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Microbes and Your Health
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Biology
Undergraduate 1
02/10/2007

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Term
Cell Theory
Definition
Cell is the basic unit of life that originate from pre-existing cells. All living things are made of cells.
Term
What are the common components and function of all cells
Definition
All cells have:
Cell membranes to screen what goes in and out of a cell.
have cytosol/cytoplasam
use and make energy
have gentic material
have Rihbosomes
Grow and reproduce
interact with the environment and other cells
Term
What are the basic cell types?
Definition
Prokaryotes, Eucaryotes, and various.
Term
What are some charachterstics of a cell?
Definition
highly organized
capable of growth and reproduction
hereditary: can be passed to off spring
energy is genrarated and utilized
flagella
cell membrane
cell wall (plants, fungus, bacteria)
Term
What are some characteristics exclusive to prokaryotes(bacteria)?
Definition
Have shape and structure
Have sim[pler structure
No membrane bound organelles or neuclus
cell is present in all except mycoplasama
Flaglelum in xome
Pilus
cellmembrane/cytoplasmic membrane
Term
What are the two types of prokayotes?
Definition
Eubateria(modern bacteria) and archaebacteria
Term
What are some morphologies of eubacteria?
Definition
Sperical, cylindrical, spiral, pleomorphic
Term
What are some energy sources of eubacteria?
Definition
Photosynthetic cyanobacteria, inorganic compounds (sulfur, amonia), organic compounds (carbon), fastidous environmont(every environment)
Term
What are some of the specializations of Archaebacteria?
Definition
Themophiles(resistant to heat
thermoacidophiess (resistant to heat and acid)
Acidphiles((resistant to heat
Halophiles(resistant to halogens)
Methangenic (methane resistan)
Term
What is fungi?
Definition
Can be as simple as a unicellular yeast or as complex as a Fillamentous, multicellular mold that useses organic compounds as a source of energe, has cell wall comprised of chitin or polysachrides
Makes use of spores for reproduction dissemination and survival
Term
What is algae?
Definition
Photosynthetic Eucaryote
Unicellular or multicellular filaments
brown, red algae
Term
What are Prozoa/Protists?
Definition
Unicellular, non-photosynthetic, exhibit different locomotive strategies
Term
What are viruses?
Definition
DNA or RNA
Has a capsid, and borrowed envelo;ped, no cell wall, no cell m embrane, no cytoplasm, no nucleurs, no energy source, inanimate object, requires a host to be considered alive
Term
Elements
Definition
Basic substance that cannot be broken down into other simple substances. Have same type of atoms. Have different atomic number (number of protons).
Term
Mass
Definition
Protons plus neurtrons
Term
Isotope
Definition
Atoms of a particular element that difffer only in the number of neutrons they contain.
Term
Compounds
Definition
Two or more atoms of different elements combined together. Each compound has a chemical formula.
Term
What are some uses for isotopes?
Definition
Biological Research, carbon dating:archeological uses, and tracers
Term
Molecule
Definition
The smallest part of a compound that still has the propertiess ofr that compound
Term
Molecule
Definition
The smallest part of a compound that still has the propertiess ofr that compound
Term
What types of reactions are there?
Definition
Covalent, Ionic, oxidation and reduction.
Term
covalent
Definition
sharing of elctrons
water,CO2, H2, O2
Term
Ionic Reactions
Definition
Give or take of electrons charged (+ or -)
Term
Oxidation and Reduction
Definition
Oxidation--Loss of electrons
Rdecution--Gain of electrons
Term
pH scale
Definition
Measures acidity on a scale from 0-14
0-7 measures acidity (how much hydrogen is available)
7-14 measures basic or alkailine: how much hydroxide ions are available
Term
Acids
Definition
Substances that have hydrogen ions in solution
HCL: hydrochloric acid
H2SO4: Sulfuric acid
HN03: nitric acid
Term
Base
Definition
Substances that have hydroxide ions in solution:
NaOH(sodium hydroxide)
KOH(potassium hydroxide)
Mg(OH)2(Magnesium Hydroxide
Term
Salt
Definition
Acid plus a base
Neutral in pH
NaCl sodium chloride
AgNO3 silver nitrate
CaCl2 calcium chloride
Term
What are the building blocks of a cell?
Definition
Proteins, carbohydrates, lipids/fats and oils, and nucleic acids.;
Term
What are chromosomes made from?
Definition
Nucleic Acids
Term
What are carbohydrates?
Definition
Carbons with water attached to them
Term
What are the two types of carbohydrates?
Definition
Simple sugars and complex sugars
Term
What is antoher name for sugar?
Definition
Sacharide
Term
What are the two kinds of simple sugars?
Definition
Mono-Sacharide and Di-Siacharide
Term
What is one unit of glucose made up of (mono-sacharide)?
Definition
six carbons
Term
What are the six carbon mono-sacharide?
Definition
Hexose, glucose, Dextrose, Galactose Fructose
Term
What are the five carbon mono-sacharide?
Definition
Pentose, ribose,and ribulose
Term
What are disacharides?
Definition
Monoasacharides connected by a glycocidic bond.
Term
What are some examples of disacharides?
Definition
Lactose-glucose and Galactose connected by glicidic bond
Sucrose-glucose and fructose connected by glcose cidic bond
Maltose- two glucose molecules
Term
Chain of Simple sugars
Definition
Complex sugars
Term
Complex(Bulky big, more energy to use the energy)
Definition
Startch-anything made up of glucose only and it is found in plants
Glycogen-found in animals and humans, when excess startch is consumed glucose is converted to glycgen and stored in the liver for later use. Inslin will break it down to use
Celluse:roughage, twigs
Term
Which carb. is better?
Definition
Complex carbs are better. Energy will be sustained throughout the day. Simple sugars are good for a quick boost of energy (candy). Fructose, sucrose, glucose
Term
Genes
Definition
carry instructions to make protiens
Term
Amino Acids
Definition
Building blocks of proteins
Term
Di-peptide
Tri-peoptide
Polypeptide
Definition
two or more amino acids linked together
three or morre amino acids linked togehter
so many linked we can't count it is our protein
Term
Peptide bonds
Definition
The bonds connecting the amino acids togehter.
Term
Protiens
Definition
The body makes 11 of the proteins and then you add 9 through your diet.
Term
What are some functions of protein?
Definition
Protein can serve as:
a catalyst (enzymes)
Transpor-molecules through blood
Motion/flagelum (the structure of flagelum are protein)
Strutral-skelton
Toxins- a biological posion--bi-products of bacteria
Chemical Messengers-
Binding proteins-use proteins to produce ATP, energy and which lets cells talk to each other
Chemotaxis-
Ion transport
Energy transformation
protection---antibodies

Chemical Messengers-
Term
What are the three kinds of RNA?
Definition
mRna, rRNA, and tRNA.
Term
What is mRNA and what does it do?
Definition
mRNA is the messenger produced fromDNA through transcription it codes for amino acids.
Term
Lipids fats, and oils
Definition
Insoluble organic material from plants and animals.
Term
What is the difference btw. fats and oils?
Definition
Fats are solid at rt and oils are liquid at rt.
Term
Why do fats stay solid at rt?
Definition
fats are saturated
Term
What are the two kinds of fats
Definition
Glycerol and fatty acids
Term
What order does the body prefer to break food down in?
Definition
Carbohydrates
Fats and oils
Proteins
Term
Saturated
Unsaturated
Polyunsaturated
Definition
All single bonds btw carbons
Two or more bonds w/ double btw carb ons
multiple double bonds
Term
What is rNA?
Definition
rNA is used in tralation making of proteins
Term
What is tRNA?
Definition
tRNA(20kinds)bind and collect specific amino acids on a single strand consits of adenine, guaninej, cytosine, urcil nucleotides.
Term
What is rNA?
Definition
rNA is used in tralation making of proteins
Term
What are some of the characteristics of eucaryotic cell?
Definition
cytoplasmic memberane, cytoplasm, Mitochondrion (ATP energy), choroplast/plastids, golgi apparatus, endoplasmic reticulum (rough and smooth), Ribosomes, nucleus, nucleolus, chromosomes/ nucleoid (bacteria) DNA, vacuoles, lysosomes, microbodies, endospores, cytoskeleton, flagellum, pilus, cilia
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