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MIcro review ch 4, part 3
ch 4 review, prokaryotes and euk cell
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Microbiology
Undergraduate 2
06/14/2010

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is a phospholipid tail hydrophobic or phillic?>
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hydrophobic
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phospholipic bilayer is also the ?
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cell wall, cytoplasmic membrane...
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peripheral proteins are?
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receptors
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Integral proteins span the entire bilayer and use?
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transport molecules
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dissolved O2 requires ATP to cross into the cell, t or f?
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false
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which method of passive transport does not require permease?
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simple diffusion, and osmosis
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What is osmosis?
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diffusion of water, a solvent
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what is the function of permeases in specific facilitated diffusion?
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permits only one type of molecule to pass through membrane
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why does Active transport require energy?
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it involves the transfer of material against the gradient
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symport is an example of ?
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active transport of coupled transfer proteins
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name a charactieristic of active transport
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use transport proteins to facilitate the transport of material
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what type of transport maintains the voltage potential of the cell membrane?
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antiport transport
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diffusion is used in ____ of active transport
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symport
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a ____ is used in ?
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uniport and symport (active transport)
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is pili and centrioles an analagus pair?
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no
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volutin, carboxysomes, and magnetosomes are examples of ?
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inclusion bodies
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what would antibiotic polymixin b combines with phospholipids would cause?
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leakage of cell contents
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What is the definition of chemotaxis? the ability?
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to move toward or away from chemical stimuli
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g-neg cells conatin a periplasmic spade that is
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rich in deegradative enzymes
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do g-neg outer membrane contain enzymes for energy synthesis?
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NO
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plasma membrane is considered a barrier to the environment because
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it controls the passage of molecules into the cell
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what is a likely outcome, given the unique cell structure of the genus mycoplasm?
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mycoplasma species have very flexible cells that pass through bio filters
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what happens if a bact cell is weakened or damaged placed in water
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the cell will swell and burst
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what process occurs in bacterial plasma mem but not in eukaryotic plasma membrane/concerning energy
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ATP synthesis
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why is penicillin selectively toxic to bact cells but not harmful to human cells
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penicillin spec weakens peptidoglycan , found only in bacterial cells
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why is the anthrax bacteria sutiable for bio warfare?
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endospores are resistant to high temps uv light and desiccation
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if to much glucose is added to a bacterial culture the bacteria suddenly die, why?
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cells plasmolyzed
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the nuclear area of the bacterial cell contains?
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the bacterial chromosome
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a eukaryotic cell can ingest a prokaryotic cell by way of /
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phagocytosis
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is a chloroplast a structure in prokaryotic cells?
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NO
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what observation would be made with a light microscope that would determine a euk or prok?
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the observation of nuclei with a LM
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