage/provirus) and the virus begins to replicate. Lytic phase can follow. |
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What step of replication is this? |
Attachment -1st Step: virus contacts host cell and binds to it |
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What step of replication is this? |
Penetration - 2nd step: DNA/RNA from virus is inserted into the host |
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What step of replication is this? |
Uncoating - replication of nucleic acid occurs within host cell |
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What step of replication is this? |
Biosynthesis - synthetic activity within host cell is under control of viral DNA. Virus copies are produced. |
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What step of replication is this? |
Maturation - viral particles mature into fully formed copies |
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What step of replication is this? |
Release (Lysis) - viral enzyme attacks cell, cell ruptures, & viral particles release |
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What type of flagella is this? |
Petritrichous - flagella covering all exterior of cell |
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What type of flagella is this? |
Polar - flagella on only 1 side of a cell for movement |
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Qualities of a Prokaryote |
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Qualities of a Eukaryote |
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Domain: BACTERIA |
Bacteria Nucleiod & plasmids - contain DNA Single-celled Prokaryotic Cell Wall - Peptidoglycan Asexual - same as Archaea, but unique ability to form spores & remain dormant |
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Domain: ARCHAEA |
Archaea Extremophiles a. halophiles (salt-loving) b. thermophiles c. methanogens (mathane prod.) Cell wall: is made of Pseudopeptidoglycan Asexual: binary fission, budding & fragmentation |
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Gram-Positive Bacteria (i.e.: Staph., Strep.) |
have peptidoglycan cell walls, which are unique to bacteria |
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Gram-Negative Bacteria |
have outer membranes (not cell walls) that contain lipopolysaccharides. |
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What is the protein that makes up flagella called? |
A. flagellum B. flagellin - Correct Answer C. plasmids |
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What are fimbriae & pili used for? |
Attaching to surfaces & sexual reproduction |
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what is a nucleoid? |
A circular chromosome within a Bacterial Cell |
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TRUE or FALSE?: Plasmids are extra pieces of DNA within a bacterial/protozoan cell that can replicate independently. |
True! |
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What are endospores? |
a resistant structure within some bacteria for better survival. |
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Binary Fission is the reproductive process for most ____________. |
Prokaryotes. ....Some single-celled eukaryotes. |
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Chlamydias, Spirochetes, & Cyanobacteria all belong within which domain? |
A. Domain Eukarya B. Domain Archaea C. Domain Bacteria - Correct Answer |
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What is the key characteristic of Radiolarians?
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Radiolarians are delicate structure pseudopods |
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Unikonta>Amoeba>Gymnamoebas Are how common? Where do they live? |
Gymnamoebas Are extremely common Live mainly in soil |
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Unikonta>Amoeba> Entamoebas ...cause what? |
Entamoebas cause amoebic dysentery. |
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Dinoflagellates that nourish coral reefs & wood digesting amoeboids breaking down cellulose in termites are examples of ___________. |
Symbiotic Protists |
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Which protist causes malaria? |
Plasmodium |
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How are root nodules an example of symbiosis between plants and protists? |
root nodules exemplify symbiosis in that nitrogen forming protists live in the roots of plants |
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What is the main difference between a PROKARYOTE & a PROTIST? |
PROKARYOTE PROTIST
bound organelles organelles present |